The following shows the top 10 most common SDKs integrated in British mobile Apps on 
Google Play.
United Kingdom Mobile App Statistics 2023
Last update: 19 Sep 2023 CET
What Are the Most Common Mobile SDKs Integrated in British Apps?
- 1st
Android Support Library V4
Check “Android Support Library V4” SDK Insights93% of British apps have integrated Android Support Library V4. This means 36,135 British apps use the SDK.
93%Number of Apps36.13k+93%Total British Apps 42.13k+
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 Insights71% of British apps have integrated Google Firebase. This means 27,732 British apps use the SDK.
71%Number of Apps27.73k+71%Total British Apps 42.13k+
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 Insights54% of British apps have integrated Firebase Cloud Messaging. This means 21,054 British apps use the SDK.
54%Number of Apps21.05k+54%Total British Apps 42.13k+
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
51% of British apps have integrated Kotlin. This means 20,100 British apps use the SDK.
51%Number of Apps20.10k+51%Total British Apps 42.13k+
- 5th
50% of British apps have integrated OkHttp. This means 19,582 British apps use the SDK.
50%Number of Apps19.58k+50%Total British Apps 42.13k+
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.
- 6th
40% of British apps have integrated gson. This means 15,545 British apps use the SDK.
40%Number of Apps15.54k+40%Total British Apps 42.13k+
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
27% of British apps have integrated Glide. This means 10,572 British apps use the SDK.
27%Number of Apps10.57k+27%Total British Apps 42.13k+
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
Firebase Crashlytics Fabric
Check “Firebase Crashlytics Fabric” SDK Insights27% of British apps have integrated Firebase Crashlytics Fabric. This means 10,478 British apps use the SDK.
27%Number of Apps10.48k+27%Total British Apps 42.13k+
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.
- 9th
Google Maps
Check “Google Maps” SDK Insights25% of British apps have integrated Google Maps. This means 9,920 British apps use the SDK.
25%Number of Apps9.92k+25%Total British Apps 42.13k+
- 10th
25% of British apps have integrated ZXing. This means 9,657 British apps use the SDK.
25%Number of Apps9.66k+25%Total British Apps 42.13k+
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 British mobile Apps on Google Play.
Currently, Android Support Library V4 is the most popular, followed by Google Firebase, Firebase Cloud Messaging, Kotlin, and OkHttp.
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