Indonesia App Market Statistics in 2023
- Last update: 21 Jun 2023 CET
Indonesia is one of the world’s fastest growing mobile app markets. This is due primarily to the growing popularity of video apps and streaming services, as well as Indonesia’s exceptionally low internet costs.
In this article, we will provide a number of detailed app statistics and insights into the Indonesia Android app market with focus on apps only. We will cover a number of topics, including: how many Indonesian app publishers exist on the Google Play Store, how many apps they have released, and how Indonesian 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 Indonesian addresses on the Android market have been considered. Furthermore, all download statistics are estimates.
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There are more than 9,037 Indonesian publishers on Google Play out of all 1,012,974 app publishers. One of the biggest Indonesian publishers are LOCOS, Tazkan Games, Maleo, Riot Games Inc, IDBS Studio, Tebak Gambar, Minimo, Lion Studios Plus, Own Games, Meluapp . Less than 1% of all app publishers on Google Play are from Indonesia. Find the biggest app publishers with our App Market Explorer.
There are more than 41,147 apps from Indonesian publishers on Google Play out of the 3,251,260 apps. Apps with most downloads of Indonesian publishers are RCTI+ Superapp, DANA Indonesia Digital Wallet, Vidio: Sports Movies Series, MyTelkomsel - Buy Package, Easycash - Kredit Dana Online, Mobile JKN, Akulaku — Shop On Installment, BRImo BRI, myIM3: Data Plan & Buy Package, OVO . 1% of all apps on Google Play are from Indonesian publishers. Filter for apps by publisher country with our tool here.
The average rating of 41,147 apps from Indonesian publishers on Google Play is 4.07 out of 5 stars. This is better than the overall average rating of all apps which is 3.74. Apps from Indonesian publishers on Google Play have on average 2,954 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.
88% of released apps by Indonesian publishers are apps and 12% are games. That means the focus is more on apps than on games. Compared to the worldwide market, Indonesian publishers focus more on apps with 88% 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 Indonesian publishers have an average of 117.96k downloads. Overall they get more downloads than the average of all apps which is 232.14k. We offer also more detailed download estimates for any app.
7% of apps by Indonesian publishers are paid. That is a higher value of paid apps compared to the overall apps, where 3% are paid. 45% of apps by Indonesian publishers include ads. That is a higher value compared to the whole world, where 35% have ads. 3% of apps by Indonesian publishers make use of In-App Payments to monetize. That is less compared to 4% the overall apps use.
6% of apps of Indonesian publishers are available on both Google Play and iTunes. But overall they put less 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 Indonesia that accumulated most downloads.
PT. Samsung Electronics Indonesia is on position 1 of the biggest Indonesian app publishers. PT. Samsung Electronics Indonesia is a subsidiary of Samsung, a multinational electronics company based in Suwon, South Korea. In addition to developing mobile apps, they manufacture a wide range of consumer and industrial electronic equipment and products such as semiconductors, personal computers, and smartphones. PT. Samsung Electronics Indonesia has developed the apps Samsung Pay, S LIME, Samsung Gift Indonesia, Salaam, and more. They own 6 apps that have been downloaded together more than 342.61m+ times.
Telkomsel is on position 2 of the biggest Indonesian app publishers. Telkomsel is an Indonesian wireless network provider founded in 1995. Based in South Jakarta, it is a subsidiary of Telkom Indonesia and the largest wireless carrier in Indonesia. Telkomsel has developed and published MyTelkomsel – Check & Buy Packages, Redeem POIN; MyTelkomsel Lite – Check Quota & Buy Package, MAXstream- Live Sports,TV, & Movies; ROLi, and more. They own 15 apps that have been downloaded together more than 158.08m+ times.
PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk is on position 3 of the biggest Indonesian app publishers. They own 9 apps that have been downloaded together more than 151.23m+ times.
Tokopedia is on position 4 of the biggest Indonesian app publishers. Tokopedia is an Indonesian technology company specializing in e-commerce. Based in Jakarta, it was founded in 2009. Tokopedia has published the app Tokopedia Watch. They own 7 apps that have been downloaded together more than 136.11m+ times.
Baca Family is on position 5 of the biggest Indonesian app publishers. They own 2 apps that have been downloaded together more than 109.21m+ times.
PT Espay Debit Indonesia Koe is on position 6 of the biggest Indonesian app publishers. They own a single app that has been downloaded more than 94.44m+ times.
Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia is on position 7 of the biggest Indonesian app publishers. They own 15 apps that have been downloaded together more than 87.12m+ times.
PT Vidio Dot Com is on position 8 of the biggest Indonesian app publishers. They own 3 apps that have been downloaded together more than 79.25m+ times.
PT. Akulaku Silvrr Indonesia is on position 9 of the biggest Indonesian app publishers. They own 2 apps that have been downloaded together more than 68.71m+ times.
PT Bukalapak.com is on position 10 of the biggest Indonesian app publishers. PT Bukalapak.com is one of Indonesia's largest online marketplaces. It’s safe, trusted, and offers a 100% money-back guarantee. PT Bukalapak.com has developed and published one, two, three, four, and more. They own 5 apps that have been downloaded together more than 67.5m+ times.
The following shows which SDKs are most used by Indonesia 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.
67% of apps from Indonesian publishers have Google Firebase integrated. In total 22,404 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.
53% of apps from Indonesian publishers have Google Ads AdMob integrated. In total 17,670 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.
52% of apps from Indonesian publishers have Google Ads AdMob Mediation Adapters integrated. In total 17,320 apps.
39% of apps from Indonesian publishers have OkHttp integrated. In total 12,870 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.
39% of apps from Indonesian publishers have Kotlