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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 19.5%. Pick one to see which apps, and when they went.

  1. Missing the most

    19 storefronts
  2. 1 China (Mainland)48.0%
  3. 2 Afghanistan39.4%
  4. 3 Bosnia & Herzegovina28.6%
  5. 4 Russia27.1%
  6. 5 Brunei26.3%
  7. 6 Belarus26.1%
  8. 7 Morocco25.5%
  9. 8 Côte d’Ivoire25.5%
  10. 9 Bhutan25.3%
  11. 10 Iraq25.2%
  12. 11 Gabon24.8%
  13. 12 DR Congo24.7%
  14. 13 Bulgaria24.7%
  15. 14 Cameroon24.4%
  16. 15 Bahrain24.4%
  17. 16 Libya24.2%
  18. 17 Armenia24.1%
  19. 18 Albania24.1%
  20. 19 Azerbaijan24.0%

  21. Far more than most

    108 storefronts
  22. 20 Cyprus24.0%
  23. 21 Bahamas23.9%
  24. 22 Belgium23.7%
  25. 23 Republic of the Congo23.7%
  26. 24 Estonia23.6%
  27. 25 Burkina Faso23.5%
  28. 26 Benin23.3%
  29. 27 Bermuda23.3%
  30. 28 Cape Verde23.2%
  31. 29 Nauru23.2%
  32. 30 Barbados23.2%
  33. 31 Algeria23.2%
  34. 32 Latvia23.2%
  35. 33 United Arab Emirates23.0%
  36. 34 Anguilla23.0%
  37. 35 Czechia23.0%
  38. 36 Fiji23.0%
  39. 37 Antigua & Barbuda23.0%
  40. 38 Micronesia22.8%
  41. 39 Austria22.7%
  42. 40 Dominica22.7%
  43. 41 Belize22.5%
  44. 42 Georgia22.4%
  45. 43 Angola22.4%
  46. 44 Grenada22.3%
  47. 45 Costa Rica22.1%
  48. 46 Switzerland22.1%
  49. 47 Nepal22.0%
  50. 48 Botswana22.0%
  51. 49 Bolivia22.0%
  52. 50 Myanmar (Burma)21.9%
  53. 51 Ghana21.8%
  54. 52 Denmark21.8%
  55. 53 Tonga21.7%
  56. 54 Greece21.7%
  57. 55 Maldives21.6%
  58. 56 South Korea21.6%
  59. 57 Dominican Republic21.5%
  60. 58 Guyana21.5%
  61. 59 Brazil21.4%
  62. 60 Guatemala21.2%
  63. 61 Ukraine21.2%
  64. 62 Montenegro21.1%
  65. 63 Kosovo21.0%
  66. 64 Finland20.8%
  67. 65 Gambia20.6%
  68. 66 Colombia20.6%
  69. 67 Ecuador20.5%
  70. 68 Jordan20.5%
  71. 69 Egypt20.3%
  72. 70 St. Lucia20.3%
  73. 71 Guinea-Bissau20.3%
  74. 72 Yemen20.2%
  75. 73 Solomon Islands20.0%
  76. 74 Vanuatu20.0%
  77. 75 Jamaica19.9%
  78. 76 Sri Lanka19.9%
  79. 77 Cambodia19.9%
  80. 78 Hong Kong19.8%
  81. 79 Argentina19.8%
  82. 80 Moldova19.8%
  83. 81 Chile19.7%
  84. 82 Croatia19.7%
  85. 83 Luxembourg19.6%
  86. 84 Papua New Guinea19.6%
  87. 85 Laos19.6%
  88. 86 Australia19.6%
  89. 87 Hungary19.6%
  90. 88 Lebanon19.5%
  91. 89 Mongolia19.5%
  92. 90 Honduras19.5%
  93. 91 Kyrgyzstan19.4%
  94. 92 Palau19.4%
  95. 93 Spain19.4%
  96. 94 St. Vincent & Grenadines19.3%
  97. 95 Rwanda19.3%
  98. 96 Turks & Caicos Islands19.2%
  99. 97 North Macedonia19.2%
  100. 98 Malta19.2%
  101. 99 Serbia19.0%
  102. 100 Iceland19.0%
  103. 101 Vietnam18.9%
  104. 102 Montserrat18.8%
  105. 103 Tajikistan18.7%
  106. 104 St. Kitts & Nevis18.7%
  107. 105 India18.7%
  108. 106 Ireland18.6%
  109. 107 France18.6%
  110. 108 Lithuania18.6%
  111. 109 Indonesia18.6%
  112. 110 Liberia18.5%
  113. 111 Sierra Leone18.5%
  114. 112 Israel18.5%
  115. 113 Zimbabwe18.4%
  116. 114 Niger18.4%
  117. 115 Uzbekistan18.4%
  118. 116 Germany18.3%
  119. 117 Nigeria18.3%
  120. 118 Mali18.3%
  121. 119 Tunisia18.2%
  122. 120 Tanzania18.2%
  123. 121 Italy18.2%
  124. 122 Macao18.2%
  125. 123 Slovenia18.2%
  126. 124 Zambia18.2%
  127. 125 Kenya18.2%
  128. 126 Mauritania18.1%
  129. 127 Suriname18.0%

  130. More than most

    38 storefronts
  131. 128 Nicaragua18.0%
  132. 129 Trinidad & Tobago17.9%
  133. 130 Saudi Arabia17.9%
  134. 131 British Virgin Islands17.9%
  135. 132 Madagascar17.8%
  136. 133 Mauritius17.8%
  137. 134 Slovakia17.8%
  138. 135 Uganda17.8%
  139. 136 Netherlands17.8%
  140. 137 Malaysia17.7%
  141. 138 Kuwait17.6%
  142. 139 Senegal17.6%
  143. 140 Romania17.5%
  144. 141 Mozambique17.5%
  145. 142 Paraguay17.5%
  146. 143 Poland17.5%
  147. 144 Oman17.4%
  148. 145 Pakistan17.4%
  149. 146 United Kingdom17.4%
  150. 147 Portugal17.3%
  151. 148 El Salvador17.3%
  152. 149 Cayman Islands17.3%
  153. 150 Seychelles17.2%
  154. 151 Peru17.2%
  155. 152 São Tomé & Príncipe17.2%
  156. 153 Malawi17.2%
  157. 154 Namibia17.1%
  158. 155 Taiwan17.1%
  159. 156 Venezuela17.1%
  160. 157 Kazakhstan17.0%
  161. 158 Eswatini16.9%
  162. 159 Panama16.7%
  163. 160 Türkiye16.6%
  164. 161 Turkmenistan16.5%
  165. 162 Thailand16.4%
  166. 163 Sweden16.4%
  167. 164 Qatar16.2%
  168. 165 Philippines16.0%

  169. About typical

    8 storefronts
  170. 166 Canada16.0%
  171. 167 Chad16.0%
  172. 168 Japan15.8%
  173. 169 Uruguay15.8%
  174. 170 Singapore15.7%
  175. 171 New Zealand15.6%
  176. 172 Norway15.5%
  177. 173 South Africa15.2%

  178. Fewer than most

    2 storefronts
  179. 174 Mexico13.7%
  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 19.5%.