Have you ever wondered just what’s happening out there in the mobile app world? So many different apps are coming out, developed especially for various operating systems. Exactly how many apps are available, how many are being downloaded, and how much revenue are these apps generating? While on that subject, it’s interesting to note just how many apps are downloaded on average per day against the number of apps available against various operating systems. It’s also interesting to observe how paid apps rate in terms of downloads when teamed up against free apps. In the following infographic, “Mobile Apps In Numbers – Statistics And Trends”, we’ll be attempting to answer some of your questions along with our own. Check out our infographic to know the most recent, startling facts about mobile app downloads across operating systems and app categories. We’ve dug up some interesting facts; here’s one – the most downloaded apps ever are games! No surprises there, eh? 
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Estimated Number Of Available Apps
| Operating System | Number Of Apps ( In Millions) |
| iOS | 1.20 |
| Android | 1.31 |
| Windows | 0.40 |
Estimated Number Of Apps By Category
| Category | Android |
| Games | 14.7% |
| Entertainment | 7.74% |
| Lifestyle | 7.44% |
| Education | 7.32% |
| Business | 6.24% |
| Books | 5.74% |
| Travel | 4.84% |
| Music | 4.31% |
| News & Magazines | 2.89% |
| Sports | 2.88% |
| Health and Fitness | 2.73% |
| Social networking | 2.39% |
| Finance | 2.29% |
| Shopping | 1.86% |
| Others | 26.60% |
Free Vs. Paid Apps A 10th ranking app (in the US Apple App Store’s top overall free charts) generated an average of 72K downloads per day. Compare this to the 4k downloads on average generated by an app in the paid charts.
| App Type | Free | Paid |
| Android | 83.82% | 16.18% |
| iOS | 67.2% | 32.8% |
Apps by Rating Android
| Rating | %age |
| None | 41.18% |
| Less than 2.5 | 1.7% |
| 2.5-3.0 | 2.16% |
| 3.0-3.5 | 6.44% |
| 3.5-4.0 | 14.58% |
| 4.0-4.5 | 19.25% |
| 4.5+ | 14.65% |
iPhone
| Rating | %age |
| None | 53.61% |
| 1-2 stars | 14.68% |
| 2-3 stars | 14.19% |
| 3-4 stars | 10.93% |
| 4-5 stars | 5.67% |
| 5 stars | 0.92% |
Games were the most downloaded apps on both iPhone and iPad. On iPhone, 33% of all downloads were games. For iPad, this portion was even higher at 48%. Games were also the largest category in terms of device installs in Google Play, gathering 37% of all device installs in the whole store. Estimated Downloads Share By Category
| iPhone Category | %age | iPad Category | %age | Android | %age |
| Games | 33% | Games | 48% | Games | 37% |
| Entertainment | 8.3% | Entertainment | 8.9% | Widgets | 16% |
| Photography | 7.6% | Education | 6.1% | Communication | 7.4% |
| Social networking | 6.7% | Utilities | 4.4% | Tools | 7.2% |
| Lifestyle | 6.5% | Lifestyle | 4.1% | Entertainment | 5.8% |
| Others | 38% | Others | 29% | Others | 26% |
48% of all apps in the Top Overall were games, which generated 92% of the revenue for Google Play. With regard to the Apple App Stores (average of iPhone and iPad) 52% of the apps in the Top Overall were games, which generated 79% of the overall revenue. Android Apps Distribution By Number Of Downloads
| Number Of Downloads | Total Apps | Free | Paid |
| Less than 100 | 36.77% | 68.63% | 31.36% |
| 100-1000 | 25.86% | 87.12% | 12.88% |
| 1,000-10,000 | 20.47% | 94.81% | 5.19% |
| 10,000-100,000 | 12.43% | 98.22% | 1.78% |
| 100,000-500,000 | 3.12% | 99.04% | 0.96% |
| 500,000-1,000,000 | 0.59% | 99.30% | 0.70% |
| 1,000,000+ | 0.72% | 99.79% | 0.21% |
Top 10 Countries With Highest Average Revenue Per Download
| Country | Estimated ARPD |
| Japan | $5.32 |
| Australia | $3.60 |
| South Korea | $3.40 |
| Canada | $2.38 |
| Germany | $2.30 |
| United States | $2.29 |
| United Kingdom | $2.25 |
| France | $1.78 |
| Russia | $1.30 |
| China | $0.92 |
Top 10 Countries With The Most Apple App Stores Mobile App Revenue
| Country | Free Apps With IAP | Paid Apps Without IAP | Paid Apps With IAP |
| China | 94% | 4% | 2% |
| Japan | 94% | 5% | 1% |
| South Korea | 89% | 9% | 2% |
| United States | 79% | 17% | 4% |
| France | 78% | 17% | 5% |
| Canada | 78% | 18% | 4% |
| Australia | 77% | 20% | 3% |
| Russia | 76% | 20% | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 76% | 21% | 3% |
| Germany | 70% | 26% | 4% |
(IAP – In-app Purchases)
