Monthly active users (MAU) of the Foorban app for Android in Italy 2019-2020 Leading music apps in Google Play in Switzerland 2021, by downloads Leading music and apps in Google Play in Austria 2021, by downloads 2014Īndroid app download ranges worldwide 2018 Reasons for downloading travel-related apps among leisure travelers in the U.S. Usage of biometric apps by device users worldwide 2016-2022 With travel restrictions still in place in many regions of the world, communication and social apps such as Snapchat, TikTok and Telegram also featured among the most popular apps downloaded that month. Facebook-owned Instagram was the most downloaded Android app in July 2021. Meanwhile, travel apps saw relatively little growth during this period. In the first quarter of 2021, one year into the coronavirus pandemic and lockdowns, the number of available dating apps grew by nearly 24 percent.

Social and dating apps are among most popular in 2021 Despite its success in the mobile app arena, the tech powerhouse still generates the vast majority of its revenues from advertising.

Meanwhile, August 2021 saw the lowest number of apps released within the last two and a half years. Since 2019, the highest average number of apps released monthly on Google Play was 141.4 thousand in March 2019. Google’s success was equally reflected in its app revenue which has steadily increased each year, reaching 38.6 billion U.S. Generating significantly more downloads than it’s iOS counterpart, the Apple App Store, Android apps on Google Play are available for a wider range of devices than those catering to Apple's closed ecosystem. In 2022, Google Play users worldwide downloaded 110 billion mobile apps, down from 111.3 billion apps in 2021.

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