This list of most-downloaded Google Play Store applications includes most of the free apps that have been downloaded at least 500 million times. As of 2024, thousands of Android applications have surpassed the one-million download milestone, with a significant subset reaching even higher thresholds. For context, in July 2017 319 apps had been downloaded at least 100 million times, and 4,098 apps had been downloaded at least ten million times. The 500-million download threshold for free applications has been established, as of 2024, to maintain the list's manageability and torch on the most widely distributed apps. It's worth noting that many of the applications in this list are distributed pre-installed on top-selling Android devices and may be considered bloatware 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.
+Approximated number of apps in each category of downloads (as of 10 August 2024)number of installsnumber of applicationsMore than 10 billion17More than 5 billion30More than 1 billion142More than 500 million264More than 100 million1,255More than 50 million2,619More than 10 million11,913More than 5 million20,193More than 1 million52,506More than 500,00072,680More than 100,000131,293More than 50,000157,067More than 10,000193,654
Free apps These lists are of the apps in Google Play that are free, and have at least 500 million downloads on unique Android devices:
Key keyYes*Yes* marked with an asterisk are pre-installed only on some manufacturers devicesYesYes marked with bold are necessary for the functioning of any Android device wishing to use any Google services
More than 10 billion downloads These are the Google Play apps with more than ten billion downloads on unique devices: +AppDeveloperDate ReachedDate PublishedCategoryPre-installedGoogle Play ServicesGoogle2020-08-012012-09-26ToolsYesYouTube2021-08-042010-10-20Video editor & social mediaYesGoogle Maps2021-11-162012-12-12MappingYesSpeech Services by Google2021-11-182013-10-10Accessibility toolYesGoogle Search2021-11-192010-08-12Search toolYesGoogle Chrome2021-12-042012-02-07Web browserYesGmail2022-01-162010-09-21E-mailYesAndroid Accessibility Suite2022-12-18Accessibility toolYesFacebookMeta2023-03-012011-08-09Social mediaYes*Google PhotosGoogle2023-12-172015-05-28Photo/Video managerYesAndroid System WebView2023-12-172015-03-10ToolsYesGoogle Drive2024-01-012011-04-27Cloud storageYes*Android Switch2024-10-072021-07-21File managerYesWhatsAppMeta2025-01-012010-08-18CommunicationNoGboardGoogle2025-02-262015-01-26KeyboardYes*Google TV2025-07-052011-06-03Video playerYesGoogle Meet2025-07-052016-08-18CommunicationYes*
More than 5 billion downloads These are the Google Play apps with more than five billion downloads, but less than ten billion downloads on unique devices: AppDeveloperDate ReachedDate PublishedCategoryPre-installedYouTube MusicGoogle2019-11-012015-11-12MusicYes*MessengerMeta Platforms2021-05-152014-01-30CommunicationNoGoogle HangoutsGoogle2021-06-03CommunicationSamsung Push ServiceSamsung2022-06-032013-03-29Communicational Yes*Google Play GamesGoogle2022-08-142013-07-24GamesYes*Android AutoGoogle2023-06-032015-03-19App manager for automobileYesGoogle CalendarGoogle2023-06-032012-10-17Calendar & organiserYes*InstagramMeta2023-09-012012-04-03Social mediaYes*Google MessagesGoogle2023-10-022014-11-12CommunicationYes*Digital WellbeingGoogle2023-11-012018-08-08LifestyleYesCarrier ServicesGoogle2023-12-022017-03-13CommunicationYes*Google Play Services for ARGoogle2025-01-012017-12-11ToolsYes*Files by GoogleGoogle2025-03-012017-12-05Storage cleaner & file managerYes*
More than 1 billion downloads These are the Google Play apps with more than one billion downloads, but less than five billion downloads on unique devices: AppDeveloperDate ReachedDate PublishedCategoryPre-installedGoogle CurrentsGoogle2014-12-272011-06-28Social mediaYes*Google Play Books2015-06-012010-12-06Books & referenceYes*Google News2015-09-202012-06-27News & magazinesNoGoogle Street View2017-06-232010-09-09Travel & localYes*SkypeMicrosoft2017-11-022010-10-04CommunicationYes*Subway SurfersKiloo2018-04-012012-09-20Games & arcadeNoFacebook LiteMeta2018-12-162015-01-28Social mediaYes*Google Cloud PrintGoogle2019-02-012013-06-12PrintingYesSamsung Print Service PluginHP Inc.2019-02-022013-11-05PrintingYes*Samsung