The list of most-downloaded Google Play applications includes most of the free apps that have been downloaded more than 500 million times and most of the paid apps that have been downloaded over one million times on unique android devices. There are numerous Android apps that have been downloaded over one million times from the GOOGLE Playstore and it was reported in July 2017 that there are 319 apps that have been downloaded at least 100 million times and 4,098 apps have been downloaded at least ten million times The barrier for entry on this list is set at 500 million for free apps to limit its size. Many of the applications in this list are distributed pre-installed on top-selling Android devices maybe considered bloatbare by some people because users did not actively choose to download them. The table below shows the number of Google Play apps in each category.
5 billion+ download
Only twelve apps have crossed the 5 billion downloads mark. GOOGLE PLAY SERVICES, the main OS application for any Android phone, met the criteria in 201 in 2018[7] and Google Maps, Google, Gmail, Google Text-to-Speech, Google Chrome, Facebook, Android Accessibility Suite in 2019 and Google Drive and WhatsApp in 2020. Ten of these apps are owned by Google and come preinstalled.
| App | Developer | Date Published[b] | Date Reached[c] | Category | Pre-installed[d] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Play services[8] | 2012-05-24 | 2017-11-12[9] | Tools | Yes | |
| YouTube[10] | 2010-10-20 | 2018-12-16[7] | Video Players & Editors | Yes | |
| Google Maps[11] | 2012-12-12 | 2019-03-09[12] | Travel & Local | Yes | |
| Google[13] | 2010-08-12 | 2019-03-22[14] | Tools | Yes | |
| Gmail[15] | 2010-09-21 | 2019-06-18[16] | Communication | Yes | |
| Google Text-to-Speech[17] | 2013-10-10 | 2019-06-17[18] | Tools | Yes | |
| Google Chrome[19] | 2012-02-07 | 2019-07-03[20] | Communication | Yes | |
| Facebook[21] | 2011-08-09 | 2019-10-17[22] | Social | Yes* | |
| Google Play Music[23] | 2011-05-05 | 2019-12-15[24] | Music & Audio | Yes | |
| Android Accessibility Suite[25] | Date Unknown | 2019-12-15[26] | Tools | Yes | |
| Google Drive[27] | 2011-04-27 | 2020-01-01[28] | Productivity | Yes | |
| WhatsApp Messenger[29] | 2010-08-18 | 2020-01-20[29] | Communication | No |
1 – 5 billion downloads[edit]
These are the Google Play apps with over one billion downloads but less than five billion downloads on unique devices. Nearly all of these apps are owned by either Google, Facebook, Samsung or Microsoft.
| App | Developer | Date Published | Date Reached | Category | Pre-installed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google+[30] | 2011-06-28 | 2014-12-27[31] | Social | Yes* | |
| Google Play Books[32] | 2010-12-06 | 2015-06-01[33] | Books & Reference | No | |
| Messenger[34] | 2014-01-30 | 2015-06-11[35] | Communication | No | |
| Hangouts[36] | 2013-05-15 | 2015-06-20[37] | Communication | Yes* | |
| Google Play Games[38] | 2013-07-24 | 2015-08-17[39] | Entertainment | Yes* | |
| Google Play Music[40] | 2011-05-05 | 2015-08-23[41] | Music & Audio | Yes* | |
| Google News[42] | 2012-06-27 | 2015-09-20[43] | News & Magazines | No | |
| Google Play Movies & TV[44] | 2011-06-03 | 2015-10-01[45] | Video Players & Editors | Yes | |
