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Which App Stores are missing the most widely-used apps

All 175 storefronts Apple operates, ordered by the share of widely-used apps — 10,000+ user ratings worldwide, still on sale somewhere — that are unavailable in each. Both sides of that fraction are the apps we have tested in that storefront, so testing one harder does not inflate its figure. The typical storefront is missing 16.8%. Pick one to see which apps, and when they went.

What this ranking does not prove

A position in this list is a measurement, not a verdict. A storefront can be missing widely-used apps because they were removed, or because they were never published there, and this share does not distinguish the two — open a storefront to see which of its missing apps we actually watched leave. The middle of the table is flatter than its ends: a region-locked app is missing nearly everywhere, so about three-quarters of a typical storefront's share is a floor almost all of them stand on, and differences of a few places there mean very little.

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  1. Missing the most

    4 storefronts
  2. 1 China (Mainland)47.9%
  3. 2 Afghanistan37.2%
  4. 3 Russia27.0%
  5. 4 Bosnia & Herzegovina25.4%

  6. Far more than most

    44 storefronts
  7. 5 Brunei23.9%
  8. 6 Morocco23.5%
  9. 7 Latvia22.8%
  10. 8 Nauru22.8%
  11. 9 United Arab Emirates22.7%
  12. 10 Bulgaria22.0%
  13. 11 Bahrain22.0%
  14. 12 Nepal21.9%
  15. 13 Armenia21.8%
  16. 14 Azerbaijan21.7%
  17. 15 Albania21.6%
  18. 16 Libya21.4%
  19. 17 Belarus21.3%
  20. 18 Burkina Faso21.2%
  21. 19 Belgium21.2%
  22. 20 Benin21.1%
  23. 21 Bermuda21.1%
  24. 22 Ukraine21.0%
  25. 23 Barbados20.8%
  26. 24 Anguilla20.8%
  27. 25 Antigua & Barbuda20.7%
  28. 26 Iraq20.7%
  29. 27 Tonga20.4%
  30. 28 Angola20.4%
  31. 29 Austria20.3%
  32. 30 Gabon20.2%
  33. 31 South Korea20.2%
  34. 32 Bhutan19.9%
  35. 33 Myanmar (Burma)19.7%
  36. 34 Maldives19.5%
  37. 35 Hong Kong19.5%
  38. 36 Kosovo19.2%
  39. 37 DR Congo19.1%
  40. 38 Yemen18.9%
  41. 39 Côte d’Ivoire18.7%
  42. 40 Bolivia18.7%
  43. 41 Montenegro18.7%
  44. 42 Solomon Islands18.7%
  45. 43 Bahamas18.7%
  46. 44 Vanuatu18.2%
  47. 45 St. Lucia18.2%
  48. 46 Rwanda18.2%
  49. 47 Palau18.1%
  50. 48 Papua New Guinea18.0%

