List of most downloaded Android applications

There are many Android applications that have been downloaded over one million times from the Google Play app store. As an approximate count, it is reported that over 125 applications have been downloaded at least one hundred million times and over 1,788 apps have been downloaded at least ten million times.[1] Many of the applications in this list are distributed pre-installed on top-selling Android devices[2] and may be considered bloatware by some people because users did not actively choose to download them.[3]

Most of the free applications that have been downloaded more than 100 million times and most of the paid applications that have been downloaded over one million times on unique Android devices are listed in the tables below.

Free applications with one billion or more downloads

These are the Google Play apps with over one billion downloads on unique devices. As of August 22, 2016, there are 19 applications to make it into this top category; all are owned either by Google or Facebook.

App Developer Date Reached Category
Google Play Services[4] Google 2014-01-29[5] Tools
Gmail[6] Google 2014-05-06[7] Communication
Google Maps[8] Google 2014-05-28[9] Travel & Local
YouTube[10] Google 2014-07-12[11] Media & Video
Facebook[12] Facebook 2014-09-02[13] Social
Google Hangouts[14] Google 2015-06-14[15] Communication
Google Search[16] Google 2014-12-08[17] Tools
Google+[18] Google 2015-01-06[19] Social
WhatsApp Messenger[20] Facebook 2015-03-04[21] Communication
Google Text-to-Speech[22] Google 2015-03-27[23] Tools
Google Play Books[24] Google 2015-06-02[25] Books & Reference
Messenger[26] Facebook 2015-06-06[27] Communication
Google Chrome[28] Google 2015-06-14[29] Communication
Google Play Games[30] Google 2015-08-12[31] Entertainment
Google Play Music[32] Google 2015-08-20[33] Music & Audio
Google Play Newsstand[34] Google 2015-08-20[35] News
Google Play Movies & TV[36] Google 2015-09-24[37] Entertainment
Google Drive[38] Google 2015-10-08[39] Productivity
Instagram[40] Facebook 2016-08-22[41] Social

Free applications with over 100 million and fewer than one billion downloads

This is the majority of the Google Play free apps with over 100 million and less than one billion downloads on unique devices:

App Developer
Angry Birds[42] Rovio Entertainment Ltd.
Avast Mobile Security & Antivirus[43] Avast Software
Skype[44] Microsoft
Twitter[45] Twitter
Adobe Flash Player 11[46][47][48] Adobe Systems
Fruit Ninja Free[49] Halfbrick Studios
Street View on Google Maps[50] Google
Temple Run[51] Imangi Studios
Temple Run 2[52] Imangi Studios
Adobe Reader[53] Adobe Systems
Voice Search[54] Google
Viber: Free Calls & Messages[55] Viber Media, Ltd
Dropbox[56] Dropbox, Inc.
Samsung Push Service[57] Samsung
LINE: Free Calls & Messages[58] LINE Corporation
My Talking Tom[59] Outfit7
Talking Tom Cat 2 Free[60] Outfit7
GO Launcher EX[61] GO Launcher Dev Team
Subway Surfers[62] Kiloo Games
ChatON[63] Samsung
Pandora internet radio[64] Pandora
Candy Crush Saga[65] King
Candy Crush Soda Saga[66] King
Google Translate[67] Google
Free Antivirus Security[68] AVG Mobilation
360 Security - Antivirus Boos] [69] 360 Security
Pou[70] Zakeh
Tango Messenger, Video & Calls[71] Tango
Drag Racing[72] Creative Mobile
Shazam[73] Shazam
Samsung Link (AllShare Play)[74] Samsung
PicsArt Photo Studio[75] PicsArt
Flipboard: Your News Magazine[76] Flipboard
Angry Birds Rio[77] Rovio Entertainment Ltd.
Zedge[78] Zedge
Clean Master (Boost & AppLock)[79] Cheetah Mobile
Hill Climb Racing[80] Fingersoft
Super-Bright LED Flashlight[81] Surpax Technology Inc.
Despicable Me: Minion Rush[82] Gameloft
WeChat[83] Tencent
MX Player[84] J2 Interactive
KakaoTalk[85] Kakao Corp.
Blurb Checkout[86] Blurb, Inc.
Shoot Bubble Deluxe[87] City Games LLC
HP Print Service Plugin[88] Hewlett-Packard
Barcode Scanner[89] ZXing Team
Opera Mini[90] Opera Software
Google Earth[91] Google
Pool Billiards Pro[92] TerranDroid
Adobe AIR[93] Adobe Systems
Google Talkback[94] Google
Street View on Google Maps[95] Google
Google Photos[96] Google
Amazon Kindle[97] Amazon.com
eBay[98] eBay
Samsung Print Service Plugin[99] Samsung
DU Battery Saver & Widgets[100] DU Apps Studio
BBM[101] BlackBerry Limited
Farm Heroes Saga[102] King
Angry Birds Go![103] Rovio Entertainment Ltd.
Angry Birds Seasons[104] Rovio Entertainment Ltd.
Jetpack Joyride[105] Halfbrick Studios
Clash of Clans[106] Supercell
Hay Day[107] Supercell
ES File Explorer[108] ES APP Group
Snapchat[109] Snapchat Inc.
Netflix[110] Netflix Inc.
Yahoo! Mail[111] Yahoo!
Battery Doctor (Battery Saver)[112] Cheetah Mobile
CM Security Antivirus AppLock[113] Cheetah Mobile
Kik[114] Kik Interactive
Firefox[115] Mozilla
Zombie Tsunami[116] Mobigame
8 Ball Pool[117] Miniclip
Don't Tap The White Tile[118] Clean Master Games
Piano Tiles 2 (Don't Tap...2) [119] Clean Master Games
SoundCloud[120] SoundCloud
Waze[121] Waze Mobile
Retrica[122] Venticake
Facebook Lite[123] Facebook
Spotify Music[124] Spotify
Trivia Crack[125] Etermax
Pokemon GO[126] Niantic, Inc.
Sonic Dash[127] Sega