| Samsung Push Service[46] | Samsung | 2013-03-29 | 2016-04-09[47] | Communication | Yes* |
| Instagram[48] | 2012-04-03 | 2016-08-16[49] | Social | No | |
| Cloud Print[50] | 2013-06-12 | 2017-02-01[51] | Productivity | Yes | |
| Android System WebView[52] | 2015-03-10 | 2017-04-01[53] | Tools | Yes | |
| Google Photos[54] | 2015-05-28 | 2017-06-01[55] | Photography | Yes | |
| Google Street View[56] | 2010-09-09 | 2017-06-23[57] | Travel & Local | No | |
| Skype[58] | Microsoft | 2010-10-04 | 2017-11-02[59] | Communication | Yes* |
| Subway Surfers[60] | Kiloo | 2012-09-20 | 2018-04-01[61] | Games/Arcade | No |
| Gboard[62] | 2015-01-26 | 2018-09-01[63] | Tools | Yes* | |
| Facebook Lite[64] | 2015-01-28 | 2018-12-16[65] | Social | No | |
| Google Duo[66] | 2016-08-16 | 2018-12-22[67] | Communication | Yes* | |
| Samsung Print Service Plugin[68] | HP Inc. | 2013-11-05 | 2019-02-02[69] | Productivity | Yes* |
| Samsung Internet Browser | Samsung | 2015-08-24 | 2019-02-19 | Communication | Yes* |
| Microsoft Word[70] | Microsoft | 2015-01-06 | 2019-07-14[71] | Productivity | Yes* |
| Snapchat[72] | Snap Inc | 2012-10-29 | 2019-07-11[73] | Camera | No |
| Messages (Google)[74] | 2014-11-12 | 2020-05-01 | Communication | Yes* | |
| Twitter Inc. | 2010-04-30 | 2020-07-13[75] | Social | No |
500 million – 1 billion downloads[edit]
This is the list of the Google Play apps with over 500 million and less than one billion downloads on unique devices. Out of all the apps, there are only 6 games in this list, and the majority of apps in this list are pre-installed in Samsung devices, as a part of its necessary apps set such as Samsung Internet Browser, Samsung Health, Samsung Voice Recorder, Link Sharing, Samsung Email, Samsung My Files, Samsung Device Maintenance and Samsung Gallery.
| App | Developer | Date Published | Date Reached | Category | Pre-Installed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dropbox[76] | Dropbox, Inc. | 2010-05-04 | 2016-01-09[77] | Productivity | No |
| Candy Crush Saga[78] | King | 2012-11-15 | 2016-01-15[79] | Games/Casual | No |
| Viber Messenger[80] | Viber Media, Ltd | 2011-06-19 | 2016-04-20[81] | Communication | No |
| Twitter[82] | Twitter, Inc. | 2010-04-30 | 2016-04-26[83] | News & Magazines | Yes/No |
| LINE[84] | LINE Corporation | 2011-06-23 | 2016-05-22[85] | Communication | No |
| HP Print Service Plugin[86] | HP Inc. | 2013-05-14 | 2016-06-11[87] | Productivity | No |
| Flipboard[88] | 2012-06-21 | 2016-09-10[89] | News & Magazines | No | |
| Pou[90] | Zakeh | 2012-08-05 | 2017-05-01[91] | Games/Casual | No |
| Google Translate[92] | Date Unknown | 2017-06-11[93] | Tools | No | |
| My Talking Tom[94] | Outfit7 | 2013-11-11 | 2017-07-10[95] | Games/Casual | No |
| SHAREit[96] | SHAREit Technologies Co.Ltd | 2013-04-28 | 2017-09-21[97] | Tools | No |
| UC Browser[98] | UCWeb Inc. | 2011-10-25 | 2017-11-01[99] | Communication | No |
| imo free video calls and chat[100] | imo.im | 2010-07-27 | 2017-12-21[101] | Communication | No |
| Temple Run 2[102] | Imangi Studios | 2013-01-23 | 2018-01-13[103] | Games/Action | No |
| Google Calendar[104] | 2012-10-17 | 2018-02-11[105] | Productivity | Yes/No | |
| MX Player[106] | MX Media & Entertainment | 2011-06-18 | 2018-07-01[107] | Video Players | No |
