Store Comparison

As of February 23, 2026 (updates weekly),
Data below is worldwide.

iOS App Store

5,137,988 Apps

Apps		82.2%	Games		17.8%
Free		89.3%	Free		86.2%

Total Submissions

486

Nov

491

Dec

410

Jan

-43.3%

Last Week

8.4

Avg. per Day

Submission Comparison (Games vs. Non-Games)

Nov		Dec		Jan
Apps	Games	Apps	Games	Apps	Games
89.9%	10.1%	88.4%	11.6%	88.3%	11.7%

Top Categories (Last Week)

Most Downloaded			$ Highest Grossing			Most New Apps/Week
1	Utilities	69M	1	Entertainment	$110M	1	Business	14
2	Productivity	65M	2	Action	$99M	2	Utilities	6
3	Entertainment	65M	3	Medical	$97M	3	Lifestyle	5
4	Shopping	63M	4	Photo & Video	$70M	4	Social Networking	4
5	Finance	54M	5	Puzzle	$57M	5	Entertainment	4
6	Photo & Video	51M	6	Strategy	$47M	6	Health & Fitness	3
7	Lifestyle	49M	7	Productivity	$47M	7	Education	3
8	Travel	45M	8	Role Playing	$43M	8	Finance	3
9	Social Networking	44M	9	Social Networking	$42M	9	Medical	3
10	Food & Drink	31M	10	Graphics & Design	$38M	10	Productivity	3
11	Business	27M	11	Music	$36M	11	Shopping	2
12	Health & Fitness	21M	12	Casual	$34M	12	Food & Drink	2
13	Casual	19M	13	Card	$34M	13	Music	2
14	Music	18M	14	Simulation	$31M	14	Navigation	1
15	Puzzle	17M	15	Adventure	$29M	15	Strategy	1
16	Education	17M	16	Books	$28M	16	Adventure	1
17	Action	15M	17	Lifestyle	$22M	17	Puzzle	1
18	Navigation	15M	18	Utilities	$21M	18	Reference	1
19	Books	12M	19	Health & Fitness	$18M	19	Casual	0
20	Simulation	12M	20	Trivia	$17M	20	Developer Tools	0
21	Reference	12M	21	Business	$15M	21	Trivia	0
22	Sports	11M	22	Education	$15M	22	Action	0
23	Medical	10M	23	Sports	$14M	23	Music	0
24	Strategy	7.7M	24	Family	$14M	24	Dice	0
25	News	7.2M	25	Reference	$11M	25	News	0
26	Card	7M	26	Casino	$11M	26	Weather	0
27	Graphics & Design	6.2M	27	Board	$10M	27	Racing	0
28	Adventure	6.2M	28	Food & Drink	$9.7M	28	Books	0
29	Role Playing	5.3M	29	Sports	$9M	29	Word	0
30	Family	5.1M	30	Developer Tools	$7.9M	30	Board	0
31	Board	4.9M	31	News	$7.2M	31	Graphics & Design	0
32	Word	4.2M	32	Weather	$6M	32	Travel	0
33	Sports	3.6M	33	Finance	$4M	33	Sports	0
34	Racing	2.6M	34	Navigation	$3.4M	34	Family	0
35	Weather	2.1M	35	Music	$3.1M	35	Card	0
36	Casino	1.9M	36	Travel	$2.2M	36	Role Playing	0
37	Developer Tools	1.7M	37	Racing	$2M	37	Sports	0
38	Trivia	1.2M	38	Word	$1.7M	38	Educational	0
39	Music	940K	39	Shopping	$1.7M	39	Catalogs	0
40	Catalogs	8.7K	40	Catalogs	$240K	40	Simulation	0
41	Educational	240	41	Educational	$43K	41	Photo & Video	0
42	Dice	0	42	Dice	$0	42	Casino	0
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2,447,751 Publishers

Avg. # of Apps per Publisher: 2.1

New Publishers Added

485

Nov

506

Dec

415

Jan

-42.0%

Last Week

10.9

Avg. per Day

Google Play

11,068,513 Apps

Apps		83.9%	Games		16.1%
Free		96.4%	Free		95.8%

Total Submissions

4.8K

Nov

55.3K

Dec

37.9K

Jan

8,718

-9.8%

Last Week

1,245.4

Avg. per Day

Submission Comparison (Games vs. Non-Games)

Nov		Dec		Jan
Apps	Games	Apps	Games	Apps	Games
18.5%	81.5%	75.8%	24.2%	67.5%	32.5%

Top Categories (Last Week)

Most Downloaded			$ Highest Grossing			Most New Apps/Week
1	Entertainment	210M	1	Strategy	$61M	1	Casual	750
2	Tools	190M	2	Productivity	$42M	2	Tools	630
3	Social	150M	3	Role Playing	$35M	3	Education	530
4	Finance	150M	4	Casual	$31M	4	Business	500
5	Productivity	130M	5	Entertainment	$31M	5	Puzzle	460
6	Shopping	120M	6	Action	$30M	6	Lifestyle	450
7	Communication	110M	7	Puzzle	$30M	7	Arcade	450
8	Video Players & Editors	83M	8	Social	$23M	8	Productivity	450
9	Casual	83M	9	Adventure	$22M	9	Finance	350
10	Puzzle	81M	10	Casino	$16M	10	Health & Fitness	330
11	Action	75M	11	Simulation	$14M	11	Entertainment	320
12	Simulation	68M	12	Comics	$13M	12	Food & Drink	310
13	Lifestyle	67M	13	Dating	$11M	13	Shopping	240
14	Music & Audio	59M	14	Communication	$11M	14	Travel & Local	190
15	Arcade	59M	15	Video Players & Editors	$10M	15	Sports	190
16	Sports	53M	16	Music & Audio	$9.4M	16	Personalization	150
17	Libraries & Demo	53M	17	Sports	$8.6M	17	Music & Audio	150
18	Food & Drink	52M	18	Card	$8.1M	18	Social	150
19	Education	49M	19	Board	$7.3M	19	Communication	130
20	Photography	48M	20	Shopping	$5.3M	20	Books & Reference	130
21	Events	47M	21	Education	$4.4M	21	Casino	120
22	Auto & Vehicles	44M	22	Tools	$4.3M	22	Auto & Vehicles	120
23	Maps & Navigation	42M	23	Books & Reference	$4.2M	23	Simulation	110
24	Medical	41M	24	Sports	$3.8M	24	Action	110
25	Business	38M	25	Health & Fitness	$3.6M	25	Adventure	110
26	Travel & Local	36M	26	Lifestyle	$3.5M	26	Maps & Navigation	110
27	Racing	34M	27	Arcade	$3.1M	27	Board	100
28	Adventure	34M	28	Business	$2.8M	28	Trivia	92
29	Art & Design	33M	29	Educational	$2.3M	29	Strategy	82
30	Sports	32M	30	Art & Design	$2.1M	30	Educational	79
31	Books & Reference	31M	31	Music	$2.1M	31	House & Home	76
32	Board	30M	32	Photography	$1.9M	32	Card	75
33	Music	28M	33	House & Home	$1.9M	33	Medical	71
34	Educational	27M	34	Word	$1.8M	34	Events	70
35	News & Magazines	26M	35	Racing	$1.7M	35	Photography	61
36	Strategy	26M	36	Auto & Vehicles	$1.6M	36	Word	60
37	Personalization	23M	37	Food & Drink	$1.4M	37	News & Magazines	58
38	Casino	23M	38	Medical	$1.2M	38	Role Playing	58
39	Health & Fitness	20M	39	Parenting	$1.2M	39	Art & Design	53
40	Role Playing	19M	40	News & Magazines	$1.2M	40	Sports	50
41	Beauty	16M	41	Maps & Navigation	$1.1M	41	Video Players & Editors	44
42	Word	15M	42	Trivia	$1.1M	42	Racing	30
43	House & Home	14M	43	Finance	$1.1M	43	Beauty	29
44	Comics	13M	44	Weather	$1.1M	44	Parenting	28
45	Dating	13M	45	Events	$710K	45	Dating	28
46	Weather	12M	46	Travel & Local	$600K	46	Weather	21
47	Card	12M	47	Personalization	$510K	47	Libraries & Demo	6
48	Parenting	10M	48	Beauty	$230K	48	Music	6
49	Trivia	9.1M	49	Libraries & Demo	$140K	49	Comics	2
50	Transportation	0	50	Transportation	$0	50	Transportation	0
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4,319,735 Publishers

Avg. # of Apps per Publisher: 2.56

New Publishers Added

2.36K

Nov

21.7K

Dec

15.1K

Jan

3,418

-12.1%

Last Week

488.3

Avg. per Day