Store Comparison

As of March 09, 2026 (updates weekly),
Data below is worldwide.

iOS App Store

5,139,242 Apps

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

Total Submissions

491

Dec

410

Jan

354

Feb

101

+32.9%

Last Week

14.4

Avg. per Day

Submission Comparison (Games vs. Non-Games)

Dec		Jan		Feb
Apps	Games	Apps	Games	Apps	Games
88.4%	11.6%	88.3%	11.7%	91.0%	9.0%

Top Categories (Last Week)

Most Downloaded			$ Highest Grossing			Most New Apps/Week
1	Productivity	72M	1	Entertainment	$120M	1	Business	18
2	Utilities	71M	2	Medical	$96M	2	Entertainment	11
3	Shopping	68M	3	Action	$77M	3	Utilities	10
4	Finance	67M	4	Photo & Video	$71M	4	Education	10
5	Entertainment	57M	5	Puzzle	$57M	5	Productivity	9
6	Lifestyle	48M	6	Productivity	$50M	6	Travel	6
7	Travel	46M	7	Social Networking	$44M	7	Finance	6
8	Photo & Video	44M	8	Strategy	$43M	8	Food & Drink	4
9	Social Networking	41M	9	Music	$41M	9	Health & Fitness	4
10	Business	36M	10	Role Playing	$39M	10	Shopping	3
11	Food & Drink	30M	11	Graphics & Design	$37M	11	Social Networking	3
12	Education	23M	12	Adventure	$36M	12	Casual	2
13	Health & Fitness	22M	13	Casual	$35M	13	Lifestyle	2
14	Music	18M	14	Simulation	$30M	14	Adventure	2
15	Casual	16M	15	Card	$29M	15	Sports	2
16	Navigation	14M	16	Books	$27M	16	Music	2
17	Puzzle	13M	17	Lifestyle	$23M	17	Photo & Video	2
18	Sports	12M	18	Utilities	$21M	18	Action	1
19	Action	11M	19	Business	$20M	19	Word	1
20	Medical	9.7M	20	Trivia	$20M	20	Board	1
21	Simulation	9.4M	21	Health & Fitness	$18M	21	Puzzle	1
22	Reference	8.3M	22	Education	$16M	22	Family	1
23	News	8.2M	23	Reference	$13M	23	Developer Tools	0
24	Books	8.2M	24	Sports	$12M	24	Trivia	0
25	Strategy	5.8M	25	Casino	$11M	25	Music	0
26	Card	5.2M	26	Sports	$10M	26	Dice	0
27	Adventure	4.7M	27	Food & Drink	$9.8M	27	News	0
28	Graphics & Design	4.4M	28	Family	$9.8M	28	Navigation	0
29	Role Playing	3.9M	29	Board	$9M	29	Strategy	0
30	Board	3.7M	30	Developer Tools	$7.8M	30	Weather	0
31	Word	3.7M	31	News	$7.5M	31	Racing	0
32	Family	3.2M	32	Weather	$6M	32	Books	0
33	Sports	3M	33	Finance	$5.6M	33	Graphics & Design	0
34	Racing	2.1M	34	Navigation	$3.7M	34	Medical	0
35	Developer Tools	2.1M	35	Travel	$2.3M	35	Sports	0
36	Weather	2M	36	Music	$2.1M	36	Card	0
37	Casino	1.7M	37	Word	$1.9M	37	Role Playing	0
38	Trivia	1.3M	38	Shopping	$1.7M	38	Educational	0
39	Music	560K	39	Racing	$1.6M	39	Reference	0
40	Catalogs	8.7K	40	Catalogs	$240K	40	Catalogs	0
41	Educational	240	41	Educational	$43K	41	Simulation	0
42	Dice	0	42	Dice	$0	42	Casino	0
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2,448,458 Publishers

Avg. # of Apps per Publisher: 2.1

New Publishers Added

506

Dec

415

Jan

419

Feb

125

+48.8%

Last Week

17.9

Avg. per Day

Google Play

11,087,199 Apps

Apps		83.8%	Games		16.2%
Free		96.4%	Free		95.8%

Total Submissions

55.3K

Dec

37.9K

Jan

37K

Feb

10,785

+26.3%

Last Week

1,540.7

Avg. per Day

Submission Comparison (Games vs. Non-Games)

