Please note that some of these numbers are easier to find than others. A few of these stats come from Google’s own reports, but some are based on news reports and not official company tallies. Basically, this is the best I can find and I don’t guarantee anything to be 100% accurate.
Number of Android apps that were downloaded in 2016:
Number of times Google Play Services app has been downloaded:
Last updated 7/30/17
Average number of apps Android users download to their phones:
Last updated 9/1/16
Google Play Store’s top selling movie of 2014:
Number of Google Play Newsstand users:
Last updated 11/16/16
Number of downloads for the Google Play Newsstand app:
Last updated 9/24/15
Number of Google Play Music app downloads:
Last updated 8/28/15
Number of countries Google Play Music is available in:
Last updated 10/7/16
Number of music tracks available in Google Play Music’s library:
Last updated 10/7/16
Number of books available in Google Play Books:
Last updated 3/6/17
Number of countries Google Play Books is available in:
Last updated 9/19/16
Percentage of top grossing apps in Google Play store that are free:
Last updated 8/26/13
Abandon rate of an Android app:
Last updated 9/6/13
Top revenue generating app in Google Play store:
Last updated 8/12/13
Top downloaded paid app in Google Play store:
Last updated 8/12/13
Percentage of Chinese Android devices that have Google Play installed on them:
Last updated 1/23/14
Percentage of overall fake app reviews that appear on apps in the Google Play Store:
Last updated 5/27/14
Android percentage of total online traffic on Christmas Day 2014:
Android percentage of total online sales on Christmas Day 2014:
Number of Google Play developers:
Last updated 1/13/15
This report is available in an annual industry report. Some of the data in industry reports include:
- Users
- Demographics
- Revenue
- Growth
- Etc.- all in one place
I try to go through each and every stat regularly and update as much as possible, but we all know that some stats are easier to track down than others. As always, every stat is linked to its original source and has the source date listed.
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Report 1: Google Product Report (Android, Chrome, Gmail, Google, Google Play, Home, and YouTube).
Report 2: Billion Users Club Report (Android, Apple, Facebook, Messenger, Google, Instagram, Microsoft, WeChat, WhatsApp, YouTube).
Report 3: Mobile Industry and Company Report (Android, Google Play, iPhone, iPad, Samsung, Verizon, Xiaomi and Mobile Industry).
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