The following shows the top 10 most common SDKs integrated in Japanese mobile Apps on 
Google Play.
Japan Mobile App Statistics 2023
Last update: 19 Sep 2023 CET
What Are the Most Common Mobile SDKs Integrated in Japanese Apps?
- 1st
Android Support Library V4
Check “Android Support Library V4” SDK Insights91% of Japanese apps have integrated Android Support Library V4. This means 27,528 Japanese apps use the SDK.
91%Number of Apps27.53k+91%Total Japanese Apps 34.65k+
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 Insights70% of Japanese apps have integrated Google Firebase. This means 21,029 Japanese apps use the SDK.
70%Number of Apps21.03k+70%Total Japanese Apps 34.65k+
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 Insights46% of Japanese apps have integrated Firebase Cloud Messaging. This means 13,951 Japanese apps use the SDK.
46%Number of Apps13.95k+46%Total Japanese Apps 34.65k+
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
43% of Japanese apps have integrated Kotlin. This means 12,980 Japanese apps use the SDK.
43%Number of Apps12.98k+43%Total Japanese Apps 34.65k+
- 5th
37% of Japanese apps have integrated OkHttp. This means 11,076 Japanese apps use the SDK.
37%Number of Apps11.08k+37%Total Japanese Apps 34.65k+
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
36% of Japanese apps have integrated gson. This means 10,762 Japanese apps use the SDK.
36%Number of Apps10.76k+36%Total Japanese Apps 34.65k+
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
Google Ads AdMob
Check “Google Ads AdMob” SDK Insights32% of Japanese apps have integrated Google Ads AdMob. This means 9,773 Japanese apps use the SDK.
32%Number of Apps9.77k+32%Total Japanese Apps 34.65k+
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.
- 8th
Google Ads AdMob Mediation Adapters
Check “Google Ads AdMob Mediation Adapters” SDK Insights32% of Japanese apps have integrated Google Ads AdMob Mediation Adapters. This means 9,582 Japanese apps use the SDK.
32%Number of Apps9.58k+32%Total Japanese Apps 34.65k+
- 9th
Firebase Crashlytics Fabric
Check “Firebase Crashlytics Fabric” SDK Insights26% of Japanese apps have integrated Firebase Crashlytics Fabric. This means 7,830 Japanese apps use the SDK.
26%Number of Apps7.83k+26%Total Japanese Apps 34.65k+
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
Google Maps
Check “Google Maps” SDK Insights25% of Japanese apps have integrated Google Maps. This means 7,465 Japanese apps use the SDK.
25%Number of Apps7.46k+25%Total Japanese Apps 34.65k+
This chart provides a near real-time ranking of the 10 most popular SDKs integrated in Japanese 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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