At the beginning of 2024, the Google Play Store offered 3.4 million apps to users. But according to data from AppFigures this week, the Play Store now only offers 1.8 million apps, which is a 47% decrease. This is not because developers have stopped development but because Google has tightened the minimum quality guidelines for apps before they can be published.
However, the number of Google Play Store apps is still ahead of the Apple App Store, which offers more than 1.64 million apps according to the latest figures. The number of apps is not everything because among the issues on Android are too many junk, useless apps and more seriously, malicious apps that steal user data without them realizing it.
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