Store Comparison

As of May 11, 2026 (updates weekly),
Data below is worldwide.

iOS App Store

5,140,216 Apps

Apps		82.2%	Games		17.8%
Free		89.3%	Free		86.2%

Total Submissions

354

Feb

408

Mar

565

Apr

-1.0%

Last Week

13.9

Avg. per Day

Submission Comparison (Games vs. Non-Games)

Feb		Mar		Apr
Apps	Games	Apps	Games	Apps	Games
91.0%	9.0%	90.4%	9.6%	85.1%	14.9%

Top Categories (Last Week)

Most Downloaded			$ Highest Grossing			Most New Apps/Week
1	Shopping	73M	1	Entertainment	$120M	1	Productivity	13
2	Utilities	72M	2	Medical	$97M	2	Business	11
3	Productivity	67M	3	Action	$79M	3	Utilities	9
4	Finance	61M	4	Photo & Video	$73M	4	Lifestyle	7
5	Entertainment	60M	5	Puzzle	$54M	5	Shopping	7
6	Photo & Video	49M	6	Productivity	$52M	6	Health & Fitness	7
7	Lifestyle	46M	7	Social Networking	$49M	7	Education	5
8	Travel	46M	8	Music	$41M	8	Entertainment	5
9	Social Networking	40M	9	Role Playing	$39M	9	Casual	4
10	Food & Drink	35M	10	Strategy	$36M	10	Finance	4
11	Business	34M	11	Graphics & Design	$35M	11	Medical	4
12	Health & Fitness	23M	12	Casual	$34M	12	Food & Drink	3
13	Music	19M	13	Books	$32M	13	Strategy	2
14	Education	18M	14	Simulation	$29M	14	Books	2
15	Casual	15M	15	Card	$28M	15	Puzzle	2
16	Navigation	14M	16	Adventure	$27M	16	Social Networking	2
17	Puzzle	14M	17	Lifestyle	$24M	17	Sports	2
18	Action	11M	18	Utilities	$22M	18	Music	2
19	Sports	10M	19	Health & Fitness	$19M	19	Photo & Video	2
20	Medical	8.3M	20	Business	$18M	20	Racing	1
21	Books	8.3M	21	Trivia	$17M	21	Travel	1
22	Simulation	7.9M	22	Education	$14M	22	Card	1
23	Reference	7.1M	23	Sports	$13M	23	Reference	1
24	News	7M	24	Reference	$12M	24	Developer Tools	0
25	Graphics & Design	5.7M	25	Family	$11M	25	Trivia	0
26	Strategy	5.1M	26	Sports	$11M	26	Action	0
27	Card	4.9M	27	Casino	$11M	27	Music	0
28	Adventure	4.7M	28	Food & Drink	$10M	28	Dice	0
29	Role Playing	4.5M	29	Board	$9.1M	29	News	0
30	Board	3.2M	30	Developer Tools	$7.9M	30	Navigation	0
31	Sports	2.6M	31	News	$7.3M	31	Weather	0
32	Weather	2.5M	32	Weather	$5.8M	32	Adventure	0
33	Family	2.3M	33	Navigation	$3.9M	33	Word	0
34	Word	2.3M	34	Finance	$3.5M	34	Board	0
35	Developer Tools	2M	35	Travel	$2.2M	35	Graphics & Design	0
36	Racing	1.8M	36	Music	$2.2M	36	Sports	0
37	Casino	1.4M	37	Shopping	$1.8M	37	Family	0
38	Trivia	820K	38	Word	$1.8M	38	Role Playing	0
39	Music	490K	39	Racing	$1.5M	39	Educational	0
40	Catalogs	8.7K	40	Catalogs	$34K	40	Catalogs	0
41	Educational	240	41	Educational	$13K	41	Simulation	0
42	Dice	0	42	Dice	$0	42	Casino	0
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2,449,188 Publishers

Avg. # of Apps per Publisher: 2.1

New Publishers Added

419

Feb

440

Mar

437

Apr

111

- %

Last Week

15.9

Avg. per Day

Google Play

11,184,110 Apps

Apps		83.8%	Games		16.2%
Free		96.4%	Free		95.9%

Total Submissions

37K

Feb

47.4K

Mar

50.2K

Apr

10,971

-6.6%

Last Week

1,567.3

Avg. per Day

Submission Comparison (Games vs. Non-Games)

