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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 22.2%. Pick one to see which apps, and when they went.

  1. Missing the most

    47 storefronts
  2. 1 China (Mainland)48.1%
  3. 2 Afghanistan39.9%
  4. 3 Iraq29.9%
  5. 4 Morocco29.6%
  6. 5 Bosnia & Herzegovina29.2%
  7. 6 Libya28.9%
  8. 7 Russia27.3%
  9. 8 Belarus27.1%
  10. 9 Gabon27.0%
  11. 10 Brunei26.8%
  12. 11 Côte d’Ivoire26.6%
  13. 12 Bhutan26.3%
  14. 13 Montenegro26.2%
  15. 14 Estonia26.1%
  16. 15 Myanmar (Burma)26.0%
  17. 16 DR Congo25.7%
  18. 17 Cameroon25.6%
  19. 18 Fiji25.5%
  20. 19 Georgia25.5%
  21. 20 Bulgaria25.3%
  22. 21 Algeria25.3%
  23. 22 Cyprus25.2%
  24. 23 Micronesia25.2%
  25. 24 Maldives25.1%
  26. 25 Grenada25.0%
  27. 26 Jordan24.9%
  28. 27 Guyana24.9%
  29. 28 Republic of the Congo24.8%
  30. 29 Bahrain24.8%
  31. 30 Bahamas24.8%
  32. 31 Albania24.6%
  33. 32 Armenia24.6%
  34. 33 Azerbaijan24.5%
  35. 34 Dominica24.5%
  36. 35 Jamaica24.4%
  37. 36 Greece24.4%
  38. 37 Belgium24.3%
  39. 38 St. Lucia24.3%
  40. 39 Czechia24.2%
  41. 40 Ghana24.2%
  42. 41 Latvia24.2%
  43. 42 Cape Verde24.2%
  44. 43 Cambodia24.2%
  45. 44 Burkina Faso24.1%
  46. 45 Moldova24.0%
  47. 46 Guatemala24.0%
  48. 47 South Korea24.0%

  49. Far more than most

    109 storefronts
  50. 48 Nauru23.9%
  51. 49 Laos23.9%
  52. 50 Sri Lanka23.8%
  53. 51 Benin23.8%
  54. 52 Barbados23.8%
  55. 53 Bermuda23.8%
  56. 54 North Macedonia23.7%
  57. 55 Kyrgyzstan23.7%
  58. 56 Lebanon23.7%
  59. 57 Dominican Republic23.6%
  60. 58 St. Kitts & Nevis23.6%
  61. 59 Anguilla23.5%
  62. 60 Croatia23.5%
  63. 61 Antigua & Barbuda23.5%
  64. 62 Luxembourg23.5%
  65. 63 Denmark23.5%
  66. 64 Hungary23.5%
  67. 65 Belize23.4%
  68. 66 Costa Rica23.4%
  69. 67 Iceland23.3%
  70. 68 Austria23.3%
  71. 69 Finland23.2%
  72. 70 Guinea-Bissau23.2%
  73. 71 Switzerland23.2%
  74. 72 United Arab Emirates23.2%
  75. 73 Gambia23.1%
  76. 74 Mongolia23.0%
  77. 75 Honduras23.0%
  78. 76 Botswana23.0%
  79. 77 Angola22.8%
  80. 78 Lithuania22.8%
  81. 79 Malta22.8%
  82. 80 Bolivia22.8%
  83. 81 Ecuador22.7%
  84. 82 Montserrat22.6%
  85. 83 Egypt22.6%
  86. 84 Kosovo22.5%
  87. 85 Tonga22.5%
  88. 86 Kuwait22.3%
  89. 87 Brazil22.2%
  90. 88 Italy22.2%
  91. 89 Liberia22.1%
  92. 90 Kenya22.1%
  93. 91 Nepal22.1%
  94. 92 Israel22.1%
  95. 93 Mali21.8%
  96. 94 Spain21.8%
  97. 95 Madagascar21.7%
  98. 96 Colombia21.7%
  99. 97 Ireland21.7%
  100. 98 Indonesia21.5%
  101. 99 Papua New Guinea21.4%
  102. 100 Solomon Islands21.4%
  103. 101 Cayman Islands21.3%
  104. 102 Serbia21.3%
  105. 103 Vanuatu21.3%
  106. 104 Mauritania21.3%
  107. 105 Ukraine21.3%
  108. 106 Palau21.0%
  109. 107 Yemen20.9%
  110. 108 Niger20.9%
  111. 109 Mauritius20.8%
  112. 110 Nicaragua20.7%
  113. 111 Chile20.7%
  114. 112 Nigeria20.7%
  115. 113 India20.6%
  116. 114 Hong Kong20.4%
  117. 115 France20.4%
  118. 116 Rwanda20.3%
  119. 117 Kazakhstan20.3%
  120. 118 Argentina20.3%
  121. 119 Turks & Caicos Islands20.2%
  122. 120 Mozambique20.2%
  123. 121 St. Vincent & Grenadines20.1%
  124. 122 Australia20.0%
  125. 123 Malawi20.0%
  126. 124 Sierra Leone19.8%
  127. 125 Tajikistan19.7%
  128. 126 Oman19.7%
  129. 127 Namibia19.7%
  130. 128 Macao19.6%
  131. 129 Slovenia19.6%
  132. 130 Vietnam19.6%
  133. 131 Paraguay19.5%
  134. 132 Netherlands19.3%
  135. 133 Slovakia19.3%
  136. 134 Suriname19.3%
  137. 135 Malaysia19.3%
  138. 136 Peru19.2%
  139. 137 Tunisia19.2%
  140. 138 Romania19.2%
  141. 139 Germany19.2%
  142. 140 Uzbekistan19.2%
  143. 141 Zambia19.1%
  144. 142 Saudi Arabia19.0%
  145. 143 Poland19.0%
  146. 144 Zimbabwe19.0%
  147. 145 Panama18.9%
  148. 146 Portugal18.9%
  149. 147 Pakistan18.9%
  150. 148 Tanzania18.9%
  151. 149 Trinidad & Tobago18.8%
  152. 150 Senegal18.8%
  153. 151 United Kingdom18.7%
  154. 152 Seychelles18.7%
  155. 153 El Salvador18.6%
  156. 154 British Virgin Islands18.5%
  157. 155 Uganda18.5%
  158. 156 São Tomé & Príncipe18.1%

  159. More than most

    17 storefronts
  160. 157 Norway17.9%
  161. 158 Venezuela17.8%
  162. 159 Eswatini17.8%
  163. 160 Sweden17.7%
  164. 161 Turkmenistan17.7%
  165. 162 Qatar17.6%
  166. 163 Japan17.5%
  167. 164 New Zealand17.4%
  168. 165 Taiwan17.4%
  169. 166 Philippines17.3%
  170. 167 Thailand17.1%
  171. 168 Türkiye17.1%
  172. 169 Chad16.8%
  173. 170 Uruguay16.6%
  174. 171 Canada16.5%
  175. 172 Mexico16.3%
  176. 173 Singapore16.2%

  177. About typical

    1 storefronts
  178. 174 South Africa15.8%

  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 22.2%.