Popular media player VLC exceeds 3 billion downloads, soon to get AirPlay support

VLC may be the most popular media player for desktop and mobile, and it's not just us that are saying that, but the numbers look impressive as well. VideoLan, the company behind VLC, announced earlier this week at CES (Consumers Electronics Show) 2019 that its app will exceed 3 billion downloads this weekend.

About 25% of that huge amount comes from mobile devices, so about 750 million downloads are coming from Android and iOS platforms. But the folks at VideoLan won't stop here, as they revealed an impressive roadmap for VLC, which includes AirPlay and VR support.

With VR support, ...

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