Answer · Google Play data, Sep 29, 2026
How many apps are on Google Play in 2026?
Of the 2,607,536 Google Play apps GetAppNiche read on the US store (Sep 6–29, 2026), at least 312,078 are games, 906,287 distinct developer names publish them, and only 2.46% show 1,000,000 or more installs.
Google itself publishes no official total: its own pages describe the store only as holding millions of apps and games. Other trackers published figures from about 2.0 to 3.0 million in September 2026, because each counts something different (why counts differ).
By Yaro, founder of GetAppNiche · Published Sep 30, 2026 · Measured from public listing fields: category, developer name, Google's install range (a lower bound), release date, price, the "In-app purchases" and "Contains ads" labels, and whether a star rating shows. No estimates. How we counted
- Google Play apps GetAppNiche read on the US store
- 2,607,536
- Listings read Sep 6–29, 2026
- of them are games, at least
- 312,078
- Up to 375,997 if every Sports listing is a game
- distinct developer names publish them
- 906,287
- 1,590 names with 101+ apps hold 18.32%
- show 1,000,000 or more installs
- 1 in 41
- 2.46% · 64,147 apps
Source: GetAppNiche, 2,607,536 Google Play apps on the US store, listings read Sep 6–29, 2026.
Games vs apps
How many games are on Google Play?
Of the 2,607,536 Google Play apps GetAppNiche read on the US store (Sep 6–29, 2026), at least 312,078 are games (11.97%), up to 375,997 (14.42%) if every Sports listing is a game. At least 2,231,538 (85.58%) are apps in the 31 app categories other than Sports.
The range exists because Google Play uses one "Sports" label for an app category and a game category. Google lists 32 app categories and 17 game categories (Google Play Console Help), so listings show 48 labels and the 63,919 Sports listings cannot be split. 1 listing shows no category.
- Games (16 game categories) 11.97%
- Sports (app or game) 2.45%
- Non-game apps (31 app categories) 85.58%
Google Play uses the label 'Sports' for both an app category and a game category; the data cannot split them, so game counts are a range. The bar leaves out the one listing with no category. Source: GetAppNiche, 2,607,536 Google Play apps on the US store, listings read Sep 6–29, 2026.
| Group | Listings | Share of listings |
|---|---|---|
| Games (16 game categories) | 312,078 | |
| Sports (one label for an app and a game category) | 63,919 | |
| Non-game apps (31 app categories) | 2,231,538 | |
| No category on the listing | 1 | |
| All listings read | 2,607,536 |
312,078 games + 63,919 Sports + 2,231,538 non-game apps + 1 uncategorised = 2,607,536. Source: GetAppNiche, 2,607,536 Google Play apps on the US store, listings read Sep 6–29, 2026.
What this means for you: a new game joins a young field. Half of the still-listed games that show a release date came out after March 25, 2025; for non-game apps the midpoint is January 24, 2024, so a new app meets more listings that have had years to collect installs and ratings.
Developers
How many developers publish apps on Google Play?
Of the 2,607,536 Google Play apps GetAppNiche read on the US store (Sep 6–29, 2026), the listings carry 906,287 distinct developer names, and the 1,590 of them that each have 101 or more apps together hold 18.32% of the listings. The median name has 1 app and the mean is 2.88: 593,533 names (65.49%) publish a single app, and together they hold 22.76% of the listings.
The 1,590 names with 101 or more apps are bulk publishers, such as white-label platforms that publish one app per client; between them they hold 477,578 listings. These are names as shown on the listings, not accounts. A cross-check by Google Play developer id, carried by 96.55% of listings, finds 885,129 ids and the same pattern: 1,523 ids with 101 or more apps hold 17.97% of the listings that carry an id.
- 1 app
- 2–5 apps
- 6–20 apps
- 21–100 apps
- 101+ apps
Each bar adds up to 100%. Top: the 906,287 developer names, grouped by how many apps each has. Bottom: the 2,607,536 listings, in the same groups. Source: GetAppNiche, 2,607,536 Google Play apps on the US store, listings read Sep 6–29, 2026.
| Apps per developer name | Developer names | Share of names | Listings | Share of listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 app | 593,533 | 65.49% | 593,533 | |
| 2–5 apps | 250,029 | 27.59% | 676,012 | |
| 6–20 apps | 51,625 | 5.70% | 489,212 | |
| 21–100 apps | 9,510 | 1.05% | 371,201 | |
| 101+ apps | 1,590 | 0.18% | 477,578 | |
| All developer names | 906,287 | 100.00% | 2,607,536 |
Developer names as shown on the listings, not accounts. Source: GetAppNiche, 2,607,536 Google Play apps on the US store, listings read Sep 6–29, 2026.
