This statistic presents the number of mobile app downloads worldwide as of the fourth quarter of 2018, sorted by app store. In the most recently measured quarter, users downloaded 20.2 billion apps from Google Play
- Internet›
- Mobile Internet & Apps›
Number of iOS and Google Play app downloads as of Q4 2018
Premium statistics
Industry-specific and extensively researched technical data (partially from exclusive partnerships).
A paid subscription is required for full access.
Number of iOS and Google Play mobile app downloads worldwide from 3rd quarter 2016 to 4th quarter 2018 (in billions)
Exclusive Premium Statistic
This statistic presents the number of mobile app downloads worldwide as of the fourth quarter of 2018, sorted by app store. In the most recently measured quarter, users downloaded 20.2 billion apps from Google Play
| Apple App Store | Google Play | |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
| Apple App Store | Google Play | |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
Exclusive Premium statistic
You need a Premium Account for unlimited access.
Full access to 1.5m statistics
Incl. source references
Available to download in PNG, PDF, XLS format
Exclusive content
Exclusive Premium statistic
You need a Premium Account for unlimited access.
Full access to 1.5m statistics
Incl. source references
Available to download in PNG, PDF, XLS format
© Statista 2019
About this statistic
Show source
Download
Settings
Share
Chart type
Datalabels
Share on Social Media
Download started
Please be patient - this may take a moment
Please be patient - this may take a moment
Description
Source
More information
This statistic presents the number of mobile app downloads worldwide as of the fourth quarter of 2018, sorted by app store. In the most recently measured quarter, users downloaded 20.2 billion apps from Google Play
Show more- Show sources information
- Show publisher information
- Release date
- January 2019
- Region
- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- Q3 2016 to Q4 2018
- Supplementary notes
- Non-gaming app data available here.
More information
- Region
- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- Q3 2016 to Q4 2018
- Supplementary notes
- Non-gaming app data available here.
Other interesting statistics
+
+Number of apps available in leading app stores 2018
Most popular Apple App Store categories 2018
Apple App Store: number of downloads as of June 2017
Apple App Store: average app price 2018
Annual number of global mobile app downloads 2017-2022
Number of active apps from the Apple App Store as of July 2018
Statista Accounts:
Access All Statistics. Starting from $588 / Year
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
This statistic is not included in your account!
Premium Account
Your perfect start with Statista
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$49 / Month *
Corporate Account
Full access
Corporate solution including all features.
* All products require an annual contract.
Prices do not include sales tax.
Prices do not include sales tax.
Leading companies trust Statista:
Related Studies: Available to Download in PDF or PPTX Format
All Information
in one Presentation
App stores
- 98 page/s
- English
- pptx
- Detailed references
Everything On "App stores" in One Document: Edited and Divided into Handy Chapters. Including Detailed References.
Other Reports & Dossiers
I think of Statista as Google for researchers. Statista provides you with the information you search for right away.Dr. Horst Stipp
EVP, Research & Innovation, Advertising Research Foundation
Statistics on "App stores"
- Overview
The most important statistics
- Number of apps available in leading app stores as of 3rd quarter 2018Number of apps available in leading app stores 2018
- Worldwide mobile app store revenues in 2015, 2016 and 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)Total global mobile app store revenues 2015-2020
- Number of mobile app downloads worldwide in 2017, 2018 and 2022 (in billions)Annual number of global mobile app downloads 2017-2022
- Average time spent per U.S. user per month at the Google Play and Apple App Store as of July 2016 (in minutes)Average monthly time spent per U.S. users per app store 2016
- Distribution of free and paid apps in the Apple App Store and Google Play as of 1st quarter 2018Free and paid app distribution for Android and iOS 2018
- Average price of paid apps in the Apple App Store and Google Play as of 1st quarter 2018 (in U.S. dollars)Average price of paid Android and iOS apps 2018
- Mobile app store revenues for gaming and non-gaming apps worldwide during 3rd quarter 2017, by OS (in billion U.S. dollars)Global gross app store revenues 2016-2017, by OS
- Combined global Apple App Store and Google Play app downloads from 1st quarter 2015 to 4th quarter 2018 (in billions)Global Apple App Store and Google Play app downloads 2015-2018
- Apple App Store
The most important statistics
- Number of available apps in the Apple App Store from 2nd quarter 2015 to 3rd quarter 2018Apple App Store: number of available apps as of Q1 2018
- Growth of available mobile apps in the Apple App Store worldwide from 2nd quarter 2015 to 3rd quarter 2018Apple App Store: quarterly growth of available apps as 2015-2018
- Quarterly growth of available apps in the Apple App Store as of 3rd quarter 2018, by categoryApple App Store: growth of available apps Q3 2018, by category
- Number of available apps in the Apple App Store from 2008 to 2018 (in 1,000s)Number of active apps from the Apple App Store as of July 2018
- Cumulative number of apps downloaded from the Apple App Store from July 2008 to June 2017 (in billions)Apple App Store: number of downloads as of June 2017
- Number of applications for the release of newly developed apps in the Apple App Store from 2008 to 2018Number of applications submitted to the iTunes App Store 2008-2018
