During the third quarter of 2022, over 3.55 million mobile apps were available on the Google Play Store, up by 1.3 percent compared to the previous quarter. Between the beginning of 2019 and the end of 2021, the number of mobile apps available to Android users via the Google Play Store experienced a constant increase, reaching 4.67 million apps during the last quarter of 2021.
Number of available apps in the Google Play Store from 2nd quarter 2015 to 3rd quarter 2022
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Appfigures. (October 10, 2022). Number of available apps in the Google Play Store from 2nd quarter 2015 to 3rd quarter 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/289418/number-of-available-apps-in-the-google-play-store-quarter/
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Appfigures. "Number of Available Apps in The Google Play Store from 2nd Quarter 2015 to 3rd Quarter 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/289418/number-of-available-apps-in-the-google-play-store-quarter/
Appfigures, Number of available apps in the Google Play Store from 2nd quarter 2015 to 3rd quarter 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/289418/number-of-available-apps-in-the-google-play-store-quarter/ (last visited June 09, 2023)
Number of available apps in the Google Play Store from 2nd quarter 2015 to 3rd quarter 2022 [Graph], Appfigures, October 10, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/289418/number-of-available-apps-in-the-google-play-store-quarter/