Feb		Mar		Apr
Apps	Games	Apps	Games	Apps	Games
68.9%	31.1%	68.4%	31.6%	69.5%	30.5%

Top Categories (Last Week)

Most Downloaded			$ Highest Grossing			Most New Apps/Week
1	Entertainment	220M	1	Productivity	$51M	1	Casual	1.2K
2	Tools	180M	2	Role Playing	$43M	2	Tools	810
3	Social	150M	3	Strategy	$41M	3	Productivity	700
4	Finance	150M	4	Entertainment	$33M	4	Business	650
5	Productivity	150M	5	Puzzle	$31M	5	Education	640
6	Shopping	130M	6	Casual	$31M	6	Puzzle	620
7	Communication	110M	7	Action	$26M	7	Lifestyle	570
8	Puzzle	100M	8	Social	$24M	8	Arcade	550
9	Video Players & Editors	85M	9	Adventure	$20M	9	Health & Fitness	460
10	Casual	82M	10	Casino	$18M	10	Finance	420
11	Action	76M	11	Comics	$15M	11	Shopping	370
12	Food & Drink	73M	12	Simulation	$14M	12	Entertainment	340
13	Simulation	71M	13	Video Players & Editors	$14M	13	Food & Drink	330
14	Business	61M	14	Dating	$13M	14	Sports	280
15	Auto & Vehicles	59M	15	Communication	$11M	15	Travel & Local	260
16	Lifestyle	58M	16	Music & Audio	$11M	16	Social	200
17	Arcade	56M	17	Card	$10M	17	Personalization	170
18	Music & Audio	56M	18	Sports	$9.5M	18	Music & Audio	170
19	Medical	54M	19	Board	$7.8M	19	Communication	150
20	Education	53M	20	Sports	$7.4M	20	Simulation	140
21	Photography	51M	21	Shopping	$5.8M	21	Books & Reference	140
22	Libraries & Demo	48M	22	Tools	$5.1M	22	Auto & Vehicles	140
23	Events	48M	23	Health & Fitness	$5.1M	23	Casino	110
24	Maps & Navigation	46M	24	Books & Reference	$5M	24	Maps & Navigation	110
25	Travel & Local	45M	25	Education	$4.7M	25	Board	100
26	Sports	45M	26	Lifestyle	$4.5M	26	Strategy	98
27	Art & Design	44M	27	Weather	$4M	27	Action	96
28	Racing	36M	28	Food & Drink	$3.6M	28	Educational	93
29	Adventure	36M	29	Medical	$3.4M	29	House & Home	89
30	Board	34M	30	Arcade	$3.4M	30	Role Playing	88
31	Health & Fitness	28M	31	Business	$3.2M	31	Medical	86
32	Strategy	27M	32	Parenting	$3.1M	32	Events	83
33	News & Magazines	27M	33	Finance	$2.6M	33	Trivia	81
34	Sports	26M	34	Art & Design	$2.5M	34	Adventure	71
35	Educational	26M	35	Maps & Navigation	$2.5M	35	Card	71
36	Personalization	26M	36	Auto & Vehicles	$2.5M	36	Word	71
37	Role Playing	25M	37	Photography	$2.5M	37	Sports	69
38	Music	23M	38	Word	$2.4M	38	Photography	57
39	Weather	21M	39	Racing	$2.4M	39	Parenting	51
40	Books & Reference	18M	40	News & Magazines	$2.3M	40	Video Players & Editors	51
41	Casino	18M	41	Trivia	$2.2M	41	Art & Design	44
42	House & Home	18M	42	Music	$2.1M	42	Dating	44
43	Beauty	18M	43	Educational	$2.1M	43	News & Magazines	43
44	Parenting	17M	44	Personalization	$1.4M	44	Beauty	38
45	Comics	16M	45	House & Home	$1.3M	45	Racing	37
46	Dating	15M	46	Travel & Local	$1.1M	46	Weather	36
47	Card	14M	47	Events	$640K	47	Music	10
48	Word	13M	48	Libraries & Demo	$420K	48	Libraries & Demo	5
49	Trivia	7.5M	49	Beauty	$310K	49	Comics	4
50	Transportation	0	50	Transportation	$0	50	Transportation	0
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4,393,146 Publishers

Avg. # of Apps per Publisher: 2.55

New Publishers Added

14.8K

Feb

20K

Mar

22.4K

Apr

4,572

-14.5%

Last Week

653.1

Avg. per Day