Store Comparison

As of February 02, 2026 (updates weekly),
Data below is worldwide.

iOS App Store

5,139,950 Apps

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

Total Submissions

486

Nov

491

Dec

410

Jan

-20.6%

Last Week

11.6

Avg. per Day

Submission Comparison (Games vs. Non-Games)

Nov		Dec		Jan
Apps	Games	Apps	Games	Apps	Games
89.9%	10.1%	88.4%	11.6%	88.3%	11.7%

Top Categories (Last Week)

Most Downloaded			$ Highest Grossing			Most New Apps/Week
1	Finance	73M	1	Entertainment	$110M	1	Utilities	11
2	Utilities	72M	2	Medical	$97M	2	Business	8
3	Productivity	67M	3	Action	$84M	3	Social Networking	7
4	Shopping	62M	4	Photo & Video	$70M	4	Entertainment	7
5	Entertainment	57M	5	Puzzle	$57M	5	Sports	7
6	Lifestyle	46M	6	Role Playing	$47M	6	Education	6
7	Social Networking	46M	7	Productivity	$45M	7	Productivity	6
8	Photo & Video	45M	8	Strategy	$45M	8	Lifestyle	5
9	Travel	42M	9	Social Networking	$43M	9	Health & Fitness	5
10	Business	32M	10	Music	$39M	10	Medical	3
11	Food & Drink	30M	11	Graphics & Design	$39M	11	Music	3
12	Health & Fitness	22M	12	Casual	$37M	12	Action	2
13	Education	19M	13	Simulation	$31M	13	Shopping	2
14	Music	17M	14	Card	$31M	14	Travel	2
15	Puzzle	17M	15	Adventure	$31M	15	Finance	2
16	Casual	17M	16	Books	$26M	16	Word	1
17	Navigation	13M	17	Utilities	$23M	17	Board	1
18	Action	13M	18	Lifestyle	$22M	18	Puzzle	1
19	Simulation	11M	19	Health & Fitness	$20M	19	Family	1
20	Sports	10M	20	Trivia	$19M	20	Reference	1
21	Medical	9.4M	21	Business	$15M	21	Casual	0
22	Books	9.4M	22	Education	$14M	22	Developer Tools	0
23	Reference	7.6M	23	Sports	$13M	23	Trivia	0
24	Strategy	7M	24	Casino	$11M	24	Music	0
25	News	7M	25	Reference	$11M	25	Dice	0
26	Card	6.4M	26	Family	$10M	26	News	0
27	Adventure	6.2M	27	Food & Drink	$9.9M	27	Navigation	0
28	Graphics & Design	6M	28	Board	$9.1M	28	Strategy	0
29	Role Playing	5.4M	29	Sports	$8.3M	29	Weather	0
30	Word	5.1M	30	Developer Tools	$8M	30	Adventure	0
31	Board	4.8M	31	News	$7.1M	31	Racing	0
32	Family	4.7M	32	Weather	$6.5M	32	Books	0
33	Sports	3.2M	33	Finance	$3.8M	33	Food & Drink	0
34	Weather	2.8M	34	Navigation	$3.7M	34	Graphics & Design	0
35	Racing	2.2M	35	Music	$3.7M	35	Sports	0
36	Casino	1.9M	36	Travel	$2M	36	Card	0
37	Developer Tools	1.8M	37	Shopping	$1.9M	37	Role Playing	0
38	Trivia	1M	38	Racing	$1.9M	38	Educational	0
39	Music	790K	39	Word	$1.6M	39	Catalogs	0
40	Catalogs	8.7K	40	Catalogs	$240K	40	Simulation	0
41	Educational	170	41	Educational	$31K	41	Photo & Video	0
42	Dice	0	42	Dice	$0	42	Casino	0
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2,448,512 Publishers

Avg. # of Apps per Publisher: 2.1

New Publishers Added

485

Nov

506

Dec

415

Jan

-15.2%

Last Week

13.6

Avg. per Day

Google Play

11,043,919 Apps

Apps		83.9%	Games		16.1%
Free		96.4%	Free		95.8%

Total Submissions

4.8K

Nov

55.3K

Dec

37.9K

Jan

7,179

-17.6%

Last Week

1,025.6

Avg. per Day

Submission Comparison (Games vs. Non-Games)

