Leading Android mobile apps categories worldwide in August 2024, by downloads

Published by Laura Ceci, Oct 10, 2024

In August 2024, casual games were the most downloaded app category among Android users, with approximately two billion installations. Core gaming apps ranked second with around 980 million downloads. Social apps followed, with over 880 million downloads during the same examined period.

Leading Android app categories based on downloads in 1st half 2024 (in millions)

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September 2024

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August 2024

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