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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 20.3%. Pick one to see which apps, and when they went.

  1. Missing the most

    24 storefronts
  2. 1 China (Mainland)48.0%
  3. 2 Afghanistan39.8%
  4. 3 Bosnia & Herzegovina28.9%
  5. 4 Russia27.3%
  6. 5 Brunei26.8%
  7. 6 Belarus26.7%
  8. 7 Morocco26.6%
  9. 8 Iraq26.5%
  10. 9 Côte d’Ivoire26.0%
  11. 10 Bhutan25.9%
  12. 11 Libya25.5%
  13. 12 Gabon25.3%
  14. 13 DR Congo25.2%
  15. 14 Bulgaria25.2%
  16. 15 Cameroon25.0%
  17. 16 Bahrain24.7%
  18. 17 Cyprus24.5%
  19. 18 Albania24.5%
  20. 19 Armenia24.5%
  21. 20 Azerbaijan24.4%
  22. 21 Bahamas24.4%
  23. 22 Estonia24.3%
  24. 23 Republic of the Congo24.2%
  25. 24 Belgium24.2%

  26. Far more than most

    122 storefronts
  27. 25 Burkina Faso24.0%
  28. 26 Algeria23.8%
  29. 27 Benin23.7%
  30. 28 Bermuda23.7%
  31. 29 Cape Verde23.7%
  32. 30 Barbados23.7%
  33. 31 Czechia23.6%
  34. 32 Fiji23.6%
  35. 33 Nauru23.5%
  36. 34 Antigua & Barbuda23.4%
  37. 35 Anguilla23.4%
  38. 36 Latvia23.4%
  39. 37 Micronesia23.3%
  40. 38 Dominica23.3%
  41. 39 Georgia23.2%
  42. 40 United Arab Emirates23.1%
  43. 41 Austria23.1%
  44. 42 Belize23.0%
  45. 43 Grenada22.9%
  46. 44 Myanmar (Burma)22.9%
  47. 45 Maldives22.8%
  48. 46 Costa Rica22.8%
  49. 47 Angola22.7%
  50. 48 Botswana22.6%
  51. 49 Montenegro22.6%
  52. 50 Switzerland22.5%
  53. 51 Denmark22.5%
  54. 52 Ghana22.4%
  55. 53 Guyana22.4%
  56. 54 Greece22.4%
  57. 55 Bolivia22.4%
  58. 56 South Korea22.3%
  59. 57 Dominican Republic22.3%
  60. 58 Nepal22.1%
  61. 59 Tonga22.1%
  62. 60 Guatemala21.9%
  63. 61 Kosovo21.8%
  64. 62 Jordan21.8%
  65. 63 Brazil21.8%
  66. 64 St. Lucia21.5%
  67. 65 Finland21.5%
  68. 66 Gambia21.3%
  69. 67 Ukraine21.2%
  70. 68 Jamaica21.2%
  71. 69 Ecuador21.1%
  72. 70 Cambodia21.1%
  73. 71 Colombia21.1%
  74. 72 Guinea-Bissau21.0%
  75. 73 Sri Lanka21.0%
  76. 74 Laos21.0%
  77. 75 Moldova20.9%
  78. 76 Egypt20.9%
  79. 77 Yemen20.8%
  80. 78 Lebanon20.8%
  81. 79 Croatia20.7%
  82. 80 Vanuatu20.7%
  83. 81 Hungary20.7%
  84. 82 Luxembourg20.7%
  85. 83 Kyrgyzstan20.6%
  86. 84 Solomon Islands20.5%
  87. 85 Honduras20.4%
  88. 86 Mongolia20.3%
  89. 87 North Macedonia20.3%
  90. 88 Malta20.3%
  91. 89 Papua New Guinea20.3%
  92. 90 Chile20.2%
  93. 91 St. Kitts & Nevis20.2%
  94. 92 Argentina20.2%
  95. 93 Iceland20.2%
  96. 94 Spain20.1%
  97. 95 Hong Kong20.0%
  98. 96 Palau20.0%
  99. 97 Australia19.9%
  100. 98 Montserrat19.9%
  101. 99 St. Vincent & Grenadines19.8%
  102. 100 Serbia19.8%
  103. 101 Lithuania19.8%
  104. 102 Turks & Caicos Islands19.8%
  105. 103 Rwanda19.7%
  106. 104 Liberia19.6%
  107. 105 Vietnam19.5%
  108. 106 Ireland19.4%
  109. 107 Israel19.4%
  110. 108 Indonesia19.4%
  111. 109 Kenya19.3%
  112. 110 Italy19.3%
  113. 111 Tajikistan19.2%
  114. 112 Mali19.1%
  115. 113 India19.1%
  116. 114 Niger19.1%
  117. 115 Mauritania19.1%
  118. 116 France19.1%
  119. 117 Sierra Leone19.0%
  120. 118 Kuwait19.0%
  121. 119 Nigeria18.9%
  122. 120 Madagascar18.9%
  123. 121 Uzbekistan18.9%
  124. 122 Tunisia18.8%
  125. 123 Zimbabwe18.8%
  126. 124 Slovenia18.8%
  127. 125 Mauritius18.7%
  128. 126 Nicaragua18.7%
  129. 127 Zambia18.7%
  130. 128 Germany18.7%
  131. 129 Suriname18.7%
  132. 130 Tanzania18.6%
  133. 131 Macao18.6%
  134. 132 Slovakia18.5%
  135. 133 Trinidad & Tobago18.5%
  136. 134 Cayman Islands18.4%
  137. 135 Mozambique18.3%
  138. 136 Saudi Arabia18.3%
  139. 137 Paraguay18.3%
  140. 138 Netherlands18.3%
  141. 139 British Virgin Islands18.3%
  142. 140 Malaysia18.2%
  143. 141 Romania18.2%
  144. 142 Oman18.2%
  145. 143 Uganda18.2%
  146. 144 Poland18.1%
  147. 145 Malawi18.1%
  148. 146 Senegal18.1%

  149. More than most

    26 storefronts
  150. 147 El Salvador18.0%
  151. 148 Peru18.0%
  152. 149 Pakistan17.9%
  153. 150 Namibia17.9%
  154. 151 Portugal17.9%
  155. 152 Kazakhstan17.9%
  156. 153 Seychelles17.8%
  157. 154 United Kingdom17.7%
  158. 155 São Tomé & Príncipe17.7%
  159. 156 Venezuela17.5%
  160. 157 Taiwan17.3%
  161. 158 Panama17.3%
  162. 159 Eswatini17.2%
  163. 160 Turkmenistan17.1%
  164. 161 Türkiye17.0%
  165. 162 Sweden16.9%
  166. 163 Thailand16.8%
  167. 164 Qatar16.8%
  168. 165 Chad16.5%
  169. 166 Uruguay16.4%
  170. 167 Philippines16.4%
  171. 168 Japan16.3%
  172. 169 Norway16.2%
  173. 170 Canada16.2%
  174. 171 New Zealand16.1%
  175. 172 Singapore16.0%

  176. About typical

    1 storefronts
  177. 173 South Africa15.5%

  178. Fewer than most

    2 storefronts
  179. 174 Mexico14.5%
  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 20.3%.