Germany App Market Statistics in 2023
- Last update: 21 Jun 2023 CET
Germany has been firmly established as one of the premier mobile app economies in Europe and the world. Berlin is the country’s epicenter for app innovation; and Munich, Cologne, Frankfurt, Hamburg, and Stuttgart make high grades in the European app market generally. While tech and Internet-based companies like SoundCloud, WinRAR, and trivago generally lead the way, many brick-and-mortar retailers, like the global supermarket chain Lidl, have also leveraged the country’s flourishing tech sector to produce mobile apps that supplement their traditional offerings.
In this article, we will provide a number of detailed app statistics and insights into the Germany Android app market with focus on apps only. We will cover a number of topics, including: how many German app publishers exist on the Google Play Store, how many apps they have released, and how German apps have performed compared to the global average. The data is aggregated based on address, such that only major app publishers and ones with valid German addresses on the Android market have been considered. Furthermore, all download statistics are estimates.
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There are more than 13,519 German publishers on Google Play out of all 1,012,896 app publishers. One of the biggest German publishers are FDG Entertainment GmbH & Co.KG, Popcore Games, Deca Games, Lotum GmbH, Kolibri Games, HandyGames, Edkon Games GmbH, Tivola Games GmbH, Sunday.gg, Goodgame Studios . Overall 1% of all app publishers on Google Play are from Germany. Find the biggest app publishers with our App Market Explorer.
There are more than 46,154 apps from German publishers on Google Play out of the 3,251,245 apps. Apps with most downloads of German publishers are REWE - Online Supermarkt, McDonald’s Deutschland, DB Navigator, Kleinanzeigen - without eBay, PENNY Angebote & Coupons, weather24 - Weather and Radar, Post & DHL, DKB, AusweisApp2, Lidl Plus . 1% of all apps on Google Play are from German publishers. Filter for apps by publisher country with our tool here.
The average rating of 46,154 apps from German publishers on Google Play is 3.49 out of 5 stars. This is less than the overall average rating of all apps of 3.74 stars. Apps from German publishers on Google Play have on average 2,080 ratings. This number is higher than the average number of ratings of all apps, which is 1,678 ratings. Sort by the best rated app or by the app with most ratings directly in our App Market Explorer.
87% of released apps by German publishers are apps and 13% are games. That means the focus is more on apps than on games. Compared to the worldwide market, German publishers focus more on apps with 87% of releases compared to all publishers that focus 86% on apps. Use our full App Market Explorer to filter for the most successful mobile apps and games.
Apps by German publishers have an average of 171.16k downloads. Overall they get more downloads than the average of all apps which is 232.16k. We offer also more detailed download estimates for any app.
9% of apps by German publishers are paid. That is a higher value of paid apps compared to the overall apps, where 3% are paid. 27% of apps by German publishers include ads. That is a lower value compared to the whole world, where 35% have ads. 10% of apps by German publishers make use of In-App Payments to monetize. That is higher than the average of 4%.
47% of apps of German publishers are available on both Google Play and iTunes. Overall they put more effort in publishing on both stores, compared to the average publisher with 26%. Use our iOS to Android Matching API or Android to iOS Matching API to find the same app across stores.
The following are the top publishers from Germany that accumulated most downloads.
SoundCloud is on position 1 of the biggest German app publishers. SoundCloud is the world’s largest music and audio platform. Founded in 2008, it enables users to discover and enjoy a wide selection of music from the most diverse creator community on earth. SoundCloud is renowned for its unique content and features, including the ability to share music and connect directly with artists, as well as unearth breakthrough tracks, raw demos, podcasts, and more. SoundCloud has developed SoundCloud - Music & Audio and SoundCloud Pulse: for Creators. They own 2 apps that have been downloaded together more than 370.01m+ times.
upday GmbH & Co. KG is on position 2 of the biggest German app publishers. They own 4 apps that have been downloaded together more than 320.92m+ times.
TeaCapps is on position 3 of the biggest German app publishers. They own 3 apps that have been downloaded together more than 284.04m+ times.
RARLAB (published by win.rar GmbH) is on position 4 of the biggest German app publishers. RARLAB is a branch of win.rar GmbH, a company best known for their trialware file archive utility. This utility is capable of creating and viewing archives in RAR or ZIP file formats, and unpacking numerous archive file formats. RARLAB (published by win.rar GmbH) has published the app RAR. They own a single app that has been downloaded more than 181.96m+ times.
TeamViewer is on position 5 of the biggest German app publishers. TeamViewer offers a proprietary software application for remote control, desktop sharing, online meetings, web conferencing, and file transfer between computers. The company was founded in Göppingen, Germany in 2005. TeamViewer has published: TeamViewer Pilot, TeamViewer QuickSupport, TeamViewer for Remote Control, Add-On: Samsung, and more. They own 208 apps that have been downloaded together more than 171.38m+ times.