Internet BrowserSamsung2019-02-162015-08-24Web browserYes*SHAREit - Transfer & ShareSmart Media4U Technology Pte. Ltd.2019-04-012013-04-28ToolsYes*SnapchatSnap Inc.2019-07-182012-10-29Photo/Video editor, social media & mappingNoMicrosoft Word: Edit DocumentsMicrosoft2019-07-142015-01-06Word processorYes*Microsoft OneDriveMicrosoft2019-09-152012-08-28Cloud storageYes*Samsung My FilesSamsung2019-10-022017-06-21File managerYes*Microsoft PowerPointMicrosoft2019-10-162015-01-06PresentationsYes*Microsoft Excel: SpreadsheetsMicrosoft2019-10-182015-01-06SpreadsheetYes*Samsung One UI HomeSamsung2019-11-022012-01-14PersonalizationYes*Samsung Email2019-11-152017-01-15E-mailYes*Samsung Voice Recorder2020-01-012016-03-24Audio recorderYes*Device Care2020-01-162017-06-01ToolsYes*Samsung Members2020-01-162016-03-11ToolsYes*ANT+ Plugins ServiceANT+2020-02-012013-05-10Health & fitnessNoSamsung HealthSamsung2020-02-092015-04-07Health & fitnessYes*ANT Radio ServiceANT+2020-02-212010-11-05Health & fitnessNoSamsung CalculatorSamsung2020-02-212017-02-08CalculatorYes*Candy Crush SagaKing2020-04-012012-11-15GamesNoTikTokByteDance2020-04-112015-07-09Video editor & social mediaYes*BriefingFlipboard2020-05-112015-05-13News & magazinesNoXX Corp2020-07-162010-04-30Social mediaYes*NetflixNetflix, Inc2020-08-022016-01-06Media streamingYes*Secure FolderSamsung2020-08-022017-01-09BusinessYes*DropboxDropbox, Inc.2020-09-022010-05-04Cloud storageNoGoogle DocsGoogle2020-11-012014-04-30Word processorYes*Phone by Google2020-12-192015-12-07ToolsYes*Google Keep2020-12-202013-03-20Notes & productivityYes*Google Translate2021-04-042010-01-01TranslationYes*SpotifySpotify AB2021-05-012014-05-27Music & audio streamingNoGoogle ClockGoogle2021-05-012015-06-18AlarmYes*Samsung Security Policy UpdateSamsung2021-05-012014-11-17ProductivityYes*Samsung Notes2021-06-012016-08-15Notes & productivityYes*Calculator (Google)Google2021-06-162016-03-30CalculatorYes*Free FireGarena2021-07-172017-09-30Games, action & shooterNoGoogle SheetsGoogle2021-07-172014-04-30SpreadsheetYes*Contacts (Google)2021-08-142015-12-07ContactsYes*ShareMeXiaomi Inc.2021-09-152017-11-07File sharingYes*MX PlayerMX Media & Entertainment2021-10-012011-06-18Video playerNoViber MessengerViber Media, Ltd2021-10-022011-06-19CommunicationYes*TelegramTelegram FZ-LLC2021-10-152013-09-06CommunicationNoGoogle LensGoogle2021-10-172017-10-04ToolsYes*File Manager by XiaomiXiaomi Inc.2021-11-162017-10-25File managerYes*Mi Music2021-11-162019-05-26MusicYes*Calculator (Xiaomi)2021-11-272017-08-31CalculatorYes*Mi Video - Video player2022-01-012020-09-01Video editor & social mediaNoSamsung Cloud for Wear OSSamsung2022-01-022021-12-14Cloud storageNoGoogle AssistantGoogle2022-02-012018-01-18ToolsNoWeather - By XiaomiXiaomi2022-02-022020-04-29WeatherYes*Google SlidesGoogle2022-02-192014-06-25PresentationsYes*LinkedInLinkedIn2022-03-042011-04-07BusinessNoimo-International Calls & Chatimo.im2022-03-042010-07-27CommunicationNoMicrosoft SwiftKey KeyboardMicrosoft2022-04-022010-09-22KeyboardYes*My Talking TomOutfit72022-06-032013-11-11Games & casualNoUC BrowserUCWeb2022-07-012011-10-25Web browserNoGoogle GoGoogle2022-09-182019-08-19Fast search toolYes*Truecaller: ID & spam blockTruecaller2022-10-012009-07-01CommunicationNoPicsart Photo StudioPicsArt2022-11-232011-11-04Photo/Video editorNoClock (Samsung)Samsung2022-12-012016-10-26AlarmNoGoogle Assistant GoGoogle2022-12-182018-01-30ToolsYes*Samsung MusicSamsung2023-01-012016-02-17MusicYes*Google OneGoogle2023-01-152018-11-19Cloud storageNoApp VaultXiaomi2023-03-012019-09-23App access toolYes*Link to WindowsMicrosoft2023-06-032015-12-16CommunicationNoZoomzoom.us2023-06-042012-09-10CommunicationNoGoogle PayGoogle2023-08-032017-08-17FinanceYes*WhatsApp BusinessMeta2023-08-032018-01-22CommunicationNoSamsung CalendarSamsung2023-08-052023-07-14Calendar & organiserNoHill Climb RacingFingersoft2012-09-22UnknownGames & racingNoLudo KingGametion Global2024-02-032016-02-20Games & boardNoRobloxRoblox Corporation2024-07-022014-07-16Games & MMONoAndroid System IntelligenceGoogle2024-09-012018-10-09PersonalizationYesChatGPTOpenAI2026-03-152023-07-25ProductivityNo
More than 500 million downloads This is the list of the Google Play apps with more than 500 million, and less than one billion downloads on unique devices: