The following shows the top 10 most common SDKs integrated in Chinese mobile Apps on 
Google Play.
China Mobile App Statistics 2023
Last update: 28 Sep 2023 CET
What Are the Most Common Mobile SDKs Integrated in Chinese Apps?
- 1st
Android Support Library V4
Check “Android Support Library V4” SDK Insights88% of Chinese apps have integrated Android Support Library V4. This means 8,070 Chinese apps use the SDK.
88%Number of Apps8.07k+88%Total Chinese Apps 10.06k+
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 Insights54% of Chinese apps have integrated Google Firebase. This means 4,965 Chinese apps use the SDK.
54%Number of Apps4.96k+54%Total Chinese Apps 10.06k+
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
44% of Chinese apps have integrated OkHttp. This means 4,001 Chinese apps use the SDK.
44%Number of Apps4.00k+44%Total Chinese Apps 10.06k+
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.
- 4th
43% of Chinese apps have integrated gson. This means 3,943 Chinese apps use the SDK.
43%Number of Apps3.94k+43%Total Chinese Apps 10.06k+
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.
- 5th
Google Ads AdMob
Check “Google Ads AdMob” SDK Insights41% of Chinese apps have integrated Google Ads AdMob. This means 3,763 Chinese apps use the SDK.
41%Number of Apps3.76k+41%Total Chinese Apps 10.06k+
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.
- 6th
Google Ads AdMob Mediation Adapters
Check “Google Ads AdMob Mediation Adapters” SDK Insights41% of Chinese apps have integrated Google Ads AdMob Mediation Adapters. This means 3,734 Chinese apps use the SDK.
41%Number of Apps3.73k+41%Total Chinese Apps 10.06k+
- 7th
39% of Chinese apps have integrated Kotlin. This means 3,611 Chinese apps use the SDK.
39%Number of Apps3.61k+39%Total Chinese Apps 10.06k+
- 8th
35% of Chinese apps have integrated Glide. This means 3,174 Chinese apps use the SDK.
35%Number of Apps3.17k+35%Total Chinese Apps 10.06k+
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.
- 9th
Firebase Cloud Messaging
Check “Firebase Cloud Messaging” SDK Insights23% of Chinese apps have integrated Firebase Cloud Messaging. This means 2,089 Chinese apps use the SDK.
23%Number of Apps2.09k+23%Total Chinese Apps 10.06k+
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.
- 10th
RxAndroid/RxJava
Check “RxAndroid/RxJava” SDK Insights21% of Chinese apps have integrated RxAndroid/RxJava. This means 1,941 Chinese apps use the SDK.
21%Number of Apps1.94k+21%Total Chinese Apps 10.06k+
RxAndroid/RxJava, developed by Google’s Android team, adds the minimum classes to RxJava that make it simple to write reactive components in Android applications. Specifically, it provides a scheduler that schedules on the main thread or any given looper.
This chart provides a near real-time ranking of the 10 most popular SDKs integrated in Chinese mobile Apps on Google Play.
Currently, Android Support Library V4 is the most popular, followed by Google Firebase, OkHttp, gson, and Google Ads AdMob.
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