During the first half of 2021, approximately seven in 10 mobile apps for children hosted in the Google Play Store required dangerous permissions. Additionally, 90 percent of children's apps in the Google Play Store presented either undetected or no terms of service. Only 20 percent of the apps examined had no or undetected privacy policy specifications.
Share of apps for children in the Google Play Store worldwide that present privacy or safety criticalities in 1st half 2021
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Statistics on Google Play Store
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Google Play: number of available apps as of Q3 2022
- Basic Statistic Google Play: number of available gaming apps as of Q3 2022
- Premium Statistic Most popular Google Play app categories 2022
- Premium Statistic Number of monthly Google Play app releases worldwide 2019-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of iOS and Google Play app downloads as of Q3 2022
- Premium Statistic Global Google Play and Apple App Store app revenues 2022
Downloads and usage
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- Premium Statistic Most popular Android app categories worldwide 2021, by downloads
- Premium Statistic Yearly growth in global downloads of most popular Android app categories 2021
- Basic Statistic Global Google Play Store app downloads Q1 2021 and Q1 2022, by category
- Basic Statistic Global Google Play Store app downloads share 2020-2026, by category
- Basic Statistic Most downloaded Google apps worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic Star ratings for Android apps 2021, by app category
- Premium Statistic Global Android app retention rate Q3 2022
Consumer spending and revenues
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- Premium Statistic Most popular Android app categories worldwide 2021, by consumer spending
- Premium Statistic Yearly growth in global consumer spending of most popular Android app categories 2021
- Premium Statistic Average price of paid Android apps 2022
- Premium Statistic Conversion rate of Android apps in the U.S. 2021, by category
- Premium Statistic Android subscription apps global install rate 2021-2022
- Premium Statistic Google Play Store: monetization of highest-ranking apps 2022, by category
Android app publishers and developers
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- Basic Statistic Revenue split for app stores worldwide 2022
- Basic Statistic Software development mobile operating system distribution globally 2021
- Premium Statistic Most targeted global platform for developing multi-platform software 2021
- Premium Statistic Global app publishers earning first net million U.S. dollars 2016-2021, by platform
- Basic Statistic Android app publishers earning first net million U.S. dollars 2019-2021, by category
Software development kits (SDKs)
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- Basic Statistic Leading mobile Android app analytics SDKs 2022
- Basic Statistic Leading mobile Android app ad network SDKs 2022
- Basic Statistic Leading mobile Android app attribution SDKs 2022
- Basic Statistic Leading mobile Android app commerce SDKs 2022
- Basic Statistic Leading mobile Android app communication SDKs 2022
- Basic Statistic Leading mobile Android app marketing automation SDKs 2022
- Basic Statistic Leading mobile Android app data intelligence SDKs 2022
- Basic Statistic Leading mobile Android app backend SDKs 2022
Android ecosystem transparency
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- Premium Statistic Reasons to change mobile OS for global iOS and Android users 2021
- Premium Statistic Average quarterly PHAs installed via the Google Play Store 2018-2022
- Premium Statistic Countries with the highest share of PHAs installs in the Google Play Store 2020-2022
- Basic Statistic Distribution of PHAs installed via the Google Play Store 2022, by type
- Basic Statistic Google Play Store: delisted apps 2021-2022
- Basic Statistic Google Play Store: global apps for children with potential safety issues 2021
- Premium Statistic COPPA violations found in children apps in the Google Play Store 2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. children apps on the Google Play Store collecting PI 2021
Google Play advertising environment
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- Premium Statistic Countries with the highest in-app banner ads eCPM for Android 2022
- Premium Statistic Markets with the highest in-app interstitial ads eCPM for Android 2022
- Premium Statistic In-app rewarded ads eCPM for Android in selected countries 2022
- Premium Statistic Methods used by advertisers to identify & measure audiences in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Android users opting out of personalized ads 2021, by country
Spotlight: App Store Optimization (ASO)
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- Basic Statistic U.S. daily median downloads needed for Android apps and games to rank first 2019-2022
- Premium Statistic Google Play Store: update frequency for highest-ranking apps 2022, by category
- Premium Statistic Google Play Store: highest-ranking apps size 2022, by category
- Premium Statistic Google Play Store: length of main titles in highest-ranking apps 2022, by category
- Premium Statistic Google Play Store: titles length of highest-ranking apps 2022, by category
- Premium Statistic Google Play Store: target keyword match in highest-ranking apps 2022, by category
- Premium Statistic Google Play Store: most popular colors of highest-ranking apps 2022, by category
- Premium Statistic Google Play Store: most used symbols in the titles of highest-ranking apps 2022
Further related statistics
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- Countries of registration for mobile apps directed to children 2022
- Brazil: most popular mobile apps among children 2021
- Children apps treatment of personal data 2022, by app store
- Most downloaded mobile apps U.S. 2022
- Most popular free mobile apps in Poland 2022
- Mobile apps consumer spend Q2 2022
- Year-over-year growth in mobile apps downloads 2021, by region
- Time spent per quarter on mobile apps India 2018-2021, by category
- Mobile apps in Europe RPD 2022, by category
- Most popular free mobile apps and games on App Store in Poland 2022
- Most popular free mobile apps and games on Google Play in Poland 2022
- COPPA violations found in children apps in the Google Play Store 2021
- Most downloaded mobile apps worldwide 2022
- Number of tracked segments in iOS apps used by global children 2022, by category
- U.S. children apps on the Google Play Store collecting PI 2021
- Ad spend per application for children vs. non-children mobile apps 2022
- Quarterly consumer spend on mobile apps per user 2019-2022
- Average daily time spent using mobile apps in Hungary 2020
- Leading iOS mobile apps categories based on downloads Vietnam 2020
- Leading Android mobile apps categories based on downloads Vietnam 2020
- Daily mobile app usage in China Q3 2018-Q3 2022, by average number of hours
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Pixalate. (November 23, 2021). Share of apps for children in the Google Play Store worldwide that present privacy or safety criticalities in 1st half 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329974/google-play-store-apps-children-safety-issues/
Pixalate. "Share of apps for children in the Google Play Store worldwide that present privacy or safety criticalities in 1st half 2021." Chart. November 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329974/google-play-store-apps-children-safety-issues/
Pixalate. (2021). Share of apps for children in the Google Play Store worldwide that present privacy or safety criticalities in 1st half 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329974/google-play-store-apps-children-safety-issues/
Pixalate. "Share of Apps for Children in The Google Play Store Worldwide That Present Privacy or Safety Criticalities in 1st Half 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329974/google-play-store-apps-children-safety-issues/
Pixalate, Share of apps for children in the Google Play Store worldwide that present privacy or safety criticalities in 1st half 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329974/google-play-store-apps-children-safety-issues/ (last visited January 29, 2023)
Share of apps for children in the Google Play Store worldwide that present privacy or safety criticalities in 1st half 2021 [Graph], Pixalate, November 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329974/google-play-store-apps-children-safety-issues/