- Average number of new iOS app releases per day from 3rd quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2018Number of daily Apple App Store app releases worldwide 2016-2018
- Annual number of new mobile app releases via the Apple App Store from 2010 to 2016Apple App Store: number of new app releases worldwide 2010-2016
- Google Play
The most important statistics
- Number of available apps at Google Play from 2nd quarter 2015 to 3rd quarter 2018Google Play: number of available apps as of Q3 2018
- Growth of available mobile apps at Google Play worldwide from 2nd quarter 2015 to 3rd quarter 2018Google Play: quarterly growth of available apps as 2015-2018
- Quarterly growth of available apps at Google Play as of 3rd quarter 2018, by categoryGoogle Play: growth of available apps Q3 2018, by category
- Average number of new Android app releases per day from 3rd quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2018Number of daily Google Play app releases worldwide 2016-2018
- Annual number of new mobile app releases via Google Play from 2010 to 2016Google Play: number of new app releases worldwide 2010-2016
- Annual number of new mobile app developers releasing apps via Google Play from 2010 to 2016Google Play: number of new developers worldwide 2010-2016
- Distribution of free and paid Android apps in the Google Play Store from 3rd quarter 2017 to 1st quarter 2018Distribution of free and paid Android apps 2018
- Distribution of Android apps per download range as of 1st quarter 2018Android app download ranges worldwide 2018
- Amazon Appstore
The most important statistics
- Number of available apps in the Amazon Appstore from 2nd quarter 2015 to 3rd quarter 2018Amazon Appstore: number of available apps as of Q3 2018
- Growth of available mobile apps in the Amazon Appstore worldwide from 2nd quarter 2015 to 3rd quarter 2018Amazon Appstore: quarterly growth of available apps as 2015-2018
- Quarterly growth of available apps in the Amazon Appstore as of 3rd quarter 2018, by categoryAmazon Appstore: growth of available apps Q3 2018, by category
- Annual number of new mobile app releases via Amazon Appstore from 2010 to 2016Amazon Appstore: number of new app releases worldwide 2010-2016
- Annual number of new mobile app developers releasing apps via the Amazon Appstore from 2010 to 2016Amazon Appstore: number of new developers worldwide 2010-2016
Popular Related Keywords
Need help with using Statista for your research?
Tutorials and first steps
Further Content: Statistics, Studies, and Topic Pages
Statistics
- Annual number of global mobile app downloads 2016-2021, by store
- Global Apple App Store app installs 2017, by source
- Global Google Play app installs 2014-2017
- Global Google Play app installs 2017, by source
- App downloads prevented by privacy concerns in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013, by age
- Leading music apps in Google Play in Switzerland 2018, by downloads
- Google Play app longtail installs 2014
- Mobile app downloading penetration in the United Kingdom (UK) as of December 2013
- Distribution of U.S. tablet app downloaders in 2011, by age group
- Leading music apps in Google Play in Spain 2018, by downloads
- Leading app permissions in the Google Play Store 2014
- Mobile app downloading penetration in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013, by gender
- Leading iPhone non-gaming app publishers in Austria 2018, by downloads
- Distribution of U.S. tablet app downloaders in 2011, by education
- Leading Android apps in Great Britain (GB) November 2017, by downloads
- Leading Android communication apps in Spain 2018, by revenue
- Colombia: top food delivery apps 2018, by download share
- App downloading penetration via mobile in France 2012-2016
Statistics on the topic
Free statistics
- Worldwide mobile app store revenues in 2015, 2016 and 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Number of mobile app downloads worldwide in 2017, 2018 and 2022 (in billions)
- Average time spent per U.S. user per month at the Google Play and Apple App Store as of July 2016 (in minutes)
- Leading mobile app publishers in the United States as of October 2018, based on audience size (in millions)
- Leading mobile app publishers in the United States as of October 2018, based on reach
- Growth of available mobile apps in the Apple App Store worldwide from 2nd quarter 2015 to 3rd quarter 2018
- Number of available apps in the Apple App Store from 2008 to 2018 (in 1,000s)
- Cumulative number of apps downloaded from the Apple App Store from July 2008 to June 2017 (in billions)
- Number of applications for the release of newly developed apps in the Apple App Store from 2008 to 2018
- Worldwide gross app revenue of the Apple App Store from 2017 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Average prices for apps in the Apple App Store as of September 2018 (in U.S. dollars)
- Most popular Apple App Store categories in September 2018, by share of available apps
- Number of available apps at Google Play from 2nd quarter 2015 to 3rd quarter 2018
- Growth of available mobile apps at Google Play worldwide from 2nd quarter 2015 to 3rd quarter 2018
- Distribution of free and paid Android apps in the Google Play Store from 3rd quarter 2017 to 1st quarter 2018
- Distribution of Android apps per download range as of 1st quarter 2018
- Most popular Google Play app store categories from 1st quarter 2016 to 4th quarter 2018, by number of downloads (in millions)
- Number of available apps in the Amazon Appstore from 2nd quarter 2015 to 3rd quarter 2018
- Distribution of worldwide Apple App Store app installs as of May 2017, by source
- Annual number of app installs from the Google Play Store worldwide from 2014 to 2017 (in billions)
- Distribution of worldwide Google Play app installs as of May 2017, by source
- Have you ever decided not to download an app due to privacy concerns?
