The following shows the top 10 most common SDKs integrated in American mobile Apps on Google Play.

What Are the Most Common Mobile SDKs Integrated in American Apps?
- 1st
Android Support Library V4
Check “Android Support Library V4” SDK Insights96% of American apps have integrated Android Support Library V4. This means 160,129 American apps use the SDK.
96%Number of Apps160.13k+96%Total American Apps 180.98k+
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.
- 2nd
Google Firebase
Check “Google Firebase” SDK Insights79% of American apps have integrated Google Firebase. This means 131,527 American apps use the SDK.
79%Number of Apps131.53k+79%Total American Apps 180.98k+
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.
- 3rd
Firebase Cloud Messaging
Check “Firebase Cloud Messaging” SDK Insights61% of American apps have integrated Firebase Cloud Messaging. This means 101,322 American apps use the SDK.
61%Number of Apps101.32k+61%Total American Apps 180.98k+
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.
- 4th
59% of American apps have integrated OkHttp. This means 98,309 American apps use the SDK.
59%Number of Apps98.31k+59%Total American Apps 180.98k+
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.
- 5th
57% of American apps have integrated Kotlin. This means 96,064 American apps use the SDK.
57%Number of Apps96.06k+57%Total American Apps 180.98k+
- 6th
52% of American apps have integrated gson. This means 86,784 American apps use the SDK.
52%Number of Apps86.78k+52%Total American Apps 180.98k+
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.
- 7th
40% of American apps have integrated Glide. This means 66,661 American apps use the SDK.
40%Number of Apps66.66k+40%Total American Apps 180.98k+
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.
- 8th
Google Maps
Check “Google Maps” SDK Insights36% of American apps have integrated Google Maps. This means 59,880 American apps use the SDK.
36%Number of Apps59.88k+36%Total American Apps 180.98k+
- 9th
Firebase Crashlytics Fabric
Check “Firebase Crashlytics Fabric” SDK Insights32% of American apps have integrated Firebase Crashlytics Fabric. This means 53,810 American apps use the SDK.
32%Number of Apps53.81k+32%Total American Apps 180.98k+
Fabric Crashlytics is the most powerful, lightest weight crash reporting SDK on the market. App developers that leverage Fabric Crashlytics are able to spend less time finding crashes and more time fixing them.
- 10th
28% of American apps have integrated ZXing. This means 47,298 American apps use the SDK.
28%Number of Apps47.30k+28%Total American Apps 180.98k+
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.
This chart provides a near real-time ranking of the 10 most popular SDKs integrated in American mobile Apps on Google Play.
Currently, Android Support Library V4 is the most popular, followed by Google Firebase, Firebase Cloud Messaging, OkHttp, and Kotlin.

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