This statistic illustrates the distribution of worldwide Google Play app installs as of May 2017, sorted by source. A total of 69 percent of non-gaming app installs came from organic searches. Organic search accounted for 88 percent of gaming app installs.
Distribution of worldwide Google Play app installs as of May 2017, by source
Characteristic
Games
Non-games
Organic
88%
69%
Google Search
1%
1%
Third party
10%
23%
AdWords
2%
13%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of app installs69%69%1%1%23%23%13%13%88%88%1%1%10%10%2%2%GamesNon-gamesOrganicGoogle SearchThird partyAdWords
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Sensor Tower. (June 19, 2018). Distribution of worldwide Google Play app installs as of May 2017, by source [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/873028/global-google-play-app-installs-source/
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