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Top 20 Social SDKs Used in Android Apps on Google Play
Last update: 8 Dec 2023 CET
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Top 20 Social SDKs Used in Android Apps on Google Play

We at 42matters have identified the 20 most popular social SDKs leveraged by Android apps available on the Android app market.

Social SDKs help app developers leverage social media features, management platforms, marketing tools, and analytics platforms in their mobile apps. Typically they enable social media login, sharing, analytics, monitoring, and other related capabilities.

These SDKs make it easy for developers to create apps that are integrated into larger social media landscapes. They include such functionalities as streamlined user login, app data and analytics, and various gaming features like leaderboards, in-app achievements, and more. This data is also available via our APIs, file dumps, Explorer, and SDK Explorer.

This list is based on our analysis of the millions of mobile applications – and over 2,300 SDKs integrated into them – that constitute the vast inventory of the Google Play Store. The details contained are meant to provide app publishers seeking to build a scalable app with a list of the most trusted social SDK options. Our list is also meant to help SDK publishers understand their biggest competitors and offer market researchers a tantalizing glimpse into the sort of market insights our technology can provide.

Among all apps utilizing social SDKs, 70.44% have integrated Facebook. This accounts for 61.95% of app downloads within the social SDK category.

The Facebook SDK helps you connect with friends, family, and communities of people who share your interests.

Total Apps
518.22k
Google Play
App Share
70.44%
Google Play
Apps
434.17k
Games
84.05k
Total Downloads
343.24b
Google Play
Download Share
61.95%
Google Play
App Downloads
181.92b
Game Downloads
161.32b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Facebook.

Among all apps utilizing social SDKs, 50.62% have integrated Google SignIn. This accounts for 61.40% of app downloads within the social SDK category.

Google Sign-In is a secure authentication system SDK that reduces the burden of login for your users by enabling them to sign in with their Google Account — the same account they already use with Gmail, Play, and other Google services.

Total Apps
372.35k
Google Play
App Share
50.62%
Google Play
Apps
322.26k
Games
50.09k
Total Downloads
340.20b
Google Play
Download Share
61.40%
Google Play
App Downloads
211.74b
Game Downloads
128.46b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Google SignIn.

Among all apps utilizing social SDKs, 4.38% have integrated Twitter Kit. This accounts for 5.05% of app downloads within the social SDK category.

Twitter Kit is an SDK designed to make interacting with Twitter seamless and efficient.

Total Apps
32.25k
Google Play
App Share
4.38%
Google Play
Apps
29.31k
Games
2.93k
Total Downloads
27.99b
Google Play
Download Share
5.05%
Google Play
App Downloads
21.46b
Game Downloads
6.53b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Twitter Kit.

Among all apps utilizing social SDKs, 1.72% have integrated Twitter4J. This accounts for 1.22% of app downloads within the social SDK category.

Twitter4J is an unofficial Java library for the Twitter API. With the Twitter4J SDK, you can easily integrate your Java application with the Twitter service.

Total Apps
12.68k
Google Play
App Share
1.72%
Google Play
Apps
11.67k
Games
1.01k
Total Downloads
6.74b
Google Play
Download Share
1.22%
Google Play
App Downloads
4.37b
Game Downloads
2.37b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Twitter4J.

Among all apps utilizing social SDKs, 1.67% have integrated Login with Amazon LWA. This accounts for 2.36% of app downloads within the social SDK category.

Login with Amazon lets you protect your customer information by leveraging the user authentication system used by Amazon.com. Login with Amazon is based on OAuth 2.0, which has been broadly adopted for user authorized exchanges across sites.

Total Apps
12.30k
Google Play
App Share
1.67%
Google Play
Apps
11.65k
Games
654
Total Downloads
13.05b
Google Play
Download Share
2.36%
Google Play
App Downloads
9.94b
Game Downloads
3.11b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Login with Amazon LWA.

Among all apps utilizing social SDKs, <1% have integrated WeChat by Tencent. This accounts for 4.00% of app downloads within the social SDK category.

WeChat is multi-purpose messaging, social media, and mobile payment SDK.

Total Apps
7.24k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
6.30k
Games
944
Total Downloads
22.14b
Google Play
Download Share
4.00%
Google Play
App Downloads
13.96b
Game Downloads
8.19b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use WeChat by Tencent.

Among all apps utilizing social SDKs, <1% have integrated Kakao API. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the social SDK category.

Kakao API is a multi-platform texting SDK that allows iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry apps to send and receive messages for free.

Total Apps
4.22k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
4.05k
Games
177
Total Downloads
3.01b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
2.61b
Game Downloads
402.86m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Kakao API.

Among all apps utilizing social SDKs, <1% have integrated Facebook Account Kit (deprecated). This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the social SDK category.

Facebook Account Kit was an SDK that developers could integrate into their apps to allow users to log in with an email address or phone number. It is now deprecated.

Total Apps
2.71k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
2.67k
Games
37
Total Downloads
2.73b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
2.56b
Game Downloads
166.58m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Facebook Account Kit (deprecated).

