Unsurprisingly, Paris is one of the most critical app innovation centers in the world. The ‘City of Light’ is home to digital media companies like Deezer and Dailymotion, as well as the Telco giants Orange and SFR. Additionally, France’s second largest city, Lyons, is among the most productive app hubs in Europe.
In this article, we will provide a number of detailed app statistics and insights into the France Android app market with focus on apps only. We will cover a number of topics, including: how many French app publishers exist on the Google Play Store, how many apps they have released, and how French apps have performed compared to the global average. The data is aggregated based on address, such that only major app publishers and ones with valid French addresses on the Android market have been considered. Furthermore, all download statistics are estimates.
42matters tracks everything from app meta data, to rankings, to download estimates, to changes in meta information, to SDK usage, to App-ads.txt and more. If you would like to leverage our data into your own product, research or app industry analysis, it can be obtained via our API or File Dumps or our interactive App Market Explorer.
There are more than 8,173 French publishers on Google Play out of all 999,951 app publishers. One of the biggest French publishers are VOODOO, Gameloft SE, Ketchapp, Homa, Ubisoft Entertainment, TapNation, Mobigame S.A.R.L., Yso Corp, bweb media, Magma Mobile . Less than 1% of all app publishers on Google Play are from France. Find the biggest app publishers with our App Market Explorer.
There are more than 25,969 apps from French publishers on Google Play out of the 3,252,222 apps. Apps with most downloads of French publishers are Mon compte retraite, L'Identité Numérique La Poste, Doctolib, Mon E.Leclerc, Compte ameli, EDF & MOI, leboncoin petites annonces, impots.gouv, ManoMano - DIY Home & Garden, Cdiscount . 1% of all apps on Google Play are from French publishers. Filter for apps by publisher country with our tool here.
The average rating of 25,969 apps from French publishers on Google Play is 3.55 out of 5 stars. This is less than the overall average rating of all apps of 3.71 stars. Apps from French publishers on Google Play have on average 2,287 ratings. This number is higher than the average number of ratings of all apps, which is 1,611 ratings. Sort by the best rated app or by the app with most ratings directly in our App Market Explorer.
78% of released apps by French publishers are apps and 22% are games. That means the focus is more on apps than on games. Compared to the worldwide market, French publishers focus more on games with 22% of releases compared to all publishers that focus 14% on games. Use our full App Market Explorer to filter for the most successful mobile apps and games.
Apps by French publishers have an average of 211.9k downloads. Overall they get more downloads than the average of all apps which is 220.12k. We offer also more detailed download estimates for any app.
6% of apps by French publishers are paid. That is a higher value of paid apps compared to the overall apps, where 3% are paid. 26% of apps by French publishers include ads. That is a lower value compared to the whole world, where 37% have ads. 13% of apps by French publishers make use of In-App Payments to monetize. That is higher than the average of 4%.
47% of apps of French publishers are available on both Google Play and iTunes. Overall they put more effort in publishing on both stores, compared to the average publisher with 26%. Use our iOS to Android Matching API or Android to iOS Matching API to find the same app across stores.
The following are the top publishers from France that accumulated most downloads.
Deezer Music is on position 1 of the biggest French app publishers. They own 8 apps that have been downloaded together more than 333.34m+ times.
Videolabs is on position 2 of the biggest French app publishers. Videolabs is a French developer based in Paris. They are focused on building video services and open source technologies, and are the premier company in the VideoLAN and VLC ecosystems. Videolabs developed the app VLC for Android. They own 2 apps that have been downloaded together more than 326.17m+ times.
Elokence SAS is on position 3 of the biggest French app publishers. They own 3 apps that have been downloaded together more than 222.15m+ times.
MWM - Music and creative apps for Android is on position 4 of the biggest French app publishers. They own 24 apps that have been downloaded together more than 192.69m+ times.
ZENLY is on position 5 of the biggest French app publishers. They own a single app that has been downloaded more than 101.32m+ times.
YadavApp is on position 6 of the biggest French app publishers. YadavApp is a mobile app developer and publisher based in France. YadavApp has developed such apps as Clock Live Wallpaper, Keypad Lock Screen, Photo Pattern Lock Screen, Flash Alerts, and more. They own 8 apps that have been downloaded together more than 92.41m+ times.
happn is on position 7 of the biggest French app publishers. happn is a French dating app developer, founded in 2014. They believe fate is what brings two people to the same place at the same time, but they know that it can be difficult to actually connect with that person when you cross paths. happn developed and published the app happn – Local dating app. They own a single app that has been downloaded more than 85.07m+ times.
BlaBlaCar is on position 8 of the biggest French app publishers. BlaBlaCar is a French company that provides an online marketplace for carpooling. It connects drivers and passengers willing to travel together between cities and share the cost of the journey. BlaBlaCar has developed BlaBlaCar: Carpooling and BlaBlaBus. They own 3 apps that have been downloaded together more than 83.35m+ times.
CPUID is on position 9 of the biggest French app publishers. CPUID is a mobile app developer and publisher based in France. They are best known for the CPU-Z app, which is a freeware system profiling and monitoring application that detects the central processing unit, RAM, motherboard chip-set, and other hardware features of PCs and Android devices. CPUID has produced the CPU-Z and HWMonitor PRO apps. They own 2 apps that have been downloaded together more than 83.31m+ times.
