Leading Google Play app categories 2016-2020, by download volume

Most popular Google Play app store categories from 1st quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2020, by number of downloads

CharacteristicGameToolsEntertainmentSocialCommunicationPhotographyVideo players
Q1 '16 5,530 1,110 621 - 741 729 -
Q2 '16 5,280 1,160 613 - 786 731 -
Q3 '16 6,060 1,210 684 - 831 788 -
Q4 '16 6,250 1,300 874 - 931 830 -
Q1 '17 6,910 1,250 974 - 1,040 888 -
Q2 '17 6,760 1,300 967 - 958 849 -
Q3 '17 7,040 1,220 1,010 - 1,010 892 -
Q4 '17 7,030 1,290 1,010 698 1,020 883 -
Q1 '18 7,150 1,240 1,080 686 910 - -
Q2 '18 7,840 1,300 1,150 749 936 858 -
Q3 '18 7,180 1,450 1,370 939 1,100 951 -
Q4 '18 7,230 1,470 1,410 1,060 1,120 - -
Q1 '19 7,460 1,470 1,470 1,050 1,060 - -
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April 2020

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

Q1 2016 to Q1 2020

Special properties

excluding pre-installed Google apps; excluding third-party stores; unique installs only

Supplementary notes

Data not available for missing quarters.

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