Paid applications with one million or more installations

This is a majority of Google Play's paid apps that have had at least one million downloads on unique devices:[128]

App Developer
Minecraft - Pocket Edition[129] Mojang
Minecraft: Story Mode[130] Telltale Games
Where's My Water?[131] Disney Mobile
Asphalt 7: Heat[132] Gameloft
Poweramp Full Version Unlocker[133] Max MP
Beautiful Widgets Pro[134] LevelUp Studio
Draw Something[135] OMGPop
Camera ZOOM FX[136] androidslide
Plants vs. Zombies[137] PopCap Games
Grand Theft Auto III[138] Rockstar Games
Fruit Ninja[139] Halfbrick Studios
Cut the Rope[140] ZeptoLab
TuneIn Radio Pro[141] TuneIn
Where's My Perry?[142] Disney Mobile
Smart Tools[143] Smart Tools co.
HD Widgets[144] CloudTV
Doodle Jump[145] Lima Sky
Paper Camera[146] JFDP Labs
Angry Birds Space[147] Rovio Entertainment Ltd.
Threema[148] Threema GmbH
Nova Launcher Prime[149] TeslaCoil Software
Runtastic Running PRO[150] Runtastic
OfficeSuite 8 Pro + PDF[151] MobiSystems
Flightradar24 - Flight Tracker[152] Flightradar24
Geometry Dash[153] RobTop Games
Bloons TD 5[154] Ninja Kiwi

