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Leading countries ranked by mobile app store downloads 2016-2018
Leading countries ranked by mobile app store downloads 2016-2018
Countries with the highest number of mobile app downloads from 2016 to 2018 (in billions)
by J. Clement,
last edited
Aug 30, 2019
In 2018, China was ranked first among the leading countries based on mobile app store downloads with 89.7 billion downloads. This represents a 70 percent growth from 2016. Second-ranked India generated 17.2 billion mobile app downloads in 2018.
Countries with the highest number of mobile app downloads from 2016 to 2018 (in billions)
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| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 53.1 | 79.3 | 89.7 |
| India | 6.5 | 12.1 | 17.2 |
| United States | 11.7 | 11.3 | 11.9 |
| Brazil | 5.7 | 6.3 | 7.3 |
| Indonesia | 3.3 | 4 | 5.1 |
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 53.1 | 79.3 | 89.7 |
| India | 6.5 | 12.1 | 17.2 |
| United States | 11.7 | 11.3 | 11.9 |
| Brazil | 5.7 | 6.3 | 7.3 |
| Indonesia | 3.3 | 4 | 5.1 |
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by J. Clement,
last edited
Aug 30, 2019
In 2018, China was ranked first among the leading countries based on mobile app store downloads with 89.7 billion downloads. This represents a 70 percent growth from 2016. Second-ranked India generated 17.2 billion mobile app downloads in 2018.
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- 2016 to 2018
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- Google Play, iOS App Store, and third party Android combined.
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- 2016 to 2018
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