In 2022, entertainment apps were the app category requiring the highest number of median downloads daily from users in the United States to rank in the top 10 apps in the Google Play Store. In 2022 YTD, the number of downloads needed was approximately
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per day, up by two percent compared to the previous year. In comparison, Android communication apps distributed on the Google Play Store needed approximately
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downloads to rank in the first
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positions in 2021, while this number increased to a media of
Median number of daily downloads needed for Android apps and mobile games in the United States to reach the leading 10 positions in the Google Play Store from 2021 to 2022 (in 1,000s), by category
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Sensor Tower, & Digital Information World. (June 3, 2022). Median number of daily downloads needed for Android apps and mobile games in the United States to reach the leading 10 positions in the Google Play Store from 2021 to 2022 (in 1,000s), by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317845/us-downloads-needed-rank-first-10-positions-android-apps-by-category/
Sensor Tower, und Digital Information World. "Median number of daily downloads needed for Android apps and mobile games in the United States to reach the leading 10 positions in the Google Play Store from 2021 to 2022 (in 1,000s), by category." Chart. June 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317845/us-downloads-needed-rank-first-10-positions-android-apps-by-category/
Sensor Tower, Digital Information World. (2022). Median number of daily downloads needed for Android apps and mobile games in the United States to reach the leading 10 positions in the Google Play Store from 2021 to 2022 (in 1,000s), by category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317845/us-downloads-needed-rank-first-10-positions-android-apps-by-category/
Sensor Tower, and Digital Information World. "Median Number of Daily Downloads Needed for Android Apps and Mobile Games in The United States to Reach The Leading 10 Positions in The Google Play Store from 2021 to 2022 (in 1,000s), by Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317845/us-downloads-needed-rank-first-10-positions-android-apps-by-category/
Sensor Tower & Digital Information World, Median number of daily downloads needed for Android apps and mobile games in the United States to reach the leading 10 positions in the Google Play Store from 2021 to 2022 (in 1,000s), by category Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317845/us-downloads-needed-rank-first-10-positions-android-apps-by-category/ (last visited September 18, 2025)
Median number of daily downloads needed for Android apps and mobile games in the United States to reach the leading 10 positions in the Google Play Store from 2021 to 2022 (in 1,000s), by category [Graph], Sensor Tower, & Digital Information World, June 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317845/us-downloads-needed-rank-first-10-positions-android-apps-by-category/
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