The statistic shows the most popular app categories in the Google Play store ranked by number of downloads. In the second quarter of 2020, entertainment apps were the third-most popular category with 1.21 billion downloads during the measured period. Gaming apps were ranked first with 10.35 billion app downloads.
Most popular Google Play app store categories from 1st quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2020, by number of downloads (in millions)
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Sensor Tower. (April 15, 2020). Most popular Google Play app store categories from 1st quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2020, by number of downloads (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/256772/most-popular-app-categories-in-the-google-play-store/
Sensor Tower. "Most popular Google Play app store categories from 1st quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2020, by number of downloads (in millions)." Chart. April 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/256772/most-popular-app-categories-in-the-google-play-store/
Sensor Tower. (2020). Most popular Google Play app store categories from 1st quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2020, by number of downloads (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/256772/most-popular-app-categories-in-the-google-play-store/
Sensor Tower. "Most Popular Google Play App Store Categories from 1st Quarter 2016 to 1st Quarter 2020, by Number of Downloads (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/256772/most-popular-app-categories-in-the-google-play-store/
Sensor Tower, Most popular Google Play app store categories from 1st quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2020, by number of downloads (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/256772/most-popular-app-categories-in-the-google-play-store/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Most popular Google Play app store categories from 1st quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2020, by number of downloads (in millions) [Graph], Sensor Tower, April 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/256772/most-popular-app-categories-in-the-google-play-store/