And while BlueStacks is debating whether to confirm the number of active users, we’re told that the number is “very healthy.”

Today, that number has grown to 5.3 million. In the months prior, BlueStacks had been working to expand its install base, forming partnerships with chipmakers like AMD ( also an investor) and Asus, the former which will see its software pre-installed on over 100 million units, the company announced earlier this month, and the latter which will offer 22 million pre-installs. The startup also noted earlier in December that it has passed 5 million organic installs of its software across the Windows and Mac platforms. The company worked with app developer partners like HalfBrick, Pulse and Handygames in the past, and will continue to do so on the Mac beta, but it can now also run any other off-the-shelf Android application as well, thanks to its patent-pending “Layercake” technology. But with today’s beta release, the company is now offering access to 750,000+ Android apps on the Mac. At the time of the original Mac launch, the selection of apps was limited – there were only a handful of apps available like Fruit Ninja and Pulse, for example.

BlueStacks, the startup known for bringing Android applications to desktop PCs, is today releasing its App Player for Mac into beta, following its previous Mac alpha release in June.

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