Orange SA is on position 10 of the biggest French app publishers. Orange SA is a French multinational telecommunications corporation based in Paris. Founded in 1994, it is now the tenth largest mobile network operator in the world and the fourth largest in Europe. Orange SA has developed a number of apps that supplement their various offerings, including Mail Orange, 1er mail français; TV d'Orange, live-replay-vod; Messagerie vocale visuelle, Ma Livebox, and more. They own 53 apps that have been downloaded together more than 82.94m+ times.
The following shows which SDKs are most used by France app publishers. To find out which apps integrate the following SDK use our App Market Explorer. We have also aggregated the worldwide Top Ad Network SDKs and other categories.
69% of apps from French publishers have Google Firebase integrated. In total 16,331 apps. Firebase is a mobile and web application development platform SDK that gives app builders the ability to develop their apps faster, without worrying about infrastructure. It includes functionalities like analytics, databases, messaging and crash reporting so developers can move quickly and focus on their users.
48% of apps from French publishers have Firebase Cloud Messaging integrated. In total 11,287 apps. Firebase Cloud Messaging is a cross-platform messaging solution developed by Google that lets app developers reliably deliver messages at no cost. With Firebase Cloud Messaging, app developers can notify a client app that new email or other data is available to sync, and drive user re-engagement and retention with notification messages.
45% of apps from French publishers have OkHttp integrated. In total 10,752 apps. OkHttp is an open source project designed to be an efficient HTTP client. It's also easy to use. OkHttp’s request/response API is designed with fluent builders and immutability. It supports both synchronous blocking calls and async calls with callbacks.
36% of apps from French publishers have gson integrated. In total 8,533 apps. Gson is a Google-developed Java library that app developers can leverage to convert Java Objects into their JSON representation, and vice versa. It works with arbitrary Java objects, including pre-existing objects of which developers do not have the source-code.
29% of apps from French publishers have Google Ads AdMob integrated. In total 6,901 apps. Google Ads AdMob is a mobile advertising platform that enables users to monetize their mobile applications via in-app advertising. AdMob is based on the Google Mobile Ads SDK and serves over 200 billion ad requests a month, with over 1 million advertisers and 1 million apps currently running on the AdMob mobile ad network.
28% of apps from French publishers have Google Ads AdMob Mediation Adapters integrated. In total 6,749 apps.
27% of apps from French publishers have Firebase Crashlytics Fabric integrated. In total 6,420 apps. Fabric Crashlytics is the most powerful, lightest weight crash reporting SDK on the market. App developers that leverage Fabric Crashlytics are able to spend less time finding crashes and more time fixing them.
25% of apps from French publishers have Glide integrated. In total 5,865 apps. Glide is an open source media management and image loading framework for Android that supports fetching, decoding, and displaying video stills, images, and animated GIFs. Glide includes a flexible API that developers can plug in to almost any network stack.
25% of apps from French publishers have Google Maps integrated. In total 5,859 apps.
22% of apps from French publishers have ZXing integrated. In total 5,182 apps. ZXing – also known as “zebra crossing” – is an open-source, multi-format barcode image processing library implemented in Java, with ports to other languages. It supports 1D product, 1D industrial, and 2D barcodes.
The following shows which android permissions are most frequently request by France app publishers. Use our App Market Explorer to filter the Google Play Store by apps with specific permissions.
android.permission.INTERNET makes it possible for app publishers to create network sockets and use custom network protocols within their apps. This permission is not required for internet connection however, as the mobile browser provides all apps with the ability to send data to the internet. 100% of the apps from French publishers use the Internet Access permission. Total 30,872 apps.
The android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE permission can be leveraged by app developers to enable their apps to view information about network connections. This information includes such things as which networks exist and which already have connections. 100% of the apps from French publishers use the Network Information Access permission. Total 28,458 apps.
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK gives apps the ability to prevent the phone they are running on from going into sleep mode. This is good for apps, like YouTube, that get extended periods of engagement that do not necessarily require the user to touch the screen or otherwise interact physically with the device. 87% of the apps from French publishers use the Phone Sleep Mode Preventation permission. Total 22,681 apps.
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE makes it possible for app developers to enable their apps to modify or delete the contents of users’ SD cards. 72% of the apps from French publishers use the Write External Storage permission. Total 18,660 apps.
com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE can be used within apps to allow them to accept cloud to device messages sent by the app’s service. It should be noted however, that using this service will incur data usage, and malicious apps could cause excess data usage. 61% of the apps from French publishers use the Push Notification permission. Total 15,918 apps.
Apps often advertise other apps. By leveraging com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE apps can make sure that installs of other apps launched via their ads are properly attributed. 58% of the apps from French publishers use the Install Referrer permission. Total 15,005 apps.
android.permission.VIBRATE makes it possible for app builders to give their apps control over the vibrating function of the devices they are running on. 54% of the apps from French publishers use the Vibration permission. Total 14,100 apps.
The android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission allows app developers to enable their apps to read the contents of user SD cards. 54% of the apps from French publishers use the Read External Storage permission. Total 14,057 apps.
android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED gives apps the ability to start themselves as soon as the system it is running on has finished booting. It should be noted, however, that this can often slow down the phone start time. In addition, it can slow down the device generally by enabling the app to run constantly. 50% of the apps from French publishers use the Start At Boot Time permission. Total 12,891 apps.
App publishers can leverage android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE to enable their app to view information about Wi-Fi networking. This includes whether Wi-Fi is enabled and the names of the connected Wi-Fi devices. 46% of the apps from French publishers use the Wifi Information Access permission. Total 11,844 apps.
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