Joyride GmbH is on position 6 of the biggest German app publishers. They own 8 apps that have been downloaded together more than 151.56m+ times.
Lidl is on position 7 of the biggest German app publishers. They own 9 apps that have been downloaded together more than 121.34m+ times.
Foodpanda GmbH a subsidiary of Delivery Hero SE is on position 8 of the biggest German app publishers. Foodpanda GmbH is a German mobile food delivery marketplace headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Their mission is to bring good food to their users. And they don’t just deliver – they bring it, always going the extra mile to make their users’ experiences memorable. Foodpanda GmbH has published the app foodpanda - Local Food Delivery. They own 4 apps that have been downloaded together more than 117.66m+ times.
WetterOnline GmbH is on position 9 of the biggest German app publishers. WetterOnline is one of Germany’s largest meteorological service providers. They offer in depth weather information, including the current weather conditions and travel weather worldwide. WetterOnline GmbH has produced Weather & Radar USA and Weather & Radar USA Pro: ad-free. They own 4 apps that have been downloaded together more than 105.17m+ times.
trivago is on position 10 of the biggest German app publishers. trivago is a German technology company that specializes in internet-related services and products focused on the hotel, lodging, and meta search fields. The company was first conceptualized by three university friends in Düsseldorf, Germany in 2005. trivago has published the app trivago: Compare hotel prices. They own a single app that has been downloaded more than 97.66m+ times.
The following shows which SDKs are most used by Germany app publishers. To find out which apps integrate the following SDK use our App Market Explorer. We have also aggregated the worldwide Top Ad Network SDKs and other categories.
66% of apps from German publishers have Google Firebase integrated. In total 27,788 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.
51% of apps from German publishers have OkHttp integrated. In total 21,466 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 German publishers have Firebase Cloud Messaging integrated. In total 19,513 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.
39% of apps from German publishers have gson integrated. In total 16,340 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 German publishers have Glide integrated. In total 11,990 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.
25% of apps from German publishers have Picasso integrated. In total 10,648 apps. Picasso is an image downloading and caching library for Android. Picasso understands that images add context and visual flair to Android applications. As such, they enable hassle-free image loading – often in one line of code!
23% of apps from German publishers have ZXing integrated. In total 9,840 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.
23% of apps from German publishers have Google Maps integrated. In total 9,776 apps.
22% of apps from German publishers have RxAndroid/RxJava integrated. In total 9,139 apps. 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.
The following shows which android permissions are most frequently request by Germany app publishers. Use our App Market Explorer to filter the Google Play Store by apps with specific permissions.
android.permission.INTERNET makes it possible for app publishers to create network sockets and use custom network protocols within their apps. This permission is not required for internet connection however, as the mobile browser provides all apps with the ability to send data to the internet. 100% of the apps from German publishers use the Internet Access permission. Total 47,547 apps.
The android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE permission can be leveraged by app developers to enable their apps to view information about network connections. This information includes such things as which networks exist and which already have connections. 93% of the apps from German publishers use the Network Information Access permission. Total 43,011 apps.
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK gives apps the ability to prevent the phone they are running on from going into sleep mode. This is good for apps, like YouTube, that get extended periods of engagement that do not necessarily require the user to touch the screen or otherwise interact physically with the device. 68% of the apps from German publishers use the Phone Sleep Mode Preventation permission. Total 31,613 apps.
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE makes it possible for app developers to enable their apps to modify or delete the contents of users’ SD cards. 57% of the apps from German publishers use the Write External Storage permission. Total 26,420 apps.
com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE can be used within apps to allow them to accept cloud to device messages sent by the app’s service. It should be noted however, that using this service will incur data usage, and malicious apps could cause excess data usage. 51% of the apps from German publishers use the Push Notification permission. Total 23,610 apps.
The android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission allows app developers to enable their apps to read the contents of user SD cards. 48% of the apps from German publishers use the Read External Storage permission. Total 22,382 apps.
android.permission.VIBRATE makes it possible for app builders to give their apps control over the vibrating function of the devices they are running on. 41% of the apps from German publishers use the Vibration permission. Total 19,098 apps.
With android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION apps can find the precise location of the devices they are running on. In other words, apps can figure out where their users are. This is achieved using GPS or network location sources, like Wi-Fi and cell towers. However, in order for these location services to function, users must turn them on. 40% of the apps from German publishers use the Fine Location Access permission. Total 18,593 apps.
Apps often advertise other apps. By leveraging com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE apps can make sure that installs of other apps launched via their ads are properly attributed. 40% of the apps from German publishers use the Install Referrer permission. Total 18,368 apps.
App publishers can leverage android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE to enable their app to view information about Wi-Fi networking. This includes whether Wi-Fi is enabled and the names of the connected Wi-Fi devices. 40% of the apps from German publishers use the Wifi Information Access permission. Total 18,317 apps.
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