| Samsung Health[108] | Samsung | 2015-04-07 | 2018-08-02[109] | Health & Fitness | Yes* |
| Microsoft Excel[110] | Microsoft | 2015-01-06 | 2018-09-01[111] | Productivity | No |
| Microsoft PowerPoint[112] | Microsoft | 2015-01-06 | 2018-09-01[113] | Productivity | No |
| Microsoft OneDrive[114] | Microsoft | 2012-08-28 | 2018-09-01[115] | Productivity | No |
| Samsung Voice Recorder[116] | Samsung | 2016-03-24 | 2018-09-23[117] | Tools | Yes* |
| ANT+ Plugins Service[118] | ANT+ | 2013-05-10 | 2018-10-17[119] | Health & Fitness | No |
| Hill Climb Racing[120] | Fingersoft | 2012-09-22 | 2018-10-17[121] | Games/Racing | No |
| Google Docs[122] | 2014-04-30 | 2018-11-01[123] | Productivity | No | |
| ANT Radio Service[124] | ANT+ | 2010-11-05 | 2018-11-01[125] | Communication | No |
| Link Sharing[126] | Samsung | 2017-05-30 | 2018-11-16[127] | Productivity | Yes* |
| Samsung Email[128] | Samsung | 2017-01-15 | 2018-11-16[129] | Productivity | Yes* |
| Clash of Clans[130] | Supercell | 2013-09-30 | 2018-11-16[131] | Games/Strategy | No |
| Samsung My Files[132] | Samsung | 2017-06-21 | 2018-12-02[133] | Tools | Yes* |
| Netflix[134] | Netflix, Inc | 2016-01-06 | 2018-12-16[135] | Entertainment | No |
| Device Care[136] | Samsung | 2017-06-01 | 2019-01-01[137] | Tools | Yes* |
| Flipboard Briefing[138] | 2015-05-13 | 2019-01-01[139] | News & Magazines | No | |
| Samsung Gallery[140] | Samsung | 2017-08-15 | 2019-01-20[141] | Photography | Yes* |
| Samsung Calculator[142] | Samsung | 2017-02-08 | 2019-02-16[143] | Tools | Yes* |
| Samsung Keyboard[144] | Samsung | 2017-09-15 | 2019-03-01[145] | Productivity | Yes* |
| Samsung Experience Service[146] | Samsung | 2018-06-14 | 2019-03-21[147] | Personalization | Yes* |
| Google Sheets[148] | 2014-04-30 | 2019-03-21[149] | Productivity | No | |
| TikTok[150] | musical.ly | 2015-07-09 | 2019-03-21[151] | Social | No |
| Microsoft OneNote[152] | Microsoft | 2012-02-07 | 2019-05-01[153] | Productivity | No |
| PicsArt Photo Studio[154] | PicsArt | 2011-11-04 | 2019-05-02[155] | Photography | No |
| Spotify[156] | Spotify Ltd. | 2014-05-27 | 2019-05-02[157] | Music & Audio | No |
| Google Slides[158] | 2014-06-25 | 2019-05-18[159] | Productivity | No |
Paid
This is the list of those apps in Play Store which are paid, and have at least 1 million downloads on unique Android Devices.[160]
10 million+ downloads[
This is the list of the Google Play paid apps with over ten million or more downloads on unique devices.
| App | Developer | Date Published | Date Reached | Category | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minecraft[161] | Mojang | 2011-08-15 | 2015-09-01[162] | Games/Arcade | $6.99 |
| Hitman: Sniper[163] | Square Enix Limited | 2015-06-03 | 2018-07-11[164] | Games/Action | $0.99 |
5 – 10 million downloads[edit]
This is the list of the Google Play paid apps with over 5 million and less than ten million downloads on unique devices:
| App | Developer | Date Published | Date Reached | Category | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stickman Legends[165] | ZITGA PTE. LTD. | 2017-05-10 | 2018-12-01[166] | Games/Action | $0.99 |
| Shadow of Death: Stickman Fighting – Dark Knight | Zonmob Game Studio | 2018-04-03 | 2018-05-18[167] | Games/Action | $0.99 |