  51. More than most

    71 storefronts
  52. 49 St. Vincent & Grenadines18.0%
  53. 50 Vietnam17.9%
  54. 51 Sri Lanka17.9%
  55. 52 Mongolia17.9%
  56. 53 Moldova17.8%
  57. 54 Turks & Caicos Islands17.8%
  58. 55 Estonia17.7%
  59. 56 Luxembourg17.7%
  60. 57 Jordan17.7%
  61. 58 Australia17.6%
  62. 59 Brazil17.6%
  63. 60 Republic of the Congo17.5%
  64. 61 Algeria17.5%
  65. 62 Tajikistan17.4%
  66. 63 Argentina17.4%
  67. 64 Laos17.4%
  68. 65 Cape Verde17.3%
  69. 66 Macao17.3%
  70. 67 Cambodia17.3%
  71. 68 Malta17.3%
  72. 69 India17.3%
  73. 70 Micronesia17.3%
  74. 71 Zimbabwe17.2%
  75. 72 Fiji17.2%
  76. 73 Uzbekistan17.2%
  77. 74 Sierra Leone17.2%
  78. 75 Lebanon17.2%
  79. 76 Cameroon17.2%
  80. 77 North Macedonia17.1%
  81. 78 Niger17.1%
  82. 79 Nigeria17.1%
  83. 80 Tanzania17.0%
  84. 81 Montserrat16.9%
  85. 82 Ghana16.8%
  86. 83 Kyrgyzstan16.8%
  87. 84 Botswana16.8%
  88. 85 Serbia16.8%
  89. 86 Jamaica16.8%
  90. 87 Liberia16.8%
  91. 88 Guyana16.8%
  92. 89 Uganda16.7%
  93. 90 Saudi Arabia16.7%
  94. 91 Suriname16.7%
  95. 92 Cyprus16.7%
  96. 93 Tunisia16.7%
  97. 94 Mali16.7%
  98. 95 Mauritania16.6%
  99. 96 Malaysia16.6%
  100. 97 Belize16.6%
  101. 98 Slovenia16.5%
  102. 99 Trinidad & Tobago16.5%
  103. 100 Taiwan16.5%
  104. 101 British Virgin Islands16.5%
  105. 102 Netherlands16.4%
  106. 103 Zambia16.4%
  107. 104 Senegal16.3%
  108. 105 Greece16.3%
  109. 106 Mauritius16.3%
  110. 107 Slovakia16.3%
  111. 108 Nicaragua16.3%
  112. 109 Dominica16.2%
  113. 110 Grenada16.2%
  114. 111 Madagascar16.2%
  115. 112 Lithuania16.2%
  116. 113 Poland16.2%
  117. 114 Guinea-Bissau16.2%
  118. 115 Mozambique16.1%
  119. 116 Ireland16.1%
  120. 117 Pakistan16.1%
  121. 118 Gambia16.1%
  122. 119 Romania16.0%

  123. About typical

    45 storefronts
  124. 120 São Tomé & Príncipe16.0%
  125. 121 Hungary16.0%
  126. 122 Seychelles15.9%
  127. 123 Paraguay15.9%
  128. 124 Portugal15.9%
  129. 125 Peru15.9%
  130. 126 El Salvador15.9%
  131. 127 Kenya15.8%
  132. 128 Georgia15.8%
  133. 129 Czechia15.8%
  134. 130 Oman15.7%
  135. 131 Guatemala15.7%
  136. 132 Namibia15.7%
  137. 133 Indonesia15.7%
  138. 134 Malawi15.7%
  139. 135 Eswatini15.6%
  140. 136 Venezuela15.6%
  141. 137 Türkiye15.6%
  142. 138 Israel15.5%
  143. 139 Croatia15.5%
  144. 140 St. Kitts & Nevis15.5%
  145. 141 Dominican Republic15.4%
  146. 142 Switzerland15.3%
  147. 143 Honduras15.3%
  148. 144 Egypt15.3%
  149. 145 Thailand15.3%
  150. 146 Denmark15.3%
  151. 147 Kazakhstan15.3%
  152. 148 Italy15.1%
  153. 149 Iceland15.1%
  154. 150 Turkmenistan15.0%
  155. 151 Panama15.0%
  156. 152 Cayman Islands15.0%
  157. 153 Finland15.0%
  158. 154 United Kingdom15.0%
  159. 155 Costa Rica15.0%
  160. 156 France15.0%
  161. 157 Sweden14.9%
  162. 158 Kuwait14.9%
  163. 159 Singapore14.8%
  164. 160 Japan14.7%
  165. 161 Philippines14.7%
  166. 162 Chad14.7%
  167. 163 Ecuador14.7%
  168. 164 Qatar14.6%

  169. Fewer than most

    11 storefronts
  170. 165 New Zealand14.2%
  171. 166 Norway14.2%
  172. 167 Uruguay14.2%
  173. 168 Spain14.1%
  174. 169 South Africa14.1%
  175. 170 Colombia14.0%
  176. 171 Chile13.6%
  177. 172 Germany13.5%
  178. 173 Mexico12.2%
  179. 174 Canada12.2%
  180. 175 United States12.1%

Each row is the share of the widely-used apps we have tested in that storefront that are unavailable there. Open any figure to see the apps behind it. The typical storefront is missing 16.8%.