What this means for you: count developers, not listings. 65.49% of the names publish a single app, while 1,590 bulk publishers account for 18.32% of the listings, so a niche that looks crowded may be a few publishers with many similar apps. Check who publishes before you rule a niche out.
Installs
How many Google Play apps actually get installed?
Of the 2,607,536 Google Play apps GetAppNiche read on the US store (Sep 6–29, 2026), 39.02% show 1,000 or more installs, 19.53% show 10,000 or more and only 2.46% (1 in 41) show 1,000,000 or more. 60.98% of listings show fewer than 1,000 installs.
These are Google Play's public install ranges: the "Downloads" label on each listing, a lower bound of worldwide lifetime installs, not active users. At the top, 1,424 listings show 100,000,000 or more installs and 169 show 1,000,000,000 or more. Only 14.25% of listings show a star rating at all.
Install counts are Google Play's public install ranges (lower bounds of worldwide lifetime installs). Source: GetAppNiche, 2,607,536 Google Play apps on the US store, listings read Sep 6–29, 2026.
| Installs shown on the listing | Listings | Share of listings | About |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 or more installs | 1,699,874 | 65.19% | 2 in 3 |
| 1,000 or more installs | 1,017,572 | 39.02% | 2 in 5 |
| 10,000 or more installs | 509,213 | 19.53% | 1 in 5 |
| 100,000 or more installs | 202,736 | 7.78% | 1 in 13 |
| 1,000,000 or more installs | 64,147 | 2.46% | 1 in 41 |
| 10,000,000 or more installs | 13,521 | 0.52% | 1 in 193 |
| 100,000,000 or more installs | 1,424 | 0.0546% | 1 in 1,831 |
| 1,000,000,000 or more installs | 169 | 0.0065% | 1 in 15,429 |
| 10,000,000,000 or more installs | 21 | 0.0008% | 1 in 124,168 |
Cumulative: each row includes every higher range. Source: GetAppNiche, 2,607,536 Google Play apps on the US store, listings read Sep 6–29, 2026.
What this means for you: judge a niche by how many of its apps reach users, not by how many listings it has: 80.47% of listings show fewer than 10,000 installs. For every install range, by category, see how many downloads an Android app gets.
App age
How old are the apps still listed on Google Play?
Of the 2,607,536 Google Play apps GetAppNiche read on the US store (Sep 6–29, 2026), the median app that shows a release date came out on March 13, 2024: 2 years 6 months before September 29, 2026. A quarter were released on or before May 21, 2021; 29.84% came out in the last 365 days (recent months still filling in) and 27.24% more than 5 years ago.
These are the ages of apps still listed, not launches: apps removed before GetAppNiche read them are missing, so older years are undercounted and the ages skew young. 89.45% of listings show a release date. For still-listed releases per day and by month, see new Google Play apps per day.
| Apps | With a release date | Median release date | Median age | A quarter released on or before | Released in the last 365 days | Released more than 5 years ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All listings | 2,332,470 | Mar 13, 2024 | 2 years 6 months | May 21, 2021 | 29.84% | 27.24% |
| Apps with 1,000,000+ installs | 61,477 | Jun 18, 2019 | 7 years 3 months | Jun 3, 2016 | 4.26% | 69.31% |
| Games (16 game categories) | 292,820 | Mar 25, 2025 | 1 year 6 months | Dec 13, 2021 | 42.52% | 23.92% |
| Non-game apps (31 app categories) | 1,981,277 | Jan 24, 2024 | 2 years 8 months | Apr 28, 2021 | 27.87% | 27.74% |
Ages of apps still listed, from the release date on the listing (89.45% of listings show one), counted to Sep 29, 2026. Apps removed before GetAppNiche read them are not in the data, so ages skew young. "Released in the last 365 days" is understated: releases dated Jul 1, 2026 or later are still filling in. Source: GetAppNiche, 2,607,536 Google Play apps on the US store, listings read Sep 6–29, 2026.
2026* = Jan–Jun only (still listed, partial), so its bar is not comparable with the full years
Releases dated Jul 1, 2026 or later are left out while they are still filling in. Still-listed apps by release year, not launches per year and not a growth series: removed apps are missing (older years lost more) and recent months are boosted by the new-release charts GetAppNiche reads. 89.45% of listings show a release date. Source: GetAppNiche, 2,607,536 Google Play apps on the US store, listings read Sep 6–29, 2026.
