Global Google Play Store app downloads Q1 2021 and Q1 2022, by category

Published by Laura Ceci, Dec 12, 2023
During the first quarter of 2021, downloads of mobile games via the Google Play Store increased by over two percent compared to the corresponding quarter in 2021, reaching over 12 billion. Downloads of Android tool apps increased by 19 percent in the same period, reaching 2.53 billion, while social apps experienced a decrease of 10 percent in downloads, from 1.34 billion in the first quarter of 2021 to 1.21 billion in the first quarter of 2022.

Number of mobile app downloads in the Google Play Store in 1st quarter 2021 and 1st quarter 2022, by category (in billions)

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April 2022

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Q1 2021 and Q1 2022

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