In the fourth quarter of 2022, users downloaded approximately 27.5 billion apps from Google Play. In contrast, mobile app only generated roughly 8.1 billion downloads in the Apple App Store. The Google Play platform has always made up the bulk of app downloads but the Apple App Store is stronger in terms of revenue generation.
Number of Apple App Store and Google Play mobile app downloads worldwide from 3rd quarter 2016 to 4th quarter 2022 (in billions)
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Sensor Tower, und Statista, und TechCrunch. "Number of Apple App Store and Google Play mobile app downloads worldwide from 3rd quarter 2016 to 4th quarter 2022 (in billions)." Chart. January 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed February 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/695094/quarterly-number-of-mobile-app-downloads-store/
Sensor Tower, Statista, TechCrunch. (2023). Number of Apple App Store and Google Play mobile app downloads worldwide from 3rd quarter 2016 to 4th quarter 2022 (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/695094/quarterly-number-of-mobile-app-downloads-store/
Sensor Tower, and Statista, and TechCrunch. "Number of Apple App Store and Google Play Mobile App Downloads Worldwide from 3rd Quarter 2016 to 4th Quarter 2022 (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/695094/quarterly-number-of-mobile-app-downloads-store/
Sensor Tower & Statista & TechCrunch, Number of Apple App Store and Google Play mobile app downloads worldwide from 3rd quarter 2016 to 4th quarter 2022 (in billions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/695094/quarterly-number-of-mobile-app-downloads-store/ (last visited February 02, 2023)
Number of Apple App Store and Google Play mobile app downloads worldwide from 3rd quarter 2016 to 4th quarter 2022 (in billions) [Graph], Sensor Tower, & Statista, & TechCrunch, January 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/695094/quarterly-number-of-mobile-app-downloads-store/