Microsoft's Todd Brix has confirmed Windows Phone Marketplace now has 3,000 apps and games to download. Interestingly, since September this year, Microsoft has seen an 80% increase in the number of Windows Phone 7 registered developers, taking the total to 15,000.

Microsoft are taking full advantage of Bing to promote its Marketplace by Visual Search capabilities which allows anyone with a browser to easily find, view and access the growing list of apps and games available for Windows Phones.

You can visit Visual Search here.

As a matter of interest the top 5 apps on Windows Marketplace currently are : Facebook for Wi, Shazum, Meon Lite, Tube Run and Alqoa.

Lets now wait and see exactly when Marketplace achieves some serious app numbers over the coming months. You can visit Marketplace here.