| True Skate | True Axis | 2013-07-19 | 2019-06-01[168] | Games/Sports | $1.99 |
| Poweramp Full Version Unlocker[169] | Max MP | 2010-11-07 | 2020-02-01[170] | Music & Audio | $3.99 |
1 – 5 million downloads[edit]
This is the list of the Google Play paid apps with over 1 million and less than five million downloads on unique devices:
| App | Developer | Date Published | Date Reached | Category | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camera ZOOM FX Premium[171] | androidslide | Date Unknown | 2012-03-13[172] | Photography | $3.99 |
| Beautiful Widgets Pro[173] | LevelUp Studio | 2013-05-02 | 2012-03-19[174] | Personalization | $2.49 |
| Cut the Rope GOLD[175] | ZeptoLab | 2011-06-30 | 2012-03-19[176] | Games/Puzzle | $0.99 |
| Where’s My Water?[177] | Disney | 2011-11-22 | 2012-06-24[178] | Games/Puzzle | $1.99 |
| Fruit Ninja Classic[179] | Halfbrick Studios | 2010-09-15 | 2012-06-24[180] | Games/Arcade | $0.99 |
| Draw Something[181] | Zynga | 2014-02-12 | 2012-06-24[182] | Games/Word | $2.99 |
| Grand Theft Auto III[183] | Rockstar Games | 2011-12-14 | 2013-04-24[184] | Games/Action | $4.99 |
| Smart Tools[185] | Smart Tools co. | 2010-11-15 | 2013-08-10[186] | Tools | $2.99 |
| TuneIn Radio Pro – Live Radio[187] | TuneIn Inc | 2010-02-12 | 2013-09-11[188] | Music & Audio | $9.99 |
| HD Widgets[189] | cloud.tv | 2011-06-06 | 2013-10-07[190] | Personalization | $0.99 |
| Nova Launcher Prime[191] | TeslaCoil Software | 2012-02-23 | 2014-06-25[192] | Personalization | $4.99 |
| Threema[193] | Threema GmbH | 2013-05-27 | 2014-07-18[194] | Communication | $2.99 |
| OfficeSuite Pro + PDF[195] | MobiSystems | 2010-07-05 | 2014-10-06[196] | Business | $9.99 |
| Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour[197] | Gameloft | 2012-12-10 | 2014-11-26[198] | Games/Action | $6.99 |
| Titanium Backup PRO Key ★ root needed[199] | TitaniumTrack | 2010-10-07 | 2015-03-11[200] | Tools | $5.99 |
| Runtastic PRO Running, Fitness[201] | Runtastic | 2011-03-06 | 2015-03-12[202] | Health & Fitness | $4.99 |
| QuizClash™ PREMIUM[203] | FEO | 2013-06-18 | 2015-03-12[204] | Games/Trivia | $8.99 |
| Bloons TD 5[205] | ninja kiwi | 2012-12-14 | 2015-03-12[206] | Games/Strategy | $2.99 |
| Need for Speed™ Most Wanted[207] | ELECTRONIC ARTS | 2012-10-29 | 2015-03-12[208] | Games/Racing | $4.99 |
| The Room[209] | Fireproof Games | 2013-04-05 | 2015-03-28[210] | Games/Puzzle | $0.99 |
| Geometry Dash[211] | RobTop Games | 2013-08-12 | 2015-09-01[162] | Games/Arcade | $1.99 |
| Worms 2: Armageddon[212] | Team 17 Digital Limited | 2013-04-04 | 2015-09-20[213] | Games/Strategy | $4.99 |
| Grand Theft Auto: Vice City[214] | Rockstar Games | 2012-12-06 | 2015-10-23[215] | Games/Arcade | $4.99 |
| Monument Valley[216] | ustwo games | 2014-05-14 | 2016-02-02[217] | Games/Puzzle | $3.99 |
| Terraria.[218] | 505 Games Srl. | 2013-09-25 | 2016-02-20[219] | Games/Adventure | $4.99 |
| Torque Pro (OBD 2 & Car)[220] | Ian Hawkins | 2010-03-07 | 2016-04-20[221] | Communication | $4.95 |
| Scribblenauts Remix[222] | Warner Bros. International | 2013-06-18 | 2016-06-26[223] | Games/Puzzle | $0.99 |
| Tasker[224] | joaomgcd | 2010-07-03 | 2016-08-01[225] | Tools | $2.99 |
