Germany App Market Statistics in 2023

Germany App Market Statistics in 2023 for Android
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Germany has been firmly established as one of the premier mobile app economies in Europe and the world. Berlin is the country’s epicenter for app innovation; and Munich, Cologne, Frankfurt, Hamburg, and Stuttgart make high grades in the European app market generally. While tech and Internet-based companies like SoundCloud, WinRAR, and trivago generally lead the way, many brick-and-mortar retailers, like the global supermarket chain Lidl, have also leveraged the country’s flourishing tech sector to produce mobile apps that supplement their traditional offerings.

In this article, we will provide a number of detailed app statistics and insights into the Germany Android app market with focus on apps only. We will cover a number of topics, including: how many German app publishers exist on the Google Play Store, how many apps they have released, and how German 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 German addresses on the Android market have been considered. Furthermore, all download statistics are estimates.

How Many App Publishers Are from Germany?

There are more than 13,521 German publishers on Google Play out of all 1,021,894 app publishers. One of the biggest German publishers are FDG Entertainment GmbH & Co.KG, Popcore Games, Deca Games, Lotum GmbH, Kolibri Games, HandyGames, Edkon Games GmbH, Tivola Games GmbH, Gamejam, Sunday.gg . Overall 1% of all app publishers on Google Play are from Germany. Find the biggest app publishers with our App Market Explorer.

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How Many Apps Are from German App Publishers?

There are more than 45,868 apps from German publishers on Google Play out of the 3,253,059 apps. Apps with most downloads of German publishers are Netto-App, DB Navigator, Post & DHL, Lidl Plus, Kleinanzeigen - without eBay, REWE - Online Supermarkt, S-pushTAN, Sparkasse Ihre mobile Filiale, weather24 - Weather and Radar, AusweisApp2 . 1% of all apps on Google Play are from German publishers. Filter for apps by publisher country with our tool here.

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How Are Apps from German Publishers Rated?

The average rating of 45,868 apps from German publishers on Google Play is 3.49 out of 5 stars. This is less than the overall average rating of all apps of 3.74 stars. Apps from German publishers on Google Play have on average 2,074 ratings. This number is higher than the average number of ratings of all apps, which is 1,666 ratings. Sort by the best rated app or by the app with most ratings directly in our App Market Explorer.

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German Apps
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How Focused Are German Publishers on Apps vs. Games?

87% of released apps by German publishers are apps and 13% are games. That means the focus is more on apps than on games. Compared to the worldwide market, German publishers focus more on apps with 87% of releases compared to all publishers that focus 86% on apps. Use our full App Market Explorer to filter for the most successful mobile apps and games.

Apps87% Games13%
Apps86% Games14%

How Many Downloads Do Apps from German Publishers Get?

Apps by German publishers have an average of 170.72k downloads. Overall they get more downloads than the average of all apps which is 230.06k. We offer also more detailed download estimates for any app.

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Average Downloads Per German App
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How Do German Apps Monetize?

9% of apps by German publishers are paid. That is a higher value of paid apps compared to the overall apps, where 3% are paid. 27% of apps by German publishers include ads. That is a lower value compared to the whole world, where 35% have ads. 10% of apps by German publishers make use of In-App Payments to monetize. That is higher than the average of 4%.

Paid Apps monetization paid German Paid Apps9% Overall Paid Apps3%
Ads monetization ads German Include Ads27% Overall Include Ads35%
In-App Billing monetization iap German In-App Billing10% Overall In-App Billing4%

Do German Publishers Release on both iOS and Android?

47% of apps of German 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.

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Who Are the Top 10 German Publishers Based on Downloads?

The following are the top publishers from Germany that accumulated most downloads.

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1 SoundCloud

SoundCloud is on position 1 of the biggest German app publishers. SoundCloud is the world’s largest music and audio platform. Founded in 2008, it enables users to discover and enjoy a wide selection of music from the most diverse creator community on earth. SoundCloud is renowned for its unique content and features, including the ability to share music and connect directly with artists, as well as unearth breakthrough tracks, raw demos, podcasts, and more. SoundCloud has developed SoundCloud - Music & Audio and SoundCloud Pulse: for Creators. They own 2 apps that have been downloaded together more than 368.47m+ times.

