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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 17.3%. 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)48.0%
  3. 2 Afghanistan38.6%
  4. 3 Bosnia & Herzegovina27.4%
  5. 4 Russia27.0%
  6. 5 Brunei25.4%

  7. Far more than most

    64 storefronts
  8. 6 Morocco23.7%
  9. 7 Belarus23.5%
  10. 8 Bulgaria23.5%
  11. 9 Bahrain23.4%
  12. 10 Armenia23.3%
  13. 11 Azerbaijan23.1%
  14. 12 Albania23.0%
  15. 13 United Arab Emirates22.9%
  16. 14 Latvia22.8%
  17. 15 Nauru22.8%
  18. 16 Belgium22.6%
  19. 17 Burkina Faso22.6%
  20. 18 Bhutan22.5%
  21. 19 Benin22.4%
  22. 20 Bermuda22.2%
  23. 21 Barbados22.2%
  24. 22 Anguilla22.1%
  25. 23 Côte d’Ivoire22.1%
  26. 24 Antigua & Barbuda22.0%
  27. 25 Nepal21.9%
  28. 26 DR Congo21.7%
  29. 27 Austria21.7%
  30. 28 Libya21.5%
  31. 29 Angola21.5%
  32. 30 Iraq21.2%
  33. 31 Bahamas21.1%
  34. 32 Gabon21.1%
  35. 33 Ukraine21.0%
  36. 34 Cameroon20.8%
  37. 35 Cyprus20.4%
  38. 36 Tonga20.4%
  39. 37 Republic of the Congo20.4%
  40. 38 South Korea20.3%
  41. 39 Cape Verde20.2%
  42. 40 Bolivia20.2%
  43. 41 Myanmar (Burma)19.8%
  44. 42 Estonia19.8%
  45. 43 Algeria19.6%
  46. 44 Maldives19.6%
  47. 45 Hong Kong19.5%
  48. 46 Czechia19.5%
  49. 47 Belize19.3%
  50. 48 Brazil19.2%
  51. 49 Kosovo19.2%
  52. 50 Botswana19.2%
  53. 51 Dominica19.1%
  54. 52 Yemen19.0%
  55. 53 Australia18.7%
  56. 54 Argentina18.7%
  57. 55 Fiji18.7%
  58. 56 Solomon Islands18.7%
  59. 57 Costa Rica18.7%
  60. 58 Montenegro18.7%
  61. 59 Switzerland18.6%
  62. 60 Micronesia18.5%
  63. 61 St. Lucia18.3%
  64. 62 Denmark18.3%
  65. 63 Vanuatu18.3%
  66. 64 Rwanda18.2%
  67. 65 Papua New Guinea18.2%
  68. 66 Palau18.1%
  69. 67 Sri Lanka18.0%
  70. 68 Vietnam18.0%
  71. 69 St. Vincent & Grenadines18.0%

  72. More than most

    67 storefronts
  73. 70 Jordan18.0%
  74. 71 Moldova17.9%
  75. 72 Mongolia17.9%
  76. 73 Turks & Caicos Islands17.9%
  77. 74 Dominican Republic17.9%
  78. 75 Luxembourg17.8%
  79. 76 Cambodia17.7%
  80. 77 Ghana17.6%
  81. 78 Laos17.5%
  82. 79 Guyana17.5%
  83. 80 Tajikistan17.5%
  84. 81 India17.4%
  85. 82 Grenada17.4%
  86. 83 Macao17.3%
  87. 84 Lebanon17.3%
  88. 85 Malta17.3%
  89. 86 Jamaica17.3%
  90. 87 Zimbabwe17.3%
  91. 88 Colombia17.3%
  92. 89 Sierra Leone17.3%
  93. 90 North Macedonia17.2%
  94. 91 Uzbekistan17.2%
  95. 92 Niger17.2%
  96. 93 Nigeria17.1%
  97. 94 Kyrgyzstan17.1%
  98. 95 Georgia17.0%
  99. 96 Tanzania17.0%
  100. 97 Greece17.0%
  101. 98 Montserrat17.0%
  102. 99 Serbia16.9%
  103. 100 Liberia16.9%
  104. 101 Suriname16.8%
  105. 102 Uganda16.8%
  106. 103 Ecuador16.8%
  107. 104 Egypt16.8%
  108. 105 Mali16.7%
  109. 106 Saudi Arabia16.7%
  110. 107 Gambia16.7%
  111. 108 Tunisia16.7%
  112. 109 Malaysia16.7%
  113. 110 Guinea-Bissau16.7%
  114. 111 Mauritania16.7%
  115. 112 Chile16.6%
  116. 113 Slovenia16.6%
  117. 114 Finland16.6%
  118. 115 Zambia16.6%
  119. 116 Trinidad & Tobago16.6%
  120. 117 British Virgin Islands16.5%
  121. 118 Taiwan16.5%
  122. 119 Netherlands16.5%
  123. 120 Senegal16.4%
  124. 121 Ireland16.4%
  125. 122 Guatemala16.4%
  126. 123 Lithuania16.4%
  127. 124 Hungary16.4%
  128. 125 Mauritius16.3%
  129. 126 Slovakia16.3%
  130. 127 Nicaragua16.3%
  131. 128 Poland16.2%
  132. 129 Madagascar16.2%
  133. 130 Mozambique16.2%
  134. 131 Croatia16.1%
  135. 132 Indonesia16.1%
  136. 133 Pakistan16.1%
  137. 134 Romania16.0%
  138. 135 Paraguay16.0%
  139. 136 São Tomé & Príncipe16.0%

  140. About typical

    32 storefronts
  141. 137 Kenya16.0%
  142. 138 Portugal16.0%
  143. 139 Seychelles16.0%
  144. 140 Peru15.9%
  145. 141 El Salvador15.9%
  146. 142 Israel15.9%
  147. 143 St. Kitts & Nevis15.9%
  148. 144 Honduras15.8%
  149. 145 Namibia15.8%
  150. 146 Oman15.8%
  151. 147 Malawi15.8%
  152. 148 Venezuela15.7%
  153. 149 Iceland15.7%
  154. 150 Eswatini15.7%
  155. 151 France15.6%
  156. 152 Türkiye15.6%
  157. 153 Germany15.6%
  158. 154 Spain15.6%
  159. 155 Italy15.5%
  160. 156 Kazakhstan15.5%
  161. 157 Thailand15.3%
  162. 158 United Kingdom15.3%
  163. 159 Cayman Islands15.2%
  164. 160 Kuwait15.2%
  165. 161 Panama15.1%
  166. 162 Turkmenistan15.0%
  167. 163 Sweden15.0%
  168. 164 Singapore14.9%
  169. 165 Japan14.8%
  170. 166 Chad14.8%
  171. 167 Philippines14.8%
  172. 168 Qatar14.7%

  173. Fewer than most

    7 storefronts
  174. 169 New Zealand14.3%
  175. 170 Uruguay14.3%
  176. 171 Norway14.2%
  177. 172 South Africa14.1%
  178. 173 Canada14.0%
  179. 174 Mexico12.3%
  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 17.3%.