Original data report · 2026-07-18
The 716,504-App Census: Google Play metadata 2026
A catalog-scale look at Google Play metadata we observed across 7,16,504 Android apps. This is not a Google-official dataset. APK Download does not host APK files.
- Catalog scale
- 7,16,504
- Enriched (snapshot)
- 100
- With version rows
- 100
Ads & IAP (enriched)
Among 100 enriched detail rows: ads 70.0%, IAP 79.0%, free 100.0%.
Top categories
- tools6,42,566
- games14,023
- shopping9,176
- education7,769
- health7,707
- entertainment6,733
- finance5,655
- productivity5,417
- maps5,223
- social4,897
- news3,104
- photography1,462
Methodology
- Live site catalog scale is 716,504 apps across 9 D1 shards (milestone gate).
- This census snapshot is computed from the local crawl enrichment DB when present.
- Ads/IAP stats reflect enriched app_details rows only, not the full catalog.
- APK Download does not host APK files.
Press kit: see repo docs/press/census-outreach.md. Tools: package lookup.