As of February 2022, global users left an average of 267 thousand reviews of the highest-ranking apps in the Google Play Store across the examined app categories. Android apps appearing at the very top of the results page had an average of 840 thousand reviews, while apps appearing in the tenth position had 118 thousand reviews. Social media apps had the highest number of user reviews, with 961 thousand reviews on average. Finance apps presented the lowest number of user reviews, while health and fitness apps reported around 75 thousand reviews on average.
Number of reviews of the highest-ranking mobile apps in the Google Play Store worldwide as of February 2022, by category
(in 1,000s)
App category
Average number of reviews 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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Semrush. (February 25, 2022). Number of reviews of the highest-ranking mobile apps in the Google Play Store worldwide as of February 2022, by category (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1296458/app-reviews-android-by-category/
Semrush. "Number of reviews of the highest-ranking mobile apps in the Google Play Store worldwide as of February 2022, by category (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1296458/app-reviews-android-by-category/
Semrush. (2022). Number of reviews of the highest-ranking mobile apps in the Google Play Store worldwide as of February 2022, by category (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1296458/app-reviews-android-by-category/
Semrush. "Number of Reviews of The Highest-ranking Mobile Apps in The Google Play Store Worldwide as of February 2022, by Category (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1296458/app-reviews-android-by-category/
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