| Rayman Jungle Run | Ubisoft Entertainment | 2012-09-27 | 2016-11-25[226] | Games/Action | $0.99 |
| Construction Simulator 2014 | astragon entertainment GmbH | 2016-12-26[227] | Games/Simulation | $0.99 | |
| Goat Simulator | Coffee Stain Publishing | 2017-01-11[228] | Games/Simulation | $4.99 | |
| Five Nights at Freddy’s | Scott Cawthon | 2017-02-11[229] | Games/Action | $2.99 | |
| Facetune – Ad Free | Lightricks Ltd. | 2017-03-01[230] | Photography | $5.99 | |
| Need for Speed Most Wanted | ELECTRONIC ARTS | 2017-03-11[231] | Games/Racing | $4.99 | |
| Card Wars- Adventure Time | Cartoon Network | 2017-04-01[232] | Games/Card | $2.99 | |
| TeamSpeak 3 – Voice Chat Software | TeamSpeak Systems GmbH | 2017-09-11[233] | Communication | $1.99 | |
| Sleep as Android Unlock | Urbandroid (Petr Nálevka) | 2017-12-02[234] | Lifestyle | $5.49 | |
| Akinator VIP | Elokence | 2018-01-01[235] | Entertainment | $1.99 | |
| Earn to Die | Not Doppler | 2018-02-01[236] | Games/Racing | $1.49 | |
| League of Stickman: (Dreamsky)Warriors | DreamSky | 2018-03-27[237] | Games/Action | $0.00[e] | |
| DraStic DS Emulator | Exophase | 2018-03-27[238] | Games/Action | $4.99 | |
| Survival Island: EVO PRO – Survivor building home | PRIDEGAMESSTUDIO OU PLC | 2018-03-27[239] | Games/Adventure | $0.99 | |
| My Boy! – GBA Emulator | Fast Emulator | 2018-03-27[240] | Games/Arcade | $4.99 | |
| League of Stickman 2018- Ninja Arena PVP(Dreamsky) | DreamSky | 2018-04-03[241] | Games/Action | $0.99 | |
| Dungeon Defense | GameCoaster | 2018-04-22[242] | Games/Action | $0.99 | |
| Bridge Constructor | ClockStone STUDIO | 2018-04-22[243] | Games/Simulation | $1.99 | |
| Lost Journey (Dreamsky) | DreamSky | 2018-05-13[244] | Games/Adventure | $0.99 | |
| Zombie Avengers:(Dreamsky)Stickman War Z | DreamSky | 2018-06-01[245] | Games/Action | $0.99 | |
| Coin Princess VIP: Retro RPG Quest | Zabob Studio | 2018-07-01[246] | Games/Role Playing | $0.00 | |
| Infinity Dungeon VIP: RPG Adventure | Zabob Studio | 2018-07-01[247] | Games/Role Playing | $1.99 | |
| Stickman Revenge 3: League of Heroes | Zonmob Game Studio | 2018-07-10[248] | Games/Action | $0.00 | |
| Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas[249] | Rockstar Games | 2018-07-11[164] | Games/Action | $6.99 | |
| PowerAudio Pro Music Player | PowerAudio Team | 2018-09-23[250] | Music and Audio | $0.99 | |
| Mystic Guardian VIP : Old School Action RPG | Buff Studio Co.,Ltd. | 2018-11-01[251] | Games/Role Playing | $3.49 | |
| Timing Hero VIP : Retro Fighting Action RPG | Buff Studio Co.,Ltd. | 2018-11-01[252] | Games/Action | $3.49 | |
| Empire Warriors Premium: Tactical TD Game | ZITGA PTE. LTD. | 2018-11-16[253] | Games/Strategy | $0.99 | |
| Pocket Casts | Podcast Media LLC | 2018-12-01[254] | News & Magazines | $3.99 | |
| Star Wars™ Pinball 7 | Zen Studios | 2018-12-02[255] | Games/Arcade | $1.99 | |
| Buff Knight Advanced – Retro RPG Runner[256] | Buff Studio Co.,Ltd. | 2018-12-02[257] | Games/Role Playing | $0.99 | |
| The Room Two | Fireproof Games | 2019-01-01[258] | Games/Puzzle | $1.99 | |
| Worms 3 | Team 17 Digital Limited | 2019-01-01[259] | Games/Arcade | $4.99 | |
| Live or Die: Survival Pro | PRIDEGAMESSTUDIO OU PLC | 2019-01-20[260] | Games/Adventure | $0.99 |
EVERYTHING 