- Have you ever downloaded an app onto a personal mobile device (e.g. smartphones, tablets)?
- Distribution of U.S. tablet app downloaders as of August 2011, by age group
- Most commonly requested types of permissions by apps from the Google Play Store as of September 2014
- Have you ever downloaded an app onto a personal mobile device (e.g. smartphones, tablets)? (by gender)
- Distribution of U.S. tablet app downloaders as of August 2011, by educational background
Premium Statistics
- Number of apps available in leading app stores as of 3rd quarter 2018
- Distribution of free and paid apps in the Apple App Store and Google Play as of 1st quarter 2018
- Average price of paid apps in the Apple App Store and Google Play as of 1st quarter 2018 (in U.S. dollars)
- Mobile app store revenues for gaming and non-gaming apps worldwide during 3rd quarter 2017, by OS (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Combined global Apple App Store and Google Play app downloads from 1st quarter 2015 to 4th quarter 2018 (in billions)
- Number of iOS and Google Play mobile app downloads worldwide from 3rd quarter 2016 to 4th quarter 2018 (in billions)
- Combined global Apple App Store and Google Play app revenue from 2016 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Number of available apps in the Apple App Store from 2nd quarter 2015 to 3rd quarter 2018
- Quarterly growth of available apps in the Apple App Store as of 3rd quarter 2018, by category
- Average number of new iOS app releases per day from 3rd quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2018
- Annual number of new mobile app releases via the Apple App Store from 2010 to 2016
- Annual number of new mobile app developers releasing apps via the Apple App Store from 2010 to 2016
- Average price of paid apps in the Apple App Store from 3rd quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2018 (in U.S. dollars)
- Apple App Store revenue per active iPhone in the United States in 2016 and 2017, by category (in U.S. dollars)
- Most popular Apple App Store categories from 1st quarter 2016 to 4th quarter 2018, by number of downloads (in millions)
- Quarterly growth of available apps at Google Play as of 3rd quarter 2018, by category
- Average number of new Android app releases per day from 3rd quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2018
- Annual number of new mobile app releases via Google Play from 2010 to 2016
- Annual number of new mobile app developers releasing apps via Google Play from 2010 to 2016
- Average price of paid apps in the Google Play Store from 3rd quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2018 (in U.S. dollars)
- Worldwide gross app revenue of Google Play from 2016 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Most popular Google Play app categories as of 1st quarter 2018, by share of available apps
- Growth of available mobile apps in the Amazon Appstore worldwide from 2nd quarter 2015 to 3rd quarter 2018
- Quarterly growth of available apps in the Amazon Appstore as of 3rd quarter 2018, by category
- Annual number of new mobile app releases via Amazon Appstore from 2010 to 2016
- Annual number of new mobile app developers releasing apps via the Amazon Appstore from 2010 to 2016
- Number of mobile app downloads worldwide in 2016, 2017 and 2021, by store (in billions)
- Leading music and audio apps in the Google Play Store in Switzerland in April 2018, by number of downloads (in 1,000s)
- Number of app installs from the Google Play Store as of September 2014
- Leading music and audio apps in the Google Play Store in Spain in April 2018, by number of downloads (in 1,000s)
- Leading iPhone non-gaming app publishers in Austria in April 2018, by number of downloads (in thousands)
- Leading Android apps in the Google Play Store in Great Britain (GB) in November 2017, by number of downloads (in thousands)
- Leading communication apps in the Google Play Store in Spain in April 2018, by revenue (in thousand U.S. dollars)
- Most popular food delivery apps in Colombia in 2018, by share of downloads
- Usage penetration of downloading apps to a mobile phone in France from 2012 to 2016
Statista Accounts:
Access All Statistics. Starting from $588 / Year
Topics
About Statista
Statista offers dossiers and reports on over 170 industries. With Statista you are always able to make informed decisions and boost your work efficiency.