| Release year | Apps still listed | Share of apps with a release date |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,553 | 0.11% |
| 2011 | 7,503 | 0.32% |
| 2012 | 12,245 | 0.52% |
| 2013 | 18,151 | 0.78% |
| 2014 | 24,983 | 1.07% |
| 2015 | 35,844 | 1.54% |
| 2016 | 48,562 | 2.08% |
| 2017 | 67,109 | 2.88% |
| 2018 | 80,861 | 3.47% |
| 2019 | 97,735 | 4.19% |
| 2020 | 133,305 | 5.72% |
| 2021 | 147,737 | 6.33% |
| 2022 | 195,735 | 8.39% |
| 2023 | 245,476 | 10.52% |
| 2024 | 252,887 | 10.84% |
| 2025 | 392,199 | 16.81% |
| 2026 (Jan–Jun) | 417,606 | 17.90% |
Apps still listed, by the release date on the listing; not launches per year. Shares are of all 2,332,470 apps with a release date, including those dated Jul 1, 2026 or later, which are left out of the rows while they fill in; so the rows add up to less than 100%. Source: GetAppNiche, 2,607,536 Google Play apps on the US store, listings read Sep 6–29, 2026.
What this means for you: install ranges are lifetime totals, so they favour old apps. The median app with 1,000,000+ installs came out on June 18, 2019, and 69.31% of those that show a release date are more than 5 years old. Compare a new app's installs with apps released around the same time, not with the leaders of its category.
Categories
Which Google Play categories have the most apps?
Of the 2,607,536 Google Play apps GetAppNiche read on the US store (Sep 6–29, 2026), Education has the most: 280,794 apps (10.77%), then Tools (218,313) and Business (212,521). The 10 largest are all app categories; together they hold 61.14% of the listings.
| Category | Apps | Share of all listings |
|---|---|---|
| Education | 280,794 | |
| Tools | 218,313 | |
| Business | 212,521 | |
| Productivity | 149,220 | |
| Health & Fitness | 147,434 | |
| Lifestyle | 147,301 | |
| Food & Drink | 133,255 | |
| Finance | 107,948 | |
| Entertainment | 102,525 | |
| Shopping | 94,949 |
Share of all 2,607,536 listings read. Source: GetAppNiche, 2,607,536 Google Play apps on the US store, listings read Sep 6–29, 2026.
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What this means for you: a big category is not the same as a crowded one. The Google Play categories page measures how crowded each of the 48 labels is and how often its recent releases break out.
Free vs paid
How many Google Play apps are free?
Of the 2,607,536 Google Play apps GetAppNiche read on the US store (Sep 6–29, 2026), 97.08% are free to download and 2.92% (76,193) charge upfront. 13.32% are free with Google's "In-app purchases" label (13.72% of free apps), and 31.12% carry the developer-declared "Contains ads" label.
- Free (no in-app purchases label) 83.75%
- Free with in-app purchases 13.32%
- Paid upfront 2.92%
Pay model from the listing: its US price and the "In-app purchases" label. Source: GetAppNiche, 2,607,536 Google Play apps on the US store, listings read Sep 6–29, 2026.
What this means for you: charging upfront puts an app among the 2.92% that do. The free vs paid Android apps page breaks pay models, ads and typical prices down by category.
Other counts
Why do Google Play app counts differ?
Because each source counts something different, and none is official: Google publishes no total. A count can cover one storefront or several, a single day or several weeks, and only apps still available or every listing seen in that window. Where a source states its method, the table says so.
| Source | Figure | What it counts | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GetAppNiche (this page) | 2,607,536 | Google Play apps whose full US store listing GetAppNiche read in the 30 days to Sep 29, 2026; an app removed after its last read still counts, and apps sold only outside the US are outside this count | Listings read Sep 6–29, 2026 |
| 42matters | 2,589,146 | Apps it lists as offered on Google Play; no definition is published, and the figure changes daily | Last update Sep 30, 2026 |
| AppBrain | 2,001,911 | Apps available on Google Play (its headline rounds this to 2 million); the page gives no method | Last updated Sep 29, 2026 |
| Testers Community | 3,037,501 | Distinct Google Play listings seen over 30 days, Jul 27–Aug 25, 2026; the study presents it as a dated tally, not a one-day store total | Study dated Sep 16, 2026 |
| Appfigures, as reported by TechCrunch | about 1.8 million | Apps hosted on Google Play worldwide, down 47% from about 3.4 million at the start of 2024; the article does not state the method | Published Apr 29, 2025 |
Each figure is quoted as its source published it, with the date its page shows. Sources are named, not linked.
That is also why a one-storefront count like ours can be higher than another tracker's total: GetAppNiche keeps every listing it read successfully in a 30-day window, so an app removed after that read still counts, while a count of apps available on a single day would drop it.
