During the second half of 2021, Apple removed 302 mobile apps from the Apple App Store due to legal violations, as well as one mobile iOS app due to platform violations. This represents a large increase from the previously measured period, when Apple removed 117 mobile apps due to legal violations, in addition to six mobile apps hosted on the Apple App Store due to platform violations.
Number of mobile apps removed from the Apple App Store from 2nd half 2018 to 2nd half 2021, by violation
According to the source: "The number of apps removed from the App Store in response to app removal requests received worldwide from government agencies."
Apps removed due to legal violation requests are defined by the source as: "Requests received from a government agency seeking to take down a third party application offered on the App Store related to alleged/suspected legal violations."
Apps removed due to platform violation requests: "Requests received from a government agency seeking to take down a third party application offered on the App Store related to alleged/suspected App Store platform policy violations."
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Apple. (December 31, 2022). Number of mobile apps removed from the Apple App Store from 2nd half 2018 to 2nd half 2021, by violation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317730/apple-app-store-apps-removed-by-violation/
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Number of mobile apps removed from the Apple App Store from 2nd half 2018 to 2nd half 2021, by violation [Graph], Apple, December 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317730/apple-app-store-apps-removed-by-violation/