368.47m+
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2 upday GmbH & Co. KG

upday GmbH & Co. KG is on position 2 of the biggest German app publishers. They own 4 apps that have been downloaded together more than 316.6m+ times.

316.6m+
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3 TeaCapps

TeaCapps is on position 3 of the biggest German app publishers. They own 3 apps that have been downloaded together more than 280.75m+ times.

280.75m+
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4 RARLAB (published by win.rar GmbH)

RARLAB (published by win.rar GmbH) is on position 4 of the biggest German app publishers. RARLAB is a branch of win.rar GmbH, a company best known for their trialware file archive utility. This utility is capable of creating and viewing archives in RAR or ZIP file formats, and unpacking numerous archive file formats. RARLAB (published by win.rar GmbH) has published the app RAR. They own a single app that has been downloaded more than 180.89m+ times.

180.89m+
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5 TeamViewer

TeamViewer is on position 5 of the biggest German app publishers. TeamViewer offers a proprietary software application for remote control, desktop sharing, online meetings, web conferencing, and file transfer between computers. The company was founded in Göppingen, Germany in 2005. TeamViewer has published: TeamViewer Pilot, TeamViewer QuickSupport, TeamViewer for Remote Control, Add-On: Samsung, and more. They own 208 apps that have been downloaded together more than 170.61m+ times.

170.61m+
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6 Joyride GmbH

Joyride GmbH is on position 6 of the biggest German app publishers. They own 8 apps that have been downloaded together more than 150.88m+ times.

150.88m+
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7 Lidl

Lidl is on position 7 of the biggest German app publishers. They own 9 apps that have been downloaded together more than 119.71m+ times.

119.71m+
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8 Foodpanda GmbH a subsidiary of Delivery Hero SE

Foodpanda GmbH a subsidiary of Delivery Hero SE is on position 8 of the biggest German app publishers. Foodpanda GmbH is a German mobile food delivery marketplace headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Their mission is to bring good food to their users. And they don’t just deliver – they bring it, always going the extra mile to make their users’ experiences memorable. Foodpanda GmbH has published the app foodpanda - Local Food Delivery. They own 4 apps that have been downloaded together more than 116.35m+ times.

116.35m+
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9 WetterOnline GmbH

WetterOnline GmbH is on position 9 of the biggest German app publishers. WetterOnline is one of Germany’s largest meteorological service providers. They offer in depth weather information, including the current weather conditions and travel weather worldwide. WetterOnline GmbH has produced Weather & Radar USA and Weather & Radar USA Pro: ad-free. They own 4 apps that have been downloaded together more than 104.06m+ times.

104.06m+
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10 trivago

trivago is on position 10 of the biggest German app publishers. trivago is a German technology company that specializes in internet-related services and products focused on the hotel, lodging, and meta search fields. The company was first conceptualized by three university friends in Düsseldorf, Germany in 2005. trivago has published the app trivago: Compare hotel prices. They own a single app that has been downloaded more than 97.02m+ times.

97.02m+
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What Are the Most Used SDKs by German Publishers?

The following shows which SDKs are most used by Germany 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.

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1 icon Google Firebase

66% of apps from German publishers have Google Firebase integrated. In total 27,647 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.

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2 Kotlin

51% of apps from German publishers have Kotlin integrated. In total 21,538 apps.

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3 icon OkHttp

50% of apps from German publishers have OkHttp integrated. In total 21,244 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.

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4 icon Firebase Cloud Messaging

46% of apps from German publishers have Firebase Cloud Messaging integrated. In total 19,424 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.

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5 icon gson

39% of apps from German publishers have gson integrated. In total 16,269 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.

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6 icon Glide

28% of apps from German publishers have Glide integrated. In total 11,911 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.

