Distribution of free and paid Android apps 2019-2025

Published by Laura Ceci, Jan 16, 2025

As of January 2025, around 97 percent of all Android apps were available for free, while three percent required payment. Overall, the number of free apps available on the Google Play Store has remained higher than the number of paid apps in the examined period.

Distribution of free and paid Android apps in the Google Play Store from June 2019 to January 2025

CharacteristicFree appsPaid apps
2025-01 96.98% 3.02%
2024-10 96.98% 3.02%
2024-07 96.96% 3.04%
2024-03 96.99% 3.01%
2023-12 96.9% 3.1%
2023-10 96.95% 3.05%
2023-07 96.96% 3.04%
2023-03 97% 3%
2022-10 96.9% 3.1%
2022-06 96.8% 3.2%
2022-03 96.7% 3.3%
2021-12 97% 3%
2021-10 96.9% 3.1%
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