Canada App Market Statistics in 2023

ANT+ is on position 1 of the biggest Canadian app publishers. They own 8 apps that have been downloaded together more than 4.04b+ times.

Bitmoji is on position 2 of the biggest Canadian app publishers. They own a single app that has been downloaded more than 263.06m+ times.

Wattpad.com is on position 3 of the biggest Canadian app publishers. It is Wattpad’s vision to entertain and connect the world through stories. Their flagship app is the world’s leading social storytelling platform. Wattpad.com is proudly based in Toronto, Canada. Wattpad.com has developed Wattpad – Books & Stories, Wattpad Beta, and Tap by Wattpad - Interactive Story Community. They own 2 apps that have been downloaded together more than 253.93m+ times.

Psiphon Inc. is on position 4 of the biggest Canadian app publishers. Psiphon Inc. is a Canadian app developer that offers a free and open-source Internet censorship circumvention tool. It is a centrally managed and geographically diverse network of thousands of proxy servers that leverages an architecture geared towards performance. Psiphon Inc. has published Psiphon Pro - The Internet Freedom VPN and Psiphon. They own 2 apps that have been downloaded together more than 209.11m+ times.

MediaLab AI - Kik is on position 5 of the biggest Canadian app publishers. They own a single app that has been downloaded more than 175.84m+ times.

QR Code Scanner. is on position 6 of the biggest Canadian app publishers. They own 13 apps that have been downloaded together more than 174.04m+ times.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd is on position 7 of the biggest Canadian app publishers. They own 8 apps that have been downloaded together more than 141.68m+ times.

TextNow, Inc. is on position 8 of the biggest Canadian app publishers. TextNow, Inc. is a Canadian app publisher that develops technology that saves their users money. Their service leverages a hybrid of Wi-Fi and cellular for texting and calling which means they can offer users low-cost plans with affordable, name-brand smartphones. TextNow, Inc. has developed TextNow: Free Texting & Calling App and 2ndLine - Second Phone Number. They own 2 apps that have been downloaded together more than 110.1m+ times.

Dumpling Sandwich Software Inc. is on position 9 of the biggest Canadian app publishers. Dumpling Sandwich Software Inc. is a Canadian mobile app publisher that specializes in digital photography. It is their passion to develop mobile apps and it is their mission to contribute to mobile technology and innovations by creating easy-to-use apps with great user experiences. Dumpling Sandwich Software Inc. has developed a number of apps, including Pencil Sketch HD, Sketch Master Pro, Pencil Sketch, Water Reflection Mirror Image, and more. They own 8 apps that have been downloaded together more than 91.77m+ times.

Plentyoffish Media ULC is on position 10 of the biggest Canadian app publishers. Plentyoffish Media ULC is a Canadian dating app developer. Their app first hit the scene when online dating was a strange new world for those searching for that special someone. Now that meeting on a dating app is the new normal, Plentyoffish is still finding ways for people to go on dates and make deeper connections. Plentyoffish Media ULC is the publisher behind Plenty of Fish Free Dating App. They own a single app that has been downloaded more than 73.03m+ times.

73% of apps from Canadian publishers have Google Firebase integrated. In total 12,748 apps. 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.

50% of apps from Canadian publishers have Firebase Cloud Messaging integrated. In total 8,737 apps. 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.

49% of apps from Canadian publishers have OkHttp integrated. In total 8,569 apps. 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.

46% of apps from Canadian publishers have Kotlin integrated. In total 7,954 apps.

38% of apps from Canadian publishers have gson integrated. In total 6,521 apps. 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.

28% of apps from Canadian publishers have Google Ads AdMob integrated. In total 4,914 apps. 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.

27% of apps from Canadian publishers have Google Ads AdMob Mediation Adapters integrated. In total 4,767 apps.

27% of apps from Canadian publishers have Google Maps integrated. In total 4,756 apps.

27% of apps from Canadian publishers have Glide integrated. In total 4,743 apps. 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.

26% of apps from Canadian publishers have ZXing integrated. In total 4,570 apps. 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.