App Annie: Google Play downloads grew 20% year-on-year in Q2 2018

App Annie, an application analysis agency, gave a data report on Google Play and App Store in the second quarter of 2018.

The report shows that the number of downloads on Google Play increased, up 20% year-on-year, 160% higher than the App Store. Among them, India and Indonesia accounted for a large number of Google Play downloads, because Google has been promoting to these two countries recently.

However, it is interesting that although Google Play leads in downloads, its spending on app stores is still not as high as that on the App Store. Data shows that App Store spending is 80% higher than Google Play, but this gap is gradually narrowing, because last quarter, App Store spending was 85% higher than Google Play.

The report also shows that due to the World Cup, sports apps in the two app stores have grown, increasing by 65% ​​compared to the first three weeks of the World Cup.

In terms of market consumption share, the three largest regions for Google Play are South Korea, the United States, and Germany; while the largest regions for App Store are the United States, Taiwan, China, and the United Kingdom.