In the first quarter of 2023, users downloaded approximately 27 billion apps from Google Play. In contrast, mobile app only generated roughly 8.1 billion downloads in the Apple App Store. The Google Play platform has always made up the bulk of app downloads but the Apple App Store is stronger in terms of revenue generation.
Number of Apple App Store and Google Play mobile app downloads worldwide from 3rd quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2023
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Apple App Store
Google Play
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Statista, & MarketingCharts. (June 20, 2023). Number of Apple App Store and Google Play mobile app downloads worldwide from 3rd quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2023 (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/695094/quarterly-number-of-mobile-app-downloads-store/
Statista, und MarketingCharts. "Number of Apple App Store and Google Play mobile app downloads worldwide from 3rd quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2023 (in billions)." Chart. June 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/695094/quarterly-number-of-mobile-app-downloads-store/
Statista, MarketingCharts. (2023). Number of Apple App Store and Google Play mobile app downloads worldwide from 3rd quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2023 (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/695094/quarterly-number-of-mobile-app-downloads-store/
Statista, and MarketingCharts. "Number of Apple App Store and Google Play Mobile App Downloads Worldwide from 3rd Quarter 2016 to 1st Quarter 2023 (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/695094/quarterly-number-of-mobile-app-downloads-store/
Statista & MarketingCharts, Number of Apple App Store and Google Play mobile app downloads worldwide from 3rd quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2023 (in billions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/695094/quarterly-number-of-mobile-app-downloads-store/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of Apple App Store and Google Play mobile app downloads worldwide from 3rd quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2023 (in billions) [Graph], Statista, & MarketingCharts, June 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/695094/quarterly-number-of-mobile-app-downloads-store/