During the second quarter of 2023, the United States and China maintained their leading positions as the largest app markets, with 1.82 billion downloads and 1.63 billion downloads, respectively. Despite their ranking, the two main app markets experienced a decrease in downloads compared to the second quarter of 2022. In comparison, mobile app downloads in Japan and Russia experienced an increase of approximately one percent and five percent, respectively.
Largest mobile app markets worldwide in 2nd quarter 2022 and 2nd quarter 2023, by downloads (in billions)
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Sensor Tower. (July 26, 2023). Largest mobile app markets worldwide in 2nd quarter 2022 and 2nd quarter 2023, by downloads (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1403515/top-mobile-markets-app-downloads/
Sensor Tower. "Largest mobile app markets worldwide in 2nd quarter 2022 and 2nd quarter 2023, by downloads (in billions)." Chart. July 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1403515/top-mobile-markets-app-downloads/
Sensor Tower. (2023). Largest mobile app markets worldwide in 2nd quarter 2022 and 2nd quarter 2023, by downloads (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1403515/top-mobile-markets-app-downloads/
Sensor Tower. "Largest Mobile App Markets Worldwide in 2nd Quarter 2022 and 2nd Quarter 2023, by Downloads (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2023, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1403515/top-mobile-markets-app-downloads/
Sensor Tower, Largest mobile app markets worldwide in 2nd quarter 2022 and 2nd quarter 2023, by downloads (in billions) Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1403515/top-mobile-markets-app-downloads/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Largest mobile app markets worldwide in 2nd quarter 2022 and 2nd quarter 2023, by downloads (in billions) [Graph], Sensor Tower, July 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1403515/top-mobile-markets-app-downloads/