Among all apps utilizing social SDKs, <1% have integrated Linkedin Sdk. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the social SDK category.

The Linkedin SDK is based on REST+JSON, enabling you to build robust, scalable apps.

Total Apps
2.21k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
2.21k
Games
2
Total Downloads
499.15m
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
498.67m
Game Downloads
482.90k

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Linkedin Sdk.

Among all apps utilizing social SDKs, <1% have integrated VK VKontakte. This accounts for 1.24% of app downloads within the social SDK category.

VK VKontakte is an SDK that enables apps to integrate with VK, the largest European social network with more than a 100 million active users, to help you build engaging social apps and get more installs.

Total Apps
1.76k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
1.46k
Games
305
Total Downloads
6.88b
Google Play
Download Share
1.24%
Google Play
App Downloads
3.58b
Game Downloads
3.31b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use VK VKontakte.

Among all apps utilizing social SDKs, <1% have integrated Tencent QQ. This accounts for 1.22% of app downloads within the social SDK category.

The Tencent QQ SDK is committed to providing game developers with user services and operating tools in various social scenarios.

Total Apps
1.23k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
1.00k
Games
228
Total Downloads
6.74b
Google Play
Download Share
1.22%
Google Play
App Downloads
4.85b
Game Downloads
1.89b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Tencent QQ.

Among all apps utilizing social SDKs, <1% have integrated Snapchat Snap Kit. This accounts for 2.40% of app downloads within the social SDK category.

The Snapchat SDK that lets you easily talk with friends, view Live Stories from around the world, and explore news in Discover.

Total Apps
1.15k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
689
Games
461
Total Downloads
13.30b
Google Play
Download Share
2.40%
Google Play
App Downloads
12.08b
Game Downloads
1.22b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Snapchat Snap Kit.

Among all apps utilizing social SDKs, <1% have integrated Yandex Login Auth. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the social SDK category.

Yandex is a search engine and internet portal. Yandex Login Auth is an SDK that facilitates logins via Yandex.

Total Apps
935
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
873
Games
62
Total Downloads
1.32b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
1.02b
Game Downloads
305.75m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Yandex Login Auth.

Among all apps utilizing social SDKs, <1% have integrated Spotify. This accounts for 4.89% of app downloads within the social SDK category.

Spotify is a digital music service that gives you access to millions of songs.

Total Apps
913
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
907
Games
6
Total Downloads
27.11b
Google Play
Download Share
4.89%
Google Play
App Downloads
27.08b
Game Downloads
23.83m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Spotify.

Among all apps utilizing social SDKs, <1% have integrated Weibo. This accounts for 1.11% of app downloads within the social SDK category.

The Weibo SDK is an open platform that provides a simple development framework for mobile application developers. The multi-platform and multi-terminal SDK will help you integrate the functions of Weibo into your application or WAP station.

Total Apps
704
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
654
Games
50
Total Downloads
6.13b
Google Play
Download Share
1.11%
Google Play
App Downloads
4.93b
Game Downloads
1.20b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Weibo.

Among all apps utilizing social SDKs, <1% have integrated Odnoklassniki Social Network. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the social SDK category.

Total Apps
582
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
511
Games
71
Total Downloads
3.19b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
2.93b
Game Downloads
255.69m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Odnoklassniki Social Network.

Among all apps utilizing social SDKs, <1% have integrated Simple Facebook SDK for Android. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the social SDK category.

Simple Facebook SDK for Android wraps the original Facebook SDK.

Total Apps
493
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
464
Games
29
Total Downloads
96.10m
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
45.47m
Game Downloads
50.63m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Simple Facebook SDK for Android.

Among all apps utilizing social SDKs, <1% have integrated Socialauth. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the social SDK category.

The Socialauth SDK is a Java Library for authentication, getting profile, contacts, and updating status on Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and many more providers.

Total Apps
368
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
359
Games
9
Total Downloads
126.15m
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
121.62m
Game Downloads
4.53m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Socialauth.

Among all apps utilizing social SDKs, <1% have integrated Gigya. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the social SDK category.

Gigya is an SDK that delivers value by understanding who your customers are and how they want to engage. This is facilitated via our customer data and CIAM solutions.

Total Apps
330
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
330
Games
0
Total Downloads
201.01m
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
196.23m
Game Downloads
4.78m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Gigya.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

How does 42matters collect this data?'

We’ve developed a number of machine learning algorithms that scan millions of mobile and connected TV (CTV) applications on a regular basis. In addition, we collect ground truth app performance intelligence and use this data to build statistical models that estimate the performance of apps for which we do not have ground truth data.

What SDK data does 42matters collect?'

We track over 2,300 of the most popular SDKs integrated in iOS and Android apps. We collect a variety of SDK insights (title, platform, ID, category, and developer website); performance metrics (the number of apps that have installed each SDK, installation and removal trends, and app downloads); market share statistics (including market share per app category); and more!

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