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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

    5 storefronts
  2. 1 China (Mainland)47.9%
  3. 2 Afghanistan38.1%
  4. 3 Russia27.0%
  5. 4 Bosnia & Herzegovina26.9%
  6. 5 Brunei25.0%

  7. Far more than most

    46 storefronts
  8. 6 Morocco23.5%
  9. 7 Bulgaria23.1%
  10. 8 Bahrain23.0%
  11. 9 Armenia22.9%
  12. 10 United Arab Emirates22.9%
  13. 11 Latvia22.8%
  14. 12 Nauru22.8%
  15. 13 Azerbaijan22.8%
  16. 14 Albania22.7%
  17. 15 Burkina Faso22.2%
  18. 16 Belgium22.2%
  19. 17 Benin22.1%
  20. 18 Bermuda22.0%
  21. 19 Nepal21.9%
  22. 20 Anguilla21.8%
  23. 21 Barbados21.8%
  24. 22 Antigua & Barbuda21.7%
  25. 23 Libya21.4%
  26. 24 Belarus21.3%
  27. 25 Austria21.3%
  28. 26 Angola21.3%
  29. 27 Ukraine21.0%
  30. 28 Iraq20.6%
  31. 29 Tonga20.4%
  32. 30 Gabon20.2%
  33. 31 South Korea20.2%
  34. 32 Bhutan20.1%
  35. 33 Myanmar (Burma)19.7%
  36. 34 Maldives19.5%
  37. 35 Hong Kong19.5%
  38. 36 Bolivia19.3%
  39. 37 Kosovo19.2%
  40. 38 DR Congo19.1%
  41. 39 Bahamas19.0%
  42. 40 Yemen18.9%
  43. 41 Côte d’Ivoire18.8%
  44. 42 Solomon Islands18.7%
  45. 43 Montenegro18.6%
  46. 44 Australia18.4%
  47. 45 Argentina18.4%
  48. 46 Vanuatu18.2%
  49. 47 St. Lucia18.2%
  50. 48 Rwanda18.2%
  51. 49 Palau18.1%
  52. 50 Papua New Guinea18.0%
  53. 51 Brazil18.0%

  54. More than most

    68 storefronts
  55. 52 St. Vincent & Grenadines18.0%
  56. 53 Vietnam17.9%
  57. 54 Sri Lanka17.9%
  58. 55 Mongolia17.9%
  59. 56 Moldova17.8%
  60. 57 Turks & Caicos Islands17.8%
  61. 58 Estonia17.8%
  62. 59 Jordan17.7%
  63. 60 Luxembourg17.7%
  64. 61 Republic of the Congo17.6%
  65. 62 Algeria17.5%
  66. 63 Tajikistan17.4%
  67. 64 Cape Verde17.4%
  68. 65 Laos17.4%
  69. 66 Cambodia17.3%
  70. 67 Macao17.3%
  71. 68 India17.3%
  72. 69 Malta17.3%
  73. 70 Micronesia17.2%
  74. 71 Fiji17.2%
  75. 72 Zimbabwe17.2%
  76. 73 Cameroon17.2%
  77. 74 Uzbekistan17.2%
  78. 75 Lebanon17.2%
  79. 76 Sierra Leone17.2%
  80. 77 North Macedonia17.1%
  81. 78 Niger17.1%
  82. 79 Nigeria17.1%
  83. 80 Botswana17.0%
  84. 81 Tanzania17.0%
  85. 82 Kyrgyzstan16.9%
  86. 83 Montserrat16.9%
  87. 84 Ghana16.8%
  88. 85 Jamaica16.8%
  89. 86 Serbia16.8%
  90. 87 Liberia16.8%
  91. 88 Guyana16.8%
  92. 89 Uganda16.7%
  93. 90 Cyprus16.7%
  94. 91 Saudi Arabia16.7%
  95. 92 Suriname16.7%
  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 Dominica16.3%
  110. 107 Slovakia16.3%
  111. 108 Mauritius16.3%
  112. 109 Nicaragua16.3%
  113. 110 Grenada16.2%
  114. 111 Lithuania16.2%
  115. 112 Madagascar16.2%
  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 Seychelles15.9%
  126. 122 Paraguay15.9%
  127. 123 Portugal15.9%
  128. 124 Hungary15.9%
  129. 125 Peru15.9%
  130. 126 El Salvador15.9%
  131. 127 Kenya15.8%
  132. 128 Czechia15.8%
  133. 129 Georgia15.8%
  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 Israel15.6%
  143. 139 St. Kitts & Nevis15.5%
  144. 140 Croatia15.5%
  145. 141 Dominican Republic15.4%
  146. 142 Switzerland15.4%
  147. 143 Egypt15.3%
  148. 144 Honduras15.3%
  149. 145 Denmark15.3%
  150. 146 Thailand15.3%
  151. 147 Kazakhstan15.3%
  152. 148 Italy15.1%
  153. 149 Iceland15.1%
  154. 150 Cayman Islands15.1%
  155. 151 Finland15.0%
  156. 152 Turkmenistan15.0%
  157. 153 Panama15.0%
  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 Japan14.8%
  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 Colombia14.1%
  175. 170 South Africa14.1%
  176. 171 Chile13.6%
  177. 172 Germany13.5%
  178. 173 Canada12.2%
  179. 174 Mexico12.2%
  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%.