Dec		Jan		Feb
Apps	Games	Apps	Games	Apps	Games
75.8%	24.2%	67.5%	32.5%	68.9%	31.1%

Top Categories (Last Week)

Most Downloaded			$ Highest Grossing			Most New Apps/Week
1	Entertainment	200M	1	Productivity	$45M	1	Casual	980
2	Tools	180M	2	Strategy	$41M	2	Tools	760
3	Finance	150M	3	Casual	$37M	3	Arcade	660
4	Social	150M	4	Entertainment	$34M	4	Business	610
5	Productivity	150M	5	Puzzle	$32M	5	Productivity	610
6	Shopping	120M	6	Adventure	$29M	6	Education	600
7	Communication	110M	7	Role Playing	$26M	7	Puzzle	590
8	Casual	89M	8	Social	$23M	8	Lifestyle	540
9	Action	87M	9	Action	$22M	9	Finance	520
10	Video Players & Editors	86M	10	Simulation	$21M	10	Health & Fitness	410
11	Puzzle	84M	11	Casino	$16M	11	Food & Drink	330
12	Simulation	68M	12	Comics	$13M	12	Entertainment	330
13	Arcade	58M	13	Video Players & Editors	$12M	13	Shopping	290
14	Music & Audio	55M	14	Card	$11M	14	Sports	250
15	Food & Drink	54M	15	Music & Audio	$11M	15	Travel & Local	230
16	Lifestyle	54M	16	Communication	$11M	16	Social	200
17	Education	51M	17	Dating	$10M	17	Music & Audio	200
18	Libraries & Demo	51M	18	Board	$7.4M	18	Personalization	170
19	Sports	51M	19	Sports	$7M	19	Communication	160
20	Photography	51M	20	Shopping	$6.1M	20	Books & Reference	150
21	Auto & Vehicles	47M	21	Books & Reference	$4.9M	21	Maps & Navigation	140
22	Medical	43M	22	Education	$4.6M	22	Casino	130
23	Events	42M	23	Tools	$4.3M	23	Auto & Vehicles	130
24	Business	42M	24	Health & Fitness	$4.2M	24	Adventure	130
25	Maps & Navigation	40M	25	Sports	$4.1M	25	Simulation	130
26	Racing	39M	26	Lifestyle	$4.1M	26	Action	120
27	Art & Design	39M	27	Business	$3.1M	27	House & Home	110
28	Travel & Local	38M	28	Arcade	$2.6M	28	Educational	100
29	Adventure	34M	29	Art & Design	$2.3M	29	Strategy	100
30	Sports	34M	30	Educational	$2.3M	30	Medical	93
31	News & Magazines	32M	31	Photography	$2.2M	31	Role Playing	93
32	Board	29M	32	Music	$1.9M	32	Board	91
33	Strategy	26M	33	Word	$1.8M	33	Trivia	91
34	Educational	26M	34	Parenting	$1.7M	34	Events	86
35	Role Playing	25M	35	Auto & Vehicles	$1.6M	35	Card	85
36	Music	25M	36	Medical	$1.6M	36	Word	73
37	Books & Reference	24M	37	News & Magazines	$1.5M	37	Art & Design	71
38	Casino	24M	38	Food & Drink	$1.5M	38	Photography	69
39	Personalization	24M	39	Finance	$1.4M	39	Sports	64
40	Health & Fitness	22M	40	Racing	$1.3M	40	Video Players & Editors	62
41	Beauty	16M	41	Weather	$1.3M	41	News & Magazines	59
42	Word	15M	42	Maps & Navigation	$1.2M	42	Beauty	51
43	Parenting	15M	43	Trivia	$1.1M	43	Dating	46
44	Comics	13M	44	Events	$760K	44	Parenting	35
45	Card	13M	45	House & Home	$750K	45	Racing	31
46	Dating	13M	46	Travel & Local	$740K	46	Weather	26
47	Weather	13M	47	Personalization	$610K	47	Music	13
48	House & Home	12M	48	Beauty	$240K	48	Libraries & Demo	6
49	Trivia	6M	49	Libraries & Demo	$140K	49	Comics	4
50	Transportation	0	50	Transportation	$0	50	Transportation	0
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4,330,861 Publishers

Avg. # of Apps per Publisher: 2.56

New Publishers Added

21.7K

Dec

15.1K

Jan

14.8K

Feb

4,458

+25.6%

Last Week

636.9

Avg. per Day