Store Comparison

As of May 18, 2026 (updates weekly),
Data below is worldwide.

iOS App Store

5,140,565 Apps

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

Total Submissions

354

Feb

408

Mar

565

Apr

-13.4%

Last Week

12.0

Avg. per Day

Submission Comparison (Games vs. Non-Games)

Feb		Mar		Apr
Apps	Games	Apps	Games	Apps	Games
91.0%	9.0%	90.4%	9.6%	85.1%	14.9%

Top Categories (Last Week)

Most Downloaded			$ Highest Grossing			Most New Apps/Week
1	Utilities	73M	1	Entertainment	$130M	1	Utilities	10
2	Shopping	72M	2	Medical	$99M	2	Education	10
3	Productivity	67M	3	Photo & Video	$74M	3	Business	9
4	Finance	63M	4	Action	$68M	4	Lifestyle	7
5	Entertainment	60M	5	Puzzle	$56M	5	Health & Fitness	6
6	Photo & Video	50M	6	Productivity	$54M	6	Productivity	5
7	Lifestyle	46M	7	Social Networking	$48M	7	Reference	5
8	Travel	46M	8	Role Playing	$42M	8	Finance	4
9	Social Networking	42M	9	Music	$40M	9	Photo & Video	4
10	Business	36M	10	Graphics & Design	$39M	10	Shopping	3
11	Food & Drink	33M	11	Strategy	$35M	11	Social Networking	3
12	Health & Fitness	24M	12	Simulation	$31M	12	Entertainment	3
13	Education	20M	13	Casual	$31M	13	Casual	2
14	Music	19M	14	Card	$31M	14	Food & Drink	2
15	Casual	15M	15	Adventure	$29M	15	Medical	2
16	Puzzle	14M	16	Books	$28M	16	Sports	2
17	Navigation	14M	17	Lifestyle	$24M	17	Simulation	2
18	Graphics & Design	14M	18	Utilities	$22M	18	Navigation	1
19	Sports	10M	19	Health & Fitness	$18M	19	Puzzle	1
20	Action	10M	20	Business	$18M	20	Travel	1
21	Medical	8.6M	21	Trivia	$15M	21	Role Playing	1
22	Books	7.9M	22	Education	$15M	22	Music	1
23	Simulation	7.5M	23	Sports	$12M	23	Developer Tools	0
24	News	7.2M	24	Reference	$12M	24	Trivia	0
25	Reference	6.7M	25	Sports	$10M	25	Action	0
26	Card	4.9M	26	Casino	$10M	26	Music	0
27	Strategy	4.8M	27	Food & Drink	$10M	27	Dice	0
28	Adventure	4.3M	28	Family	$9M	28	News	0
29	Role Playing	3.7M	29	Board	$8.7M	29	Strategy	0
30	Board	3.2M	30	Developer Tools	$7.9M	30	Weather	0
31	Weather	2.9M	31	News	$7.6M	31	Adventure	0
32	Sports	2.6M	32	Weather	$5.9M	32	Racing	0
33	Word	2.4M	33	Navigation	$4M	33	Books	0
34	Family	2.2M	34	Finance	$3.7M	34	Word	0
35	Developer Tools	2.1M	35	Music	$3.1M	35	Board	0
36	Racing	1.8M	36	Travel	$2.2M	36	Graphics & Design	0
37	Casino	1.3M	37	Shopping	$1.9M	37	Sports	0
38	Trivia	850K	38	Word	$1.7M	38	Family	0
39	Music	470K	39	Racing	$1.4M	39	Card	0
40	Catalogs	8.6K	40	Catalogs	$33K	40	Educational	0
41	Educational	240	41	Educational	$1.6K	41	Catalogs	0
42	Dice	0	42	Dice	$0	42	Casino	0
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2,449,760 Publishers

Avg. # of Apps per Publisher: 2.1

New Publishers Added

419

Feb

440

Mar

437

Apr

113

+1.8%

Last Week

16.1

Avg. per Day

Google Play

11,206,693 Apps

Apps		83.7%	Games		16.3%
Free		96.4%	Free		95.9%

Total Submissions

37K

Feb

47.4K

Mar

50.2K

Apr

27,664

+152.2%

Last Week

3,952.0

Avg. per Day

Submission Comparison (Games vs. Non-Games)

Feb		Mar		Apr
Apps	Games	Apps	Games	Apps	Games
68.9%	31.1%	68.4%	31.6%	69.5%	30.5%