See also

References

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  45. ↑ "Twitter - Google Play".
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  51. ↑ "Temple Run - Google Play".
  52. ↑ "Temple Run 2 - Google Play".
  53. ↑ "Adobe Reader - Google Play".
  54. ↑ "Voice Search - Google Play".
  55. ↑ "Viber : Free Calls & Messages - Google Play".
  56. ↑ "Dropbox - Google Play".
  57. ↑ "Samsung Push Service - Google Play".
  58. ↑ "LINE: Free Calls & Messages - Google Play".
  59. ↑ "My Talking Tom - Google Play".
  60. ↑ "Talking Tom Cat 2 Free - Google Play".
  61. ↑ "GO Launcher EX - Google Play".
  62. ↑ "Subway Surfers - Google Play".
  63. ↑ "ChatON - Google Play".
  64. ↑ "Pandora internet radio - Google Play".
  65. ↑ "Candy Crush Saga - Google Play".
  66. ↑ "Candy Crush Soda Saga - Google Play". Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  67. ↑ "Google Translate - Google Play".
  68. ↑ "Free Antivirus Security - Google Play".
  69. ↑ "360 Security - Antivirus Boost - Google Play".
  70. ↑ "Pou - Google Play".
  71. ↑ "Tango Messenger, Video & Calls - Google Play".
  72. ↑ "Drag Racing - Google Play".
  73. ↑ "Shazam - Google Play".
  74. ↑ "Samsung Link (AllShare Play) - Google Play".
  75. ↑ "PicsArt Photo Studio: Where Everyone Becomes a Great Artist - Google Play".
  76. ↑ "Flipboard: Your News Magazine - Google Play".
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  78. ↑ "ZEDGE Ringtones & Wallpapers - Google Play".
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  86. ↑ "Blurb Checkout - Google Play". play.google.com. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
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  88. ↑ "HP Print Service Plugin - Google Play". play.google.com. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  89. ↑ "Barcode Scanner - Google Play". play.google.com. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  90. ↑ "Opera Mini browser for Android - Google Play". play.google.com. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  91. ↑ "Google Earth". play.google.com. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
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  93. ↑ "Adobe AIR - Google Play". play.google.com. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
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  96. ↑ "Google Photos - Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  97. ↑ "Amazon Kindle - Google Play". play.google.com. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  98. ↑ "eBay - Google Play".
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  100. ↑ "DU Battery Saver & Widgets - Google Play". play.google.com. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  101. ↑ "BlackBerry Messenger". 6 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  102. ↑ "Farm Heroes Saga - Google Play". 6 March 2015.
  103. ↑ "Angry Birds Go ! - Google Play".
  104. ↑ "Angry Birds Seasons - Google Play". Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  105. ↑ "Jetpack Joyride - Google Play". Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  106. ↑ "Clash of Clans - Google Play". Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  107. ↑ "Hay Day - Google Play".
  108. ↑ "ES File Explorer - Google Play". Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  109. ↑ "Snapchat - Google Play". Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  110. ↑ "Netflix - Google Play". Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  111. ↑ "Yahoo Mail - Google Play". Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  112. ↑ "Battery Doctor (Battery Saver) - Google Play". play.google.com. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  113. ↑ "CM Security Antivirus AppLock - Google Play". play.google.com. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  114. ↑ "Kik - Google Play". Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  115. ↑ "Firefox Browser for Android - Google Play". Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  116. ↑ "Zombie Tsunami - Google Play". play.google.com.
  117. ↑ "8 Ball Pool - Google Play". Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  118. ↑ "Don't Tap The White Tile - Google Play". 28 October 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
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  120. ↑ "SoundCloud - Music & Audio - Android Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  121. ↑ "Waze - GPS, Maps & Traffic - Android Apps on Google Play". January 20, 2016.
  122. ↑ "Retrica - Google Play".
  123. ↑ "Facebook Lite, now Facebook's fastest-growing app, reaches 100M monthly users". March 10, 2016.
  124. ↑ "Spotify Music - Android Apps on Google Play". April 6, 2016.
  125. ↑ "Trivia Crack - Android Apps on Google Play". April 11, 2016.
  126. ↑ "Pokemon GO - Android Apps on Google Play". August 14, 2016.
  127. ↑ "Sonic Dash - Android Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
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  129. ↑ "Minecraft - Pocket Edition - Google Play".
  130. ↑ "Minecraft: Story Mode - Google Play".
  131. ↑ "Where's My Water? - Google Play".
  132. ↑ "Asphalt 7: Heat - Google Play".
  133. ↑ "Poweramp Full Version Unlocker - Google Play".
  134. ↑ "Beautiful Widgets Pro - Google Play".
  135. ↑ "Draw Something - Google Play".
  136. ↑ "Camera ZOOM FX - Google Play".
  137. ↑ "Plants vs. Zombies - Google Play".
  138. ↑ "Grand Theft Auto III - Google Play".
  139. ↑ "Fruit Ninja - Google Play".
  140. ↑ "Cut the Rope - Google Play".
  141. ↑ "TuneIn Radio Pro - Google Play".
  142. ↑ "Where's My Perry? - Google Play".
  143. ↑ "Smart Tools - Google Play".
  144. ↑ "HD Widgets - Google Play".
  145. ↑ "Doodle Jump - Google Play".
  146. ↑ "Paper Camera - Google Play".
  147. ↑ "Angry Birds Space Premium - Google Play".
  148. ↑ "Threema - Google Play".
  149. ↑ "Nova Launcher Prime - Android Apps on Google Play".
  150. ↑ "Runtastic Running PRO - Android Apps on Google Play".
  151. ↑ "OfficeSuite 8 Pro + PDF - Android Apps on Google Play".
  152. ↑ "Flightradar24 - Flight Tracker - Android Apps on Google Play".
  153. ↑ "Geometry Dash - Android Apps on Google Play".
  154. ↑ "Bloods TD 5 - Android Apps on Google Play".
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