As of the second quarter of 2022, approximately 44,275 mobile gaming apps were available in the Microsoft Store for Windows 10, representing a 1.43 percent increase compared to the previous quarter. During the measured period, games were by far the biggest category in the app store, ahead of utility and entertainment apps.
Number of available gaming apps on the Microsoft Store from 4th quarter 2015 to 2nd quarter 2022
Characteristic
Number of available apps
Q2 '22
44,275
Q1 '22
43,652
Q4 '21
42,893
Q3 '21
42,511
Q2 '21
42,037
Q1 '21
41,577
Q4 '20
39,643
Q3 '20
34,590
Q2 '20
36,732
Q1 '20
47,323
Q4 '19
46,628
Q3 '19
45,844
Q2 '19
44,414
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Appfigures. (August 28, 2022). Number of available gaming apps on the Microsoft Store from 4th quarter 2015 to 2nd quarter 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333905/number-of-available-gaming-apps-in-the-microsoft-store-quarter/
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