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Which App Stores are missing the most widely-used apps

All 175 storefronts Apple operates, ordered by how many of the 1,216 apps with 10,000+ user ratings worldwide are unavailable in each while still available somewhere else. Every storefront is scored on the same apps — the ones we have tested in all 175 — so the order cannot be a report of where we have crawled hardest. The median storefront is missing 179. 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 count 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 roughly four-fifths of any storefront's count is a floor almost all of them share, and differences of a few places there mean very little.

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  1. Missing the most

    4 storefronts
  2. 1 China (Mainland)685
  3. 2 Russia456
  4. 3 Afghanistan371
  5. 4 Belarus263

  6. Far more than most

    20 storefronts
  7. 5 Iraq240
  8. 6 Libya235
  9. 7 Morocco228
  10. 8 Myanmar (Burma)220
  11. 9 Gabon215
  12. 10 DR Congo214
  13. 11 Nigeria211
  14. 12 India210
  15. 13 Maldives210
  16. 14 Ghana209
  17. 15 Cameroon208
  18. 16 Côte d’Ivoire207
  19. 17 Kosovo205
  20. 18 Tonga204
  21. 19 Zimbabwe202
  22. 20 Rwanda201
  23. 21 Yemen201
  24. 22 Zambia201
  25. 23 Georgia200
  26. 24 Vanuatu200

  27. More than most

    63 storefronts
  28. 25 Benin199
  29. 26 Montenegro198
  30. 27 Niger198
  31. 28 Ukraine197
  32. 29 Republic of the Congo196
  33. 30 Mali196
  34. 31 Nauru195
  35. 32 Burkina Faso194
  36. 33 Bosnia & Herzegovina192
  37. 34 Cyprus192
  38. 35 Serbia192
  39. 36 Saudi Arabia192
  40. 37 Turkmenistan192
  41. 38 Tanzania192
  42. 39 Kenya191
  43. 40 Chad191
  44. 41 Latvia190
  45. 42 Eswatini190
  46. 43 Uganda190
  47. 44 Gambia189
  48. 45 Lebanon189
  49. 46 Namibia189
  50. 47 Pakistan189
  51. 48 Sierra Leone189
  52. 49 Azerbaijan188
  53. 50 Algeria188
  54. 51 Liberia188
  55. 52 Tunisia188
  56. 53 Albania187
  57. 54 Mauritania187
  58. 55 Malawi187
  59. 56 Mozambique187
  60. 57 Seychelles187
  61. 58 Senegal187
  62. 59 Angola186
  63. 60 Botswana186
  64. 61 Estonia186
  65. 62 Oman186
  66. 63 São Tomé & Príncipe186
  67. 64 Vietnam186
  68. 65 Bulgaria185
  69. 66 Guinea-Bissau185
  70. 67 Cambodia185
  71. 68 Moldova185
  72. 69 Madagascar185
  73. 70 Armenia184
  74. 71 Kyrgyzstan184
  75. 72 Lithuania184
  76. 73 Macao184
  77. 74 Malta184
  78. 75 Uzbekistan184
  79. 76 Slovenia183
  80. 77 Cape Verde182
  81. 78 Laos182
  82. 79 Mongolia182
  83. 80 Mauritius182
  84. 81 Slovakia182
  85. 82 Tajikistan182
  86. 83 Brunei181
  87. 84 Palau181
  88. 85 Fiji180
  89. 86 Micronesia180
  90. 87 Romania180

  91. About typical

    63 storefronts
  92. 88 Croatia179
  93. 89 South Korea179
  94. 90 Luxembourg179
  95. 91 North Macedonia179
  96. 92 Nepal179
  97. 93 Czechia178
  98. 94 Papua New Guinea178
  99. 95 Venezuela178
  100. 96 Barbados177
  101. 97 Egypt177
  102. 98 Hong Kong177
  103. 99 Solomon Islands177
  104. 100 Suriname177
  105. 101 Bhutan176
  106. 102 Greece176
  107. 103 Guyana176
  108. 104 Hungary175
  109. 105 Poland175
  110. 106 Türkiye175
  111. 107 Anguilla173
  112. 108 Belize173
  113. 109 Dominica173
  114. 110 Jordan173
  115. 111 St. Lucia173
  116. 112 Sri Lanka173
  117. 113 Belgium172
  118. 114 Grenada172
  119. 115 St. Kitts & Nevis172
  120. 116 Montserrat172
  121. 117 St. Vincent & Grenadines172
  122. 118 Antigua & Barbuda171
  123. 119 France170
  124. 120 Turks & Caicos Islands170
  125. 121 British Virgin Islands170
  126. 122 Bahrain169
  127. 123 Bermuda169
  128. 124 Cayman Islands169
  129. 125 Kazakhstan169
  130. 126 Nicaragua169
  131. 127 Portugal169
  132. 128 Jamaica168
  133. 129 Trinidad & Tobago168
  134. 130 United Arab Emirates167
  135. 131 Denmark167
  136. 132 Italy167
  137. 133 Netherlands167
  138. 134 Qatar167
  139. 135 Bahamas166
  140. 136 Finland166
  141. 137 Iceland166
  142. 138 Kuwait166
  143. 139 Malaysia165
  144. 140 Honduras164
  145. 141 Philippines164
  146. 142 Sweden163
  147. 143 El Salvador163
  148. 144 Austria162
  149. 145 Spain162
  150. 146 Ireland161
  151. 147 Israel161
  152. 148 Taiwan161
  153. 149 Bolivia160
  154. 150 Brazil160

  155. Fewer than most

    25 storefronts
  156. 151 Indonesia159
  157. 152 Germany158
  158. 153 Guatemala158
  159. 154 Thailand157
  160. 155 Panama156
  161. 156 Paraguay156
  162. 157 Uruguay154
  163. 158 Ecuador153
  164. 159 South Africa152
  165. 160 Dominican Republic151
  166. 161 Norway151
  167. 162 Costa Rica150
  168. 163 Japan148
  169. 164 Peru148
  170. 165 Colombia146
  171. 166 Switzerland145
  172. 167 Chile145
  173. 168 Argentina142
  174. 169 United Kingdom140
  175. 170 Mexico137
  176. 171 Singapore137
  177. 172 New Zealand135
  178. 173 Australia127
  179. 174 Canada107
  180. 175 United States77

The number on each row is how many of the 1,216 widely-used apps are missing there. The median storefront is missing 179.