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Mexico App Market Statistics in 2023

Mexico App Market Statistics in 2023 for Android
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Mexico boasts Latin America’s second largest economy and also its app market is growing quickly. The Mexican app market is lead by telecommunications companies such as Telcel and Claro Americas, financial institutions like BBVA and Banco Azteca, and various other businesses like TouchSpot MX, Transfer, Televisa, and Cinépolis.

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

How Many App Publishers Are from Mexico?

There are more than 3,310 Mexican publishers on Google Play out of all 1,006,568 app publishers. One of the biggest Mexican publishers are Minibuu, FLYNET STUDIOS, Runo Networks, Big Baja Apps, RicardoGzz, MADO Games, Figment S.A. de C.V., MusicHeroGames, ZimbronApps.com, Eight Blackey . Less than 1% of all app publishers on Google Play are from Mexico. Find the biggest app publishers with our App Market Explorer.

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Mexican
Publishers
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Total
Publishers

How Many Apps Are from Mexican App Publishers?

There are more than 11,782 apps from Mexican publishers on Google Play out of the 3,229,941 apps. Apps with most downloads of Mexican publishers are BBVA México, Coppel: compras en línea, Banco Azteca, Walmart - Walmart Express - MX, AforeMóvil, BanCoppel, Liverpool pocket, IMSS Digital, Banorte Movil, Baubap: Préstamos sin Buró . Less than 1% of all apps on Google Play are from Mexican publishers. Filter for apps by publisher country with our tool here.

Percentage
Globally
Mexican Apps
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Total Apps

How Are Apps from Mexican Publishers Rated?

The average rating of 11,782 apps from Mexican publishers on Google Play is 3.51 out of 5 stars. This is less than the overall average rating of all apps of 3.73 stars. Apps from Mexican publishers on Google Play have on average 1,982 ratings. This number is higher than the average number of ratings of all apps, which is 1,648 ratings. Sort by the best rated app or by the app with most ratings directly in our App Market Explorer.

Average rating of
Mexican Apps
3.51 stars
Average #Ratings of
Mexican Apps
Average rating of
All Apps
3.73 stars
Average #Ratings of
All Apps

How Focused Are Mexican Publishers on Apps vs. Games?

88% of released apps by Mexican publishers are apps and 12% are games. That means the focus is more on apps than on games. Compared to the worldwide market, Mexican publishers focus more on apps with 88% 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.

Apps88% Games12%
Apps86% Games14%

How Many Downloads Do Apps from Mexican Publishers Get?

Apps by Mexican publishers have an average of 203.16k downloads. Overall they get more downloads than the average of all apps which is 226.11k. We offer also more detailed download estimates for any app.

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Average Downloads Per Mexican App
Average Downloads Per App

How Do Mexican Apps Monetize?

14% of apps by Mexican publishers are paid. That is a higher value of paid apps compared to the overall apps, where 3% are paid. 32% of apps by Mexican publishers include ads. That is a lower value compared to the whole world, where 36% have ads. 6% of apps by Mexican publishers make use of In-App Payments to monetize. That is higher than the average of 4%.

Paid Apps monetization paid Mexican Paid Apps14% Overall Paid Apps3%
Ads monetization ads Mexican Include Ads32% Overall Include Ads36%
In-App Billing monetization iap Mexican In-App Billing6% Overall In-App Billing4%

Do Mexican Publishers Release on both iOS and Android?

29% of apps of Mexican 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.

Mexican Apps
Available on Both Stores
Overall Apps
Available on Both Stores

Who Are the Top 10 Mexican Publishers Based on Downloads?

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

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1 Telcel, Radiomovil Dipsa S.A. de C.V.

Telcel, Radiomovil Dipsa S.A. de C.V. is on position 1 of the biggest Mexican app publishers. Telcel, Radiomovil Dipsa S.A. de C.V. is a Mexican wireless telecommunications company, owned by América Móvil. Founded in 1989, Telcel is the leading provider of wireless communications services in Mexico. They are based in Mexico City. Telcel, Radiomovil Dipsa S.A. de C.V. has developed the apps Claro Música, Recarga Amigo, Mi Telcel, Telcel, and more. They own 14 apps that have been downloaded together more than 525.91m+ times.

525.91m+
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2 CLARO

CLARO is on position 2 of the biggest Mexican app publishers. CLARO is a subsidiary of Claro Americas, a Brazilian company that is itself part of the Mexican telecom group América Móvil. Founded in 2003, it serves clients in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, and Uruguay. CLARO has headquarters in São Paulo, Brazil and Mexico City, Mexico. CLARO has published Mi Claro Ecuador, Claro drive, Claro video, Claro música, and more. They own 8 apps that have been downloaded together more than 324.03m+ times.

324.03m+
8
3 BBVA

BBVA is on position 3 of the biggest Mexican app publishers. BBVA – short for Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria – is a Spanish multinational financial services company with headquarters in both Madrid and Bilbao, Spain. Founded in 1857, it is one of the largest financial institutions in the world, and operates primarily in Spain, North America, South America, and Turkey. BBVA has developed and published BBVA Spain, BBVA Net Cash | ES & PT, BBVA SmartPay. Cobro móvil, BBVA Spain for Tablet, and more. They own 42 apps that have been downloaded together more than 113.35m+ times.

113.35m+
42
4 Trusted Android Apps- PDF Reader & Documents Tools

Trusted Android Apps- PDF Reader & Documents Tools is on position 4 of the biggest Mexican app publishers. They own 5 apps that have been downloaded together more than 67.42m+ times.

67.42m+
5
5 Claro S/A

Claro S/A is on position 5 of the biggest Mexican app publishers. They own 26 apps that have been downloaded together more than 59.96m+ times.

