In 2022, the median number of daily downloads needed for iOS mobile apps in the United States to rank in the top 10 apps in the Apple App Store was 52,000. By comparison, mobile gaming apps required approximately half of the downloads needed for mobile non-gaming apps to rank within the first 10 positions on the Apple App Store. Mobile apps that appear in the highest spots after a search on the Apple App Store generally have higher user engagement rates and higher download rates. According to a research of the highest-ranking mobile apps in the Apple App Store, mobile apps spotting specific target keywords in their name ranked higher in users' search results.
Median number of daily downloads needed for iPhone apps and mobile games in the United States to reach the leading 10 positions in the Apple App Store from 2019 to 2022
(in 1,000s)
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Sensor Tower, & DIW. (June 3, 2022). Median number of daily downloads needed for iPhone apps and mobile games in the United States to reach the leading 10 positions in the Apple App Store from 2019 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317770/us-daily-downloads-needed-rank-first-10-positions-ios-apps/
Sensor Tower, und DIW. "Median number of daily downloads needed for iPhone apps and mobile games in the United States to reach the leading 10 positions in the Apple App Store from 2019 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317770/us-daily-downloads-needed-rank-first-10-positions-ios-apps/
Sensor Tower, DIW. (2022). Median number of daily downloads needed for iPhone apps and mobile games in the United States to reach the leading 10 positions in the Apple App Store from 2019 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317770/us-daily-downloads-needed-rank-first-10-positions-ios-apps/
Sensor Tower, and DIW. "Median Number of Daily Downloads Needed for Iphone Apps and Mobile Games in The United States to Reach The Leading 10 Positions in The Apple App Store from 2019 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317770/us-daily-downloads-needed-rank-first-10-positions-ios-apps/
Sensor Tower & DIW, Median number of daily downloads needed for iPhone apps and mobile games in the United States to reach the leading 10 positions in the Apple App Store from 2019 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317770/us-daily-downloads-needed-rank-first-10-positions-ios-apps/ (last visited March 13, 2025)
Median number of daily downloads needed for iPhone apps and mobile games in the United States to reach the leading 10 positions in the Apple App Store from 2019 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Sensor Tower, & DIW, June 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317770/us-daily-downloads-needed-rank-first-10-positions-ios-apps/