Counts from before and after 2024 differ too. In July 2024 Google tightened its minimum-functionality rules: apps with only limited functionality and content, such as single-wallpaper or text-only apps, are not allowed. Appfigures, as reported by TechCrunch on April 29, 2025, counted about 1.8 million apps, down 47% from about 3.4 million at the start of 2024; Google itself published no removal count. For 2025, Google says it stopped more than 1.75 million policy-violating apps from being published and banned more than 80,000 developer accounts.
What this means for you: quote any total with its source and date, and compare like with like. When you size a niche, count it the way you count the store: same storefront, same date, same definition.
Google Play vs App Store
Does Google Play have more apps than the App Store?
No official figure settles it: neither Google nor Apple publishes a total. By 42matters' count on September 30, 2026, the App Store listed slightly more apps (2,669,158) than Google Play (2,589,146); other trackers count differently, and AppBrain counts Google Play only.
GetAppNiche's own App Store figure comes from a different set, built a different way, so it is not a like-for-like match for the 2,607,536 Google Play listings on this page. For the iPhone side, see how many apps are in the App Store.
What this means for you: by that count the two stores are close in size, so the store total will not decide where you build. Pick the store your users are on, then size your niche there.
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GetAppNiche's tables on this page, plus what they leave out: all 48 category labels with their distinct developer names, 21 install levels, still-listed apps per day by release year, and the developer groups counted by developer id as well as by name. Free, by email.
| Category | Type | Apps | Share of all apps | Distinct developer names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | App | 280,794 | 10.77% | 98,337 |
| Tools | App | 218,313 | 8.37% | 124,261 |
| Business | App | 212,521 | 8.15% | 120,883 |
| Productivity | App | 149,220 | 5.72% | 95,608 |
| Health & Fitness | App | 147,434 | 5.65% | 65,190 |
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How many apps are on Google Play: quick answers
How many apps are on Google Play in 2026?
Google publishes no official total. GetAppNiche read 2,607,536 Google Play listings on the US store (Sep 6–29, 2026), counting apps still listed when it last read them; at least 312,078 of them are games. Other trackers published figures from about 2.0 to 3.0 million in September 2026, because each defines and dates its count differently.
Does Google publish how many apps are on Google Play?
No. Google publishes no official count of Google Play apps: its own pages describe the store only as holding millions of apps and games, next to figures such as more than 2.5 billion monthly users in 190+ markets. In its 2025 Google Play safety recap (February 2026), Google says it stopped more than 1.75 million policy-violating apps from being published in 2025 and banned more than 80,000 developer accounts, but it gives no count of the apps listed or removed.
Why do Google Play app counts differ so much?
Because each source counts something different, and none is official. 42matters reports 2,589,146 (apps it lists as offered on Google Play, with no published definition; last update Sep 30, 2026), AppBrain reports 2,001,911 (apps available on Google Play; last updated Sep 29, 2026) and Testers Community reports 3,037,501 (distinct listings seen over 30 days, Jul 27–Aug 25, 2026; study dated Sep 16, 2026). GetAppNiche read 2,607,536 listings on the US store (Sep 6–29, 2026), counting apps still listed when it last read them. A count can cover one storefront or several, a single day or several weeks, and only apps still available or every listing seen.
How many games are on Google Play?
Of the 2,607,536 Google Play apps GetAppNiche read on the US store (Sep 6–29, 2026), at least 312,078 are games (11.97%), up to 375,997 (14.42%) if every Sports listing is a game. Google lists 17 game categories and 32 app categories, but Sports is one label for both, so the 63,919 Sports listings cannot be split. The median game still listed was released on March 25, 2025.
Does Google Play have more apps than the App Store?
No official figure settles it: neither Google nor Apple publishes a total. By 42matters' count on September 30, 2026, the App Store listed slightly more apps (2,669,158) than Google Play (2,589,146); other trackers count differently. GetAppNiche's own App Store and Google Play figures are built differently, so they are not a store-to-store comparison.
How many developer names publish Google Play apps?
Of the 2,607,536 Google Play apps GetAppNiche read on the US store (Sep 6–29, 2026), the listings carry 906,287 distinct developer names: names as shown on the listings, not developer accounts. The median name has 1 app. 593,533 names (65.49%) publish exactly one app, while the 1,590 names that each have 101 or more apps hold 477,578 listings between them, 18.32% of the total.
How many apps on Google Play have over 1 million installs?
Of the 2,607,536 Google Play apps GetAppNiche read on the US store (Sep 6–29, 2026), 64,147 (2.46%, about 1 in 41) show 1,000,000 or more installs. 13,521 (0.52%) show 10,000,000 or more, 1,424 show 100,000,000 or more and 169 show 1,000,000,000 or more. These are Google Play's public install ranges, a lower bound of lifetime installs.
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