Google Play Looks Set to Overtake Apple's App Store
Considering the sheer number of Android devices out there and the pace at which Google's Play Store is currently growing, it looks like a certainty that Google Play will soon overtake Apple's App Store in terms of total downloads.
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This chart illustrates the growth of the world's two largest app stores. Apple's App Store reached 50 billion cumulative downloads on May 15, just edging out Google's Play Store currently at 48 billion downloads.
Number of Apple App Store and Google Play mobile app downloads worldwide from 3rd quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2024 (in billions)
Combined global Apple App Store and Google Play app downloads from 1st quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2023 (in billions)
Mobile app downloads worldwide in 2023 and 2024, by app store (in billions)
Revenue of Google Play and the Apple App Store from 1st quarter 2016 to 4th quarter 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Number of apps available in leading app stores from August 2024 to July 2026
Consumer spending on mobile apps and games in Google Play and the Apple App Store worldwide from 1st half 2018 to 1st half 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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