1. A method for account-specific throttling, the method comprising: receiving a request from a user account regarding download of a hosted application onto one or more of a plurality of user devices associated with the user account; executing instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor: determines that the request cannot be handled due to a total number of incoming requests exceeding a predetermined limit, assigns a number to the request in a predetermined order in accordance with a sequence in which the requests was received relative to other requests; providing information to the user account regarding the assigned number and an estimate when the application will be made available to the user account for download; and sending a notification to the user devices associated with the account when the application is made available to the user account for download.