South Africa App Market Statistics in 2023

MultiChoice Support Services (Pty) Ltd is on position 1 of the biggest South African app publishers. MultiChoice Support Services (Pty) Ltd., also known as MultiChoice, operates the DStv Satellite Television service, a major satellite TV service in Sub-Saharan Africa. Founded in 1994, they are based in Randburg, South Africa. MultiChoice Support Services (Pty) Ltd has developed and published DStv Now, DStv, MyGOtv, MyDStv, and more. They own 7 apps that have been downloaded together more than 50.12m+ times.

Vodacom (Pty) Ltd. is on position 2 of the biggest South African app publishers. Vodacom (Pty) Ltd. is a South African mobile communications company, providing voice, messaging, data, and converged services to millions of customers across Africa. It is based in Johannesburg, South Africa and was founded in 1994. Vodacom (Pty) Ltd. has created the app My Vodacom SA. They own 4 apps that have been downloaded together more than 22.7m+ times.

SuperSport Online is on position 3 of the biggest South African app publishers. SuperSport Online, referred to simply as SuperSport, is a Pan-Africa group of television channels carried on the DStv satellite platform. Based in Johannesburg, South Africa, it provides sports content in South Africa and other African countries. SuperSport Online has developed SuperSport and SuperSport Beta. They own 2 apps that have been downloaded together more than 22.46m+ times.

MTN is on position 4 of the biggest South African app publishers. MTN, formerly M-Cell, is a South African multinational mobile telecommunications company, operating in numerous countries across Africa, Europe, and Asia. Founded in 1994, MTN’s head office is located in Johannesburg, South Africa. MTN has built a variety of apps, such as: MyMTN, MTN MoMo, MoMo Merchant, MTN Widge, and more. They own 10 apps that have been downloaded together more than 21m+ times.

Capitec Bank is on position 5 of the biggest South African app publishers. Capitec Bank is a South African retail bank. Founded in 2001, it is one of the largest banks in the country based on the number of customers they serve. Capitec Bank has developed and published Capitec Remote Banking and Capitec Bank. They own a single app that has been downloaded more than 18.87m+ times.

iPlay Store is on position 6 of the biggest South African app publishers. iPlay Store is one of the most successful mobile app developers in South Africa. They are best known for their assortment of clock, HD wallpaper, and photo frame apps. iPlay Store has developed a number of apps, including: Shiva Live Wallpaper, Rose Flower Clock, Waterfall Photo Frames HD, Jesus Clock, and more. They own 18 apps that have been downloaded together more than 14.22m+ times.

Al Rajhi Bank is on position 7 of the biggest South African app publishers. They own 11 apps that have been downloaded together more than 13.27m+ times.

FirstRand Bank Limited. is on position 8 of the biggest South African app publishers. They own 4 apps that have been downloaded together more than 12.88m+ times.

Datafree Africa Pty Ltd is on position 9 of the biggest South African app publishers. They own 4 apps that have been downloaded together more than 12.23m+ times.

Takealot is on position 10 of the biggest South African app publishers. They own a single app that has been downloaded more than 9.68m+ times.

77% of apps from South African publishers have Google Firebase integrated. In total 3,069 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.

57% of apps from South African publishers have Firebase Cloud Messaging integrated. In total 2,286 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.

42% of apps from South African publishers have OkHttp integrated. In total 1,675 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.

41% of apps from South African publishers have Kotlin integrated. In total 1,627 apps.

39% of apps from South African publishers have Google Ads AdMob integrated. In total 1,571 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.

39% of apps from South African publishers have Google Ads AdMob Mediation Adapters integrated. In total 1,563 apps.

33% of apps from South African publishers have Glide integrated. In total 1,315 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.

32% of apps from South African publishers have gson integrated. In total 1,280 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.

27% of apps from South African publishers have Google Maps integrated. In total 1,089 apps.

22% of apps from South African publishers have ZXing integrated. In total 885 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.