South Africa Mobile App Statistics 2024
Last update: 8 Dec 2024 CET
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How Many Mobile Apps Have Been Built by South African Developers?

We’ve calculated the number of mobile Apps on Google Play iconGoogle Play that were built by South African developers.

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South African Apps
2.89k+
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Total apps 1.87m+

Out of the 1,874,776 apps available on Google Play, 2,888 were built by South African developers.

The most downloaded of these apps are Capitec Bank, VodaPay, TymeBank, Takealot – Online Shopping App and bash.

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