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7 icon Picasso

25% of apps from German publishers have Picasso integrated. In total 10,501 apps. Picasso is an image downloading and caching library for Android. Picasso understands that images add context and visual flair to Android applications. As such, they enable hassle-free image loading – often in one line of code!

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8 icon ZXing

23% of apps from German publishers have ZXing integrated. In total 9,863 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.

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9863
9 Google Maps

23% of apps from German publishers have Google Maps integrated. In total 9,779 apps.

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10 icon RxAndroid/RxJava

21% of apps from German publishers have RxAndroid/RxJava integrated. In total 8,963 apps. RxAndroid/RxJava, developed by Google’s Android team, adds the minimum classes to RxJava that make it simple to write reactive components in Android applications. Specifically, it provides a scheduler that schedules on the main thread or any given looper.

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What Are the Most Used Android App Permissions by German Publishers?

The following shows which android permissions are most frequently request by Germany app publishers. Use our App Market Explorer to filter the Google Play Store by apps with specific permissions.

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1 Internet Access

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 German publishers use the Internet Access permission. Total 47,265 apps.

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2 Network Information Access

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. 93% of the apps from German publishers use the Network Information Access permission. Total 42,741 apps.

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3 Phone Sleep Mode Preventation

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. 69% of the apps from German publishers use the Phone Sleep Mode Preventation permission. Total 31,481 apps.

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4 Write External Storage

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. 58% of the apps from German publishers use the Write External Storage permission. Total 26,398 apps.

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5 Push Notification

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. 51% of the apps from German publishers use the Push Notification permission. Total 23,563 apps.

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6 Read External Storage

The android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission allows app developers to enable their apps to read the contents of user SD cards. 48% of the apps from German publishers use the Read External Storage permission. Total 22,222 apps.

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7 Vibration

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. 41% of the apps from German publishers use the Vibration permission. Total 18,972 apps.

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18972
8 Fine Location Access

With android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION apps can find the precise location of the devices they are running on. In other words, apps can figure out where their users are. This is achieved using GPS or network location sources, like Wi-Fi and cell towers. However, in order for these location services to function, users must turn them on. 40% of the apps from German publishers use the Fine Location Access permission. Total 18,377 apps.

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9 Install Referrer

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. 40% of the apps from German publishers use the Install Referrer permission. Total 18,301 apps.

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10 Wifi Information Access

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. 40% of the apps from German publishers use the Wifi Information Access permission. Total 18,268 apps.

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What Are the Top 10 Highest Ranked Apps in Germany?

The following shows the official Google Play apps top chart of Germany. 20% of the top apps in Germany are from German app publishers. See the full chart here.

What Are the Top 10 Apps in Germany's Grossing Top Chart?

The following shows the official Google Play Grossing top chart of Germany. 27% of the top grossing apps in Germany are from German app publishers. See the full chart here.

What Are the Top 10 Highest Ranked Social Apps in Germany?

The following shows the official Google Play social top chart of Germany. 7% of the top social apps in Germany are from German app publishers. See the full chart here.

What Are the Top 10 Highest Ranked News Apps in Germany?

The following shows the official Google Play news top chart of Germany. 60% of the top news apps in Germany are from German app publishers. See the full chart here.

What Are the Top 10 Highest Ranked Travel Apps in Germany?

The following shows the official Google Play travel top chart of Germany. 53% of the top travel apps in Germany are from German app publishers. See the full chart here.

What Are the Top 10 Highest Ranked Shopping Apps in Germany?

The following shows the official Google Play shopping top chart of Germany. 60% of the top shopping apps in Germany are from German app publishers. See the full chart here.

What Are the Top 10 Highest Ranked Lifestyle Apps in Germany?

The following shows the official Google Play lifestyle top chart of Germany. 60% of the top lifestyle apps in Germany are from German app publishers. See the full chart here.

What Are the Top 10 Highest Ranked Business Apps in Germany?

The following shows the official Google Play business top chart of Germany. 33% of the top business apps in Germany are from German app publishers. See the full chart here.