59.96m+
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6 Banco Azteca S.A. Institución de Banca Multiple

Banco Azteca S.A. Institución de Banca Multiple is on position 6 of the biggest Mexican app publishers. Banco Azteca S.A. Institución de Banca Multiple is a bank which operates in Mexico, Panama, Guatemala, Honduras, Peru, and El Salvador. Founded in 2002, the company offers consumer credit for goods, personal loans, small business loans, credit cards, mortgages, and payroll systems. Banco Azteca S.A. Institución de Banca Multiple has created a number of apps, such as Banco Azteca, Firma Azteca Móvil, Tomiin Negocio, Acepta Pago, and more. They own 8 apps that have been downloaded together more than 45.91m+ times.

45.91m+
8
7 Wal-Mart de México

Wal-Mart de México is on position 7 of the biggest Mexican app publishers. They own 8 apps that have been downloaded together more than 33.79m+ times.

33.79m+
8
8 Televisa

Televisa is on position 8 of the biggest Mexican app publishers. Televisa is a subsidiary of Televisa Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., a Mexican mass media company and the largest in Latin America and the Spanish-speaking world. Founded in 1973, it is a major international entertainment company with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision. Televisa has created such apps as TUDN MX, las estrellas, Cuantrix, Learn Math with el Chavo, and more. They own 6 apps that have been downloaded together more than 32.58m+ times.

32.58m+
6
9 Claro Perú

Claro Perú is on position 9 of the biggest Mexican app publishers. Claro Perú is a subsidiary of Claro Americas, a Brazilian company that is itself part of the Mexican telecom group América Móvil. Founded in 2003, it serves clients in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, and Uruguay. Claro Perú has headquarters in São Paulo, Brazil and Mexico City, Mexico. Claro Perú is responsible for the apps Mi Claro Perú, Claro Club, Claro Smart Home, Tonos de Espera, and more. They own 6 apps that have been downloaded together more than 25.55m+ times.

25.55m+
6
10 Banco Nacional de México S.A.

Banco Nacional de México S.A. is on position 10 of the biggest Mexican app publishers. They own 2 apps that have been downloaded together more than 24.08m+ times.

24.08m+
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What Are the Most Used SDKs by Mexican Publishers?

The following shows which SDKs are most used by Mexico 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

72% of apps from Mexican publishers have Google Firebase integrated. In total 5,607 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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5607
2 icon Firebase Cloud Messaging

50% of apps from Mexican publishers have Firebase Cloud Messaging integrated. In total 3,841 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.

50
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3 icon Google Ads AdMob

46% of apps from Mexican publishers have Google Ads AdMob integrated. In total 3,573 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.

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4 Google Ads AdMob Mediation Adapters

46% of apps from Mexican publishers have Google Ads AdMob Mediation Adapters integrated. In total 3,556 apps.

46
3556
5 icon OkHttp

43% of apps from Mexican publishers have OkHttp integrated. In total 3,349 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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3349
6 Kotlin

38% of apps from Mexican publishers have Kotlin integrated. In total 2,929 apps.

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7 icon gson

36% of apps from Mexican publishers have gson integrated. In total 2,755 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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8 icon Glide

27% of apps from Mexican publishers have Glide integrated. In total 2,113 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.

27
2113
9 Google Maps

26% of apps from Mexican publishers have Google Maps integrated. In total 2,027 apps.

26
2027
10 icon Android Support Library V4

24% of apps from Mexican publishers have Android Support Library V4 integrated. In total 1,887 apps. Android Support Library V4, developed by Google’s Android team, is a platform that helps app developers manage the release of new API versions. Rather than developing code to handle the provisioning of new features on earlier releases, developers can leverage Android Support Library V4 to provide that compatibility layer.

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

The following shows which android permissions are most frequently request by Mexico 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 Mexican publishers use the Internet Access permission. Total 11,830 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. 91% of the apps from Mexican publishers use the Network Information Access permission. Total 10,755 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. 72% of the apps from Mexican publishers use the Phone Sleep Mode Preventation permission. Total 8,426 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. 60% of the apps from Mexican publishers use the Write External Storage permission. Total 7,067 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. 54% of the apps from Mexican publishers use the Push Notification permission. Total 6,305 apps.

54
6305
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. 51% of the apps from Mexican publishers use the Read External Storage permission. Total 5,964 apps.

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5964
7 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. 44% of the apps from Mexican publishers use the Install Referrer permission. Total 5,179 apps.

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5179
8 Start At Boot Time

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. 39% of the apps from Mexican publishers use the Start At Boot Time permission. Total 4,540 apps.

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9 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. 35% of the apps from Mexican publishers use the Fine Location Access permission. Total 4,171 apps.

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10 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. 35% of the apps from Mexican publishers use the Vibration permission. Total 4,066 apps.

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4066

What Are the Top 10 Highest Ranked Apps in Mexico?

The following shows the official Google Play apps top chart of Mexico. There are no apps from Mexican publishers. See the full chart here.

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

The following shows the official Google Play Grossing top chart of Mexico. There are no apps from Mexican publishers. See the full chart here.

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

The following shows the official Google Play social top chart of Mexico. There are no apps from Mexican publishers. See the full chart here.

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

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

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

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

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

The following shows the official Google Play shopping top chart of Mexico. 47% of the top shopping apps in Mexico are from Mexican app publishers. See the full chart here.

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

The following shows the official Google Play lifestyle top chart of Mexico. 7% of the top lifestyle apps in Mexico are from Mexican app publishers. See the full chart here.

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

The following shows the official Google Play business top chart of Mexico. There are no apps from Mexican publishers. See the full chart here.