Android market statistics
How the catalogue breaks down by installs, rating, category and monetisation. Install figures are modelled estimates; platform and market shares are published industry figures.
Indexed listings
155
95 apps · 60 games
Combined installs
12.7B
184M in the last 30 days
Average rating
4.12
across 155 rated listings
Free to install
81.9%
28 paid listings
Installs per day across the index
Every tracked listing added together, by day.
| Date | Installs per day |
|---|
How ratings are spread
Listings with at least one rating, grouped by average score.
| 4.5 – 5.0 | 49 |
|---|---|
| 4.0 – 4.5 | 50 |
| 3.5 – 4.0 | 32 |
| 3.0 – 3.5 | 15 |
| Below 3.0 | 9 |
How installs are spread
Listings grouped by lifetime install estimate.
| 1B and above | 1 |
|---|---|
| 100M – 1B | 24 |
| 10M – 100M | 45 |
| 1M – 10M | 48 |
| 100K – 1M | 31 |
| Under 100K | 6 |
How free listings earn
Four groups that do not overlap, so they add up to every free listing.
| Advertising only | 24 |
|---|---|
| In-app purchases only | 69 |
| Both ads and purchases | 25 |
| Neither | 9 |
Biggest categories by reach
Combined install estimate for every listing in the category.
| Casual | 2.27B |
|---|---|
| Tools | 1.14B |
| Weather | 735M |
| Simulation | 71M |
| Travel | 661M |
| Sports | 658M |
| Card | 63M |
| Productivity | 56M |
| Strategy | 554M |
| Role Playing | 523M |
Android platform versions
Share of active devices by release. Published industry figures, not our own measurement.
| Version | Codename | API | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Vanilla Ice Cream | 35 | 11.4% |
| 14 | Upside Down Cake | 34 | 24.8% |
| 13 | Tiramisu | 33 | 19.6% |
| 12 / 12L | Snow Cone | 32 | 13.1% |
| 11 | Red Velvet Cake | 30 | 12.2% |
| 10 | Quince Tart | 29 | 8.4% |
| 9 | Pie | 28 | 5.3% |
| 8.x | Oreo | 27 | 3.1% |
| 7.x and older | Nougat and earlier | 25 | 2.1% |
Most common handsets
Share of active devices.
| Samsung Galaxy A15 | 3.9% |
|---|---|
| Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 | 3.4% |
| Samsung Galaxy A54 | 3.1% |
| Xiaomi Redmi 13C | 2.8% |
| Samsung Galaxy S23 | 2.4% |
| Oppo A78 | 1.9% |
| Vivo Y27 | 1.7% |
| Xiaomi Poco X6 | 1.6% |
| Realme Narzo 60 | 1.4% |
| Tecno Spark 20 | 1.3% |
Markets by Play store share
Share of worldwide downloads. Published industry figures.
| India | 19.8% |
|---|---|
| United States | 11.2% |
| Brazil | 8.1% |
| Indonesia | 7.4% |
| Pakistan | 4.1% |
| Mexico | 3.8% |
| Japan | 3.4% |
| Russia | 3.3% |
| Germany | 3.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2.9% |
Busiest categories by listing count
Where the competition is thickest.
| Tools | 7 |
|---|---|
| Business | 6 |
| Education | 6 |
| Health & Fitness | 6 |
| Productivity | 6 |
| Art & Design | 5 |
| Entertainment | 5 |
| Finance | 5 |
| Food & Drink | 5 |
| Lifestyle | 5 |
Install counts, growth and chart positions are modelled from the Appcompass index and are estimates, not figures reported by Google Play. Platform, device and market shares are published industry figures included for context.