Internet & Telecommunications
- Social Media
- E-Commerce
- Online Video & Entertainment
- Advertising & Marketing
Consumer Goods & FMCG
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Cleaning Products
- Cosmetics & Personal Care
- Food & Nutrition
Retail & Trade
- Health & Hygiene
- International Trade
- Shopping Behavior
- Sports & Leisure
Travel, Tourism & Hospitality
- Business Travel
- Leisure Travel
- Accomodation
- Restaurants
Society
- Demographics
- Economy
- Education & Science
- Politics & Government
Transportation & Logistics
- Aviation
- Rail Transport
- Vehicles & Road Traffic
- Water Transport
Save statistic in .XLS format
You can only download this statistic as a Premium user.
Save statistic in .PNG format
You can only download this statistic as a Premium user.
Save statistic in .PDF format
You can only download this statistic as a Premium user.
Show source references
As a Premium user you get access to the detailed source references and background information about this statistic.
Show details about this statistic
As a Premium user you get access to background information and details about the release of this statistic.
Bookmark statistics
As soon as this statistic is updated, you will immediately be notified via e-mail.
Change statistics options
You need at least a Premium Account to use this feature.
Exclusive Corporate feature
This feature is limited to our corporate solutions.
Please contact us to get started with full access to dossiers, forecasts, studies and international data.
Corporate Account
News
News
Latest News
New
New Dossier: Plastic industry worldwide
The global plastics industry is growing by approximately three percent every year. This dossier provides information about the global plastics industry in general as well as chapters on the major types of plastic, and recycling rates.
Updated
New Digital Market Outlook Reports for 2019
Updates on eCommerce, Digital Media, eTravel, eServices and more
- Market figures for 2018 to 2023
- Company and startup profiles
- User demographics
New
New Dossier: United States coal mining industry
U.S. coal production has steadily declined in the past decade, but has been in the news in recent years due to President Trump's desire to revitalize the industry. This document provides an overview of the key figures, leading companies, and the employment trends in the U.S. coal mining industry.
New
Global Consumer Survey offers PowerPoint export
This new export feature offers
- Structured graphical representation of the data
- Tailored target group analysis
- Option for further processing
New
New Dossier: E-commerce in Poland
The Polish e-commerce market is one of the fastest developing e-commerce markets in Europe. The latest data for Poland is presented in this dossier.
New
New Dossier: Plastic waste in the U.S.
Plastic waste is an issue of global concern. Since China banned the import of recycled plastic, the U.S. has had to make adjustments to its management of plastic waste. This dossier provides an overview of plastic waste in the U.S.
New
New Dossier: Hedge funds
This dossier provides an overview of hedge funds worldwide. Global hedge fund assets, performance, investors, and other topics are highlighted.
New
New exclusive OOH advertising data by OAAA
The Outdoor Advertising Association of America covers amongst others
- Number of billboards
- Outdoor advertising revenue
- Number of out-of-home displays
New
What happens after a no-deal Brexit?
Find data, perceptions & more about
- Economic consequences
- Impact on the labor market
- A second referendum
New
ecommerceDB.com: Ranking update – Spain
Understand the recent developments in the Spanish eCommerce market!
- URL-related revenues
- Relevant online store KPIs
- eCommerce-related contacts
New
Insights into the European banking sector
- Extended statistical dossier
- Insights, explanations & interpretations
- Challenges of the digital future
New
Dossier: Latin American online shopping events
eCommerce is rapidly becoming a part of the Latin American shopping culture. The dossier includes data on
- Regional online shopping events
- Events by country
Updated
Updated Brexit analysis in UK Industry Reports
The outline of potential impacts of Brexit on UK industries has been updated in the UK Industry Reports.
New
New Dossier: Digital Marketing in Italy
Italian enterprises invest significantly in digital marketing. Find out about
- Relevant aspects & KPIs
- New trends
- Different strategies
New
What is football all about, anyway?
Statista European Football Benchmark
- The big 5 European leagues
- All about the clubs & fans
- Sponsors & how they fit in
New
Payment methods in eCommerce
What are online shoppers' payment preferences around the world?
- Data on all payment methods
- Analysis for 50 countries
- Forecasts up to 2023
We use cookies to personalize contents and ads, offer social media features, and analyze access to our website. In your browser settings you can configure or disable this, respectively, and can delete any already placed cookies. For details, please see your browser’s Help section (by pressing F1). Please see our privacy statement for details about how we use data.