In 2026, consumers are projected to download 143 billion mobile apps from the Google Play Store, up by almost 30 percent from 111 billion apps downloaded in 2021. By comparison, consumers will amass approximately 38 billion downloads from the Apple App Store in 2026, an increase of around 15 percent compared to the number of downloads in 2021.
Mobile app downloads worldwide from 2021 to 2026, by store (in billions)
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Sensor Tower, & TechCrunch. (June 15, 2022). Mobile app downloads worldwide from 2021 to 2026, by store (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1010716/apple-app-store-google-play-app-downloads-forecast/
Sensor Tower, und TechCrunch. "Mobile app downloads worldwide from 2021 to 2026, by store (in billions)." Chart. June 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1010716/apple-app-store-google-play-app-downloads-forecast/
Sensor Tower, TechCrunch. (2022). Mobile app downloads worldwide from 2021 to 2026, by store (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1010716/apple-app-store-google-play-app-downloads-forecast/
Sensor Tower, and TechCrunch. "Mobile App Downloads Worldwide from 2021 to 2026, by Store (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1010716/apple-app-store-google-play-app-downloads-forecast/
Sensor Tower & TechCrunch, Mobile app downloads worldwide from 2021 to 2026, by store (in billions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1010716/apple-app-store-google-play-app-downloads-forecast/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Mobile app downloads worldwide from 2021 to 2026, by store (in billions) [Graph], Sensor Tower, & TechCrunch, June 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1010716/apple-app-store-google-play-app-downloads-forecast/