Nov		Dec		Jan
Apps	Games	Apps	Games	Apps	Games
18.5%	81.5%	75.8%	24.2%	67.5%	32.5%

Top Categories (Last Week)

Most Downloaded			$ Highest Grossing			Most New Apps/Week
1	Tools	200M	1	Strategy	$48M	1	Casual	780
2	Entertainment	200M	2	Productivity	$45M	2	Tools	590
3	Finance	150M	3	Casual	$40M	3	Business	410
4	Social	150M	4	Role Playing	$34M	4	Education	400
5	Productivity	130M	5	Entertainment	$33M	5	Productivity	390
6	Shopping	120M	6	Puzzle	$32M	6	Puzzle	380
7	Communication	110M	7	Social	$23M	7	Arcade	320
8	Casual	85M	8	Action	$21M	8	Lifestyle	320
9	Video Players & Editors	81M	9	Adventure	$19M	9	Finance	320
10	Puzzle	77M	10	Comics	$16M	10	Health & Fitness	260
11	Simulation	71M	11	Casino	$15M	11	Entertainment	260
12	Action	71M	12	Communication	$13M	12	Food & Drink	220
13	Arcade	56M	13	Dating	$12M	13	Shopping	190
14	Photography	55M	14	Simulation	$12M	14	Sports	180
15	Music & Audio	55M	15	Video Players & Editors	$11M	15	Music & Audio	150
16	Food & Drink	54M	16	Card	$10M	16	Travel & Local	150
17	Lifestyle	51M	17	Music & Audio	$10M	17	Social	140
18	Libraries & Demo	50M	18	Board	$8.2M	18	Personalization	120
19	Sports	48M	19	Sports	$6.8M	19	Simulation	100
20	Auto & Vehicles	47M	20	Education	$5.1M	20	Communication	99
21	Education	47M	21	Shopping	$5.1M	21	Adventure	92
22	Events	42M	22	Books & Reference	$4.6M	22	Maps & Navigation	86
23	Medical	39M	23	Health & Fitness	$4.5M	23	Casino	84
24	Adventure	39M	24	Tools	$4.3M	24	Board	80
25	Business	38M	25	Sports	$4.2M	25	Auto & Vehicles	79
26	Maps & Navigation	36M	26	Lifestyle	$3.7M	26	Action	78
27	Art & Design	36M	27	Arcade	$3.4M	27	Trivia	75
28	Racing	35M	28	Business	$3.3M	28	Books & Reference	75
29	Travel & Local	34M	29	Educational	$2.4M	29	Card	74
30	Sports	32M	30	Art & Design	$2.2M	30	Medical	68
31	Board	27M	31	Photography	$2.2M	31	Events	60
32	Strategy	26M	32	Word	$2M	32	Role Playing	52
33	Educational	26M	33	Music	$1.8M	33	House & Home	51
34	Music	26M	34	Food & Drink	$1.6M	34	Video Players & Editors	50
35	Health & Fitness	26M	35	News & Magazines	$1.5M	35	Photography	48
36	Casino	24M	36	Maps & Navigation	$1.3M	36	Strategy	46
37	Personalization	24M	37	Racing	$1.3M	37	Educational	45
38	News & Magazines	21M	38	Parenting	$1.3M	38	Word	43
39	Role Playing	20M	39	Finance	$1.3M	39	News & Magazines	34
40	Books & Reference	20M	40	Medical	$1.2M	40	Beauty	29
41	Word	17M	41	Auto & Vehicles	$1M	41	Sports	28
42	Beauty	16M	42	Trivia	$1M	42	Racing	25
43	Weather	16M	43	House & Home	$920K	43	Art & Design	24
44	Comics	14M	44	Weather	$760K	44	Dating	24
45	Dating	14M	45	Events	$720K	45	Parenting	19
46	House & Home	12M	46	Personalization	$600K	46	Weather	13
47	Card	12M	47	Travel & Local	$490K	47	Music	6
48	Parenting	8.9M	48	Beauty	$400K	48	Libraries & Demo	5
49	Trivia	6.9M	49	Libraries & Demo	$150K	49	Comics	3
50	Transportation	0	50	Transportation	$0	50	Transportation	0
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4,305,534 Publishers

Avg. # of Apps per Publisher: 2.57

New Publishers Added

2.36K

Nov

21.7K

Dec

15.1K

Jan

2,844

-19.9%

Last Week

406.3

Avg. per Day