As of December 2023, around 97 percent of all Android apps were available for free, while three percent required payment. Overall, the number of free apps available on the Google Play Store has remained higher than the number of paid apps in the examined period.
Distribution of free and paid Android apps in the Google Play Store from June 2019 to December 2023
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42matters. (January 4, 2024). Distribution of free and paid Android apps in the Google Play Store from June 2019 to December 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/266211/distribution-of-free-and-paid-android-apps/
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42matters. (2024). Distribution of free and paid Android apps in the Google Play Store from June 2019 to December 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/266211/distribution-of-free-and-paid-android-apps/
42matters. "Distribution of Free and Paid Android Apps in The Google Play Store from June 2019 to December 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/266211/distribution-of-free-and-paid-android-apps/
42matters, Distribution of free and paid Android apps in the Google Play Store from June 2019 to December 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/266211/distribution-of-free-and-paid-android-apps/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Distribution of free and paid Android apps in the Google Play Store from June 2019 to December 2023 [Graph], 42matters, January 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/266211/distribution-of-free-and-paid-android-apps/