As of February 2022, mobile gaming apps had the highest rating across all the examined categories, with the leading 10 health and fitness titles recommended in the Google Play Store presenting an average rating of 4.15 stars. Health and fitness apps had a median rating of 4.32 stars and an average rating of 4.12. By comparison, food and drink apps had the lowest rating on the Google Play Store, with users leaving an average of 3.74 stars to the leading apps in this category. The leading 10 titles appearing to users looking to install shopping apps presented a median rating of 4.1 stars and an average rating of 3.97 stars.
Rating of the highest-ranking mobile apps in the Google Play Store worldwide as of February 2022, by category
App category
Average star rating for apps in the first 10 positions
Median star rating for apps in the first 10 positions
data is based on the 10 highest-ranking apps within their category, wider industry metrics may vary
Supplementary notes
App position refers to the location of a specific app in the ranking of the Google Play Store results page, after a prompted research for apps in six specific categories: finance, food and drink, games, health and fitness, social networking, and shopping.
According to the source, data concerns the 10 highest-ranking apps within their category.
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