Without a doubt, the most famous app store among Internet users is the Google Play Store. Present in android devices, the little shop has existed for years and accumulates millions of daily downloads. However, even so traditional, there are still features little explored by many users.
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Google has even been accused of monopolizing the app market through the Play Store. That alone is enough to see that the resource has a great deal of relevance.
Check out 7 curiosities about the Play Store:
1 – Android Market
The giant app store had a quieter start. Launched in 2008, its original name was Android Market. There were only 13 downloadable apps.
With the advancement of smartphone technologies, it was in 2012 that Google launched the current Play Store.
2 – How many apps are available?
In almost 13 years of its creation, the Play Store has gone from a modest 13 apps to millions.
In the first quarter of 2021 alone, there were 3.5 million apps for downloads. In March 2018, however, 3.6 million were accounted for.
3 – How many downloads were made?
If we only think about the entire year of 2020, the Play Store has achieved 108.5 billion downloads. However, the Statista website shows that the number continues to increase in proportion.
4 – What is the most popular category?
As expected, the search for games is the biggest among all others. Game downloads are greater than all other categories combined.
5 – How many games are there?
There are currently over 365,000 games available for download on the Play Store. Survey is from AppBrain.
6 – What is the most successful app?
The most downloaded app in the store is Google Play Services. There are more than 10 billion downloads.
7 – What is the profit of the Play Store?
Profits from the Play Store surpassed BRL 190 billion reais (in free conversion). That is, in 2020, the app earned Google $ 38.6 billion.
Meanwhile, competitor Apple's revenue is even greater with its store. The App Store earned $72.3 billion over the same period. In the conversion, it would be something around R$ 378 billion.