Top Categories (Last Week)

Most Downloaded			$ Highest Grossing			Most New Apps/Week
1	Entertainment	210M	1	Productivity	$60M	1	Tools	3K
2	Tools	190M	2	Strategy	$42M	2	Casual	2.3K
3	Social	150M	3	Entertainment	$35M	3	Puzzle	2.1K
4	Productivity	150M	4	Role Playing	$32M	4	Education	2K
5	Finance	150M	5	Puzzle	$32M	5	Productivity	1.8K
6	Shopping	120M	6	Casual	$30M	6	Business	1.8K
7	Communication	110M	7	Social	$24M	7	Arcade	1.3K
8	Puzzle	99M	8	Action	$22M	8	Lifestyle	1.2K
9	Video Players & Editors	84M	9	Adventure	$21M	9	Finance	1K
10	Casual	83M	10	Comics	$18M	10	Health & Fitness	980
11	Action	76M	11	Casino	$17M	11	Entertainment	920
12	Simulation	72M	12	Video Players & Editors	$15M	12	Shopping	810
13	Food & Drink	70M	13	Simulation	$13M	13	Food & Drink	700
14	Photography	60M	14	Dating	$13M	14	Personalization	660
15	Business	60M	15	Communication	$12M	15	Music & Audio	580
16	Lifestyle	60M	16	Music & Audio	$12M	16	Travel & Local	530
17	Auto & Vehicles	58M	17	Sports	$9.4M	17	Sports	520
18	Music & Audio	55M	18	Card	$8.7M	18	Books & Reference	410
19	Arcade	55M	19	Board	$7.7M	19	Simulation	390
20	Medical	54M	20	Sports	$6.5M	20	Social	350
21	Art & Design	52M	21	Books & Reference	$5.9M	21	Action	330
22	Travel & Local	52M	22	Shopping	$5.8M	22	Communication	320
23	Education	52M	23	Education	$5.3M	23	Strategy	250
24	Events	47M	24	Weather	$5.3M	24	Casino	230
25	Libraries & Demo	47M	25	Tools	$5.3M	25	Educational	220
26	Maps & Navigation	45M	26	Lifestyle	$4.8M	26	Maps & Navigation	220
27	Sports	41M	27	Health & Fitness	$4.8M	27	Adventure	200
28	Adventure	37M	28	Auto & Vehicles	$4.5M	28	Auto & Vehicles	200
29	Racing	36M	29	Parenting	$3.7M	29	Medical	190
30	Board	33M	30	Food & Drink	$3.6M	30	Board	190
31	News & Magazines	31M	31	Racing	$3.4M	31	House & Home	170
32	Health & Fitness	30M	32	Business	$3.4M	32	Role Playing	170
33	Personalization	28M	33	Arcade	$3.1M	33	Word	170
34	Strategy	27M	34	Art & Design	$3M	34	Trivia	160
35	Sports	26M	35	Medical	$3M	35	Photography	150
36	Educational	25M	36	Word	$2.9M	36	Card	140
37	Role Playing	24M	37	Photography	$2.9M	37	Events	130
38	Music	24M	38	News & Magazines	$2.8M	38	Art & Design	130
39	Weather	19M	39	Maps & Navigation	$2.5M	39	Sports	120
40	Beauty	18M	40	Educational	$2.4M	40	Racing	120
41	House & Home	18M	41	Music	$2.2M	41	News & Magazines	110
42	Books & Reference	17M	42	Trivia	$2.1M	42	Video Players & Editors	94
43	Comics	16M	43	Finance	$2M	43	Beauty	91
44	Parenting	16M	44	Personalization	$1.5M	44	Parenting	69
45	Casino	14M	45	House & Home	$1.4M	45	Dating	53
46	Word	13M	46	Travel & Local	$1M	46	Weather	50
47	Dating	13M	47	Events	$710K	47	Music	24
48	Card	12M	48	Libraries & Demo	$350K	48	Libraries & Demo	17
49	Trivia	8.1M	49	Beauty	$310K	49	Comics	8
50	Transportation	0	50	Transportation	$0	50	Transportation	0
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4,404,471 Publishers

Avg. # of Apps per Publisher: 2.54

New Publishers Added

14.8K

Feb

20K

Mar

22.4K

Apr

6,782

+48.3%

Last Week

968.9

Avg. per Day