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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 20.6%. Pick one to see which apps, and when they went.

  1. Missing the most

    24 storefronts
  2. 1 China (Mainland)48.1%
  3. 2 Afghanistan39.8%
  4. 3 Bosnia & Herzegovina28.9%
  5. 4 Russia27.3%
  6. 5 Iraq27.1%
  7. 6 Morocco27.1%
  8. 7 Brunei26.7%
  9. 8 Belarus26.6%
  10. 9 Libya26.2%
  11. 10 Côte d’Ivoire26.0%
  12. 11 Bhutan25.8%
  13. 12 Gabon25.5%
  14. 13 DR Congo25.2%
  15. 14 Bulgaria25.1%
  16. 15 Cameroon25.0%
  17. 16 Bahrain24.7%
  18. 17 Cyprus24.5%
  19. 18 Armenia24.5%
  20. 19 Albania24.5%
  21. 20 Estonia24.5%
  22. 21 Azerbaijan24.4%
  23. 22 Bahamas24.4%
  24. 23 Republic of the Congo24.2%
  25. 24 Belgium24.2%

  26. Far more than most

    127 storefronts
  27. 25 Burkina Faso24.0%
  28. 26 Algeria23.9%
  29. 27 Fiji23.7%
  30. 28 Benin23.7%
  31. 29 Cape Verde23.7%
  32. 30 Bermuda23.7%
  33. 31 Barbados23.7%
  34. 32 Nauru23.6%
  35. 33 Czechia23.5%
  36. 34 Micronesia23.5%
  37. 35 Latvia23.5%
  38. 36 Georgia23.4%
  39. 37 Antigua & Barbuda23.4%
  40. 38 Anguilla23.4%
  41. 39 Dominica23.4%
  42. 40 Myanmar (Burma)23.2%
  43. 41 Grenada23.2%
  44. 42 United Arab Emirates23.1%
  45. 43 Austria23.1%
  46. 44 Maldives23.1%
  47. 45 Montenegro23.0%
  48. 46 Belize22.9%
  49. 47 Guyana22.8%
  50. 48 Costa Rica22.7%
  51. 49 Angola22.7%
  52. 50 Ghana22.6%
  53. 51 South Korea22.6%
  54. 52 Greece22.6%
  55. 53 Botswana22.6%
  56. 54 Jordan22.5%
  57. 55 Switzerland22.5%
  58. 56 Denmark22.5%
  59. 57 Bolivia22.4%
  60. 58 Dominican Republic22.3%
  61. 59 Nepal22.1%
  62. 60 Tonga22.1%
  63. 61 Guatemala22.1%
  64. 62 Jamaica21.9%
  65. 63 St. Lucia21.9%
  66. 64 Cambodia21.8%
  67. 65 Kosovo21.8%
  68. 66 Brazil21.8%
  69. 67 Finland21.6%
  70. 68 Gambia21.5%
  71. 69 Sri Lanka21.4%
  72. 70 Guinea-Bissau21.4%
  73. 71 Laos21.4%
  74. 72 Moldova21.4%
  75. 73 Kyrgyzstan21.3%
  76. 74 Ukraine21.2%
  77. 75 Ecuador21.2%
  78. 76 Lebanon21.2%
  79. 77 Hungary21.2%
  80. 78 Croatia21.2%
  81. 79 Luxembourg21.1%
  82. 80 Colombia21.0%
  83. 81 Egypt21.0%
  84. 82 St. Kitts & Nevis21.0%
  85. 83 Iceland20.8%
  86. 84 Honduras20.8%
  87. 85 Yemen20.7%
  88. 86 Vanuatu20.7%
  89. 87 North Macedonia20.7%
  90. 88 Malta20.6%
  91. 89 Solomon Islands20.6%
  92. 90 Mongolia20.5%
  93. 91 Papua New Guinea20.4%
  94. 92 Lithuania20.2%
  95. 93 Montserrat20.2%
  96. 94 Chile20.2%
  97. 95 Spain20.2%
  98. 96 Argentina20.1%
  99. 97 Palau20.1%
  100. 98 Hong Kong20.1%
  101. 99 Serbia20.0%
  102. 100 Liberia20.0%
  103. 101 Australia19.9%
  104. 102 Kenya19.9%
  105. 103 St. Vincent & Grenadines19.8%
  106. 104 Italy19.8%
  107. 105 Israel19.8%
  108. 106 Ireland19.8%
  109. 107 Turks & Caicos Islands19.8%
  110. 108 Indonesia19.8%
  111. 109 Rwanda19.7%
  112. 110 Kuwait19.7%
  113. 111 Vietnam19.4%
  114. 112 Mali19.4%
  115. 113 India19.4%
  116. 114 Niger19.4%
  117. 115 Mauritania19.3%
  118. 116 Tajikistan19.2%
  119. 117 Madagascar19.2%
  120. 118 France19.2%
  121. 119 Nigeria19.1%
  122. 120 Mauritius19.0%
  123. 121 Sierra Leone19.0%
  124. 122 Nicaragua19.0%
  125. 123 Cayman Islands18.9%
  126. 124 Uzbekistan18.9%
  127. 125 Slovenia18.8%
  128. 126 Zimbabwe18.8%
  129. 127 Tunisia18.8%
  130. 128 Macao18.7%
  131. 129 Germany18.7%
  132. 130 Zambia18.7%
  133. 131 Suriname18.7%
  134. 132 Mozambique18.7%
  135. 133 Tanzania18.6%
  136. 134 Slovakia18.5%
  137. 135 Paraguay18.5%
  138. 136 Trinidad & Tobago18.5%
  139. 137 Oman18.4%
  140. 138 Netherlands18.4%
  141. 139 Saudi Arabia18.4%
  142. 140 Malaysia18.4%
  143. 141 Malawi18.4%
  144. 142 Romania18.3%
  145. 143 British Virgin Islands18.3%
  146. 144 Poland18.2%
  147. 145 Kazakhstan18.2%
  148. 146 Namibia18.2%
  149. 147 Uganda18.1%
  150. 148 Senegal18.1%
  151. 149 Peru18.1%
  152. 150 Pakistan18.0%
  153. 151 El Salvador18.0%

  154. More than most

    21 storefronts
  155. 152 Portugal18.0%
  156. 153 Seychelles17.8%
  157. 154 United Kingdom17.8%
  158. 155 São Tomé & Príncipe17.7%
  159. 156 Venezuela17.5%
  160. 157 Panama17.5%
  161. 158 Taiwan17.3%
  162. 159 Eswatini17.2%
  163. 160 Turkmenistan17.1%
  164. 161 Türkiye17.0%
  165. 162 Sweden16.9%
  166. 163 Qatar16.9%
  167. 164 Thailand16.8%
  168. 165 Japan16.6%
  169. 166 Philippines16.5%
  170. 167 Norway16.5%
  171. 168 Chad16.4%
  172. 169 Uruguay16.3%
  173. 170 New Zealand16.3%
  174. 171 Canada16.2%
  175. 172 Singapore16.0%

  176. About typical

    2 storefronts
  177. 173 South Africa15.6%
  178. 174 Mexico14.7%

  179. Fewer than most

    1 storefronts
  180. 175 United States12.0%

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 20.6%.