This statistic gives information on the number of available apps in the Google Play app store. As of the third quarter of 2018, 2,108,450 mobile apps were available, representing an 29.2 percent decrease compared to the previous quarter.
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Google Play: number of available apps as of Q3 2018
Number of available apps at Google Play from 2nd quarter 2015 to 3rd quarter 2018
This statistic gives information on the number of available apps in the Google Play app store. As of the third quarter of 2018, 2,108,450 mobile apps were available, representing an 29.2 percent decrease compared to the previous quarter.
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| Number of available apps | |
|---|---|
| Q1 '15 | 1,605,359 |
| Q2 '15 | 1,670,113 |
| Q3 '15 | 1,811,532 |
| Q4 '15 | 2,012,040 |
| Q1 '16 | 2,294,798 |
| Q2 '16 | 2,539,526 |
| Q3 '16 | 2,781,508 |
| Q4 '16 | 2,811,106 |
| Q1 '17 | 2,956,763 |
| Q2 '17 | 3,172,310 |
| Q3 '17 | 3,364,880 |
| Q4 '17 | 3,662,276 |
| Q1 '18 | 3,849,865 |
| Q2 '18 | 2,977,833 |
| Q3 '18 | 2,108,450 |
| Number of available apps | |
|---|---|
| Q1 '15 | 1,605,359 |
| Q2 '15 | 1,670,113 |
| Q3 '15 | 1,811,532 |
| Q4 '15 | 2,012,040 |
| Q1 '16 | 2,294,798 |
| Q2 '16 | 2,539,526 |
| Q3 '16 | 2,781,508 |
| Q4 '16 | 2,811,106 |
| Q1 '17 | 2,956,763 |
| Q2 '17 | 3,172,310 |
| Q3 '17 | 3,364,880 |
| Q4 '17 | 3,662,276 |
| Q1 '18 | 3,849,865 |
| Q2 '18 | 2,977,833 |
| Q3 '18 | 2,108,450 |
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This statistic gives information on the number of available apps in the Google Play app store. As of the third quarter of 2018, 2,108,450 mobile apps were available, representing an 29.2 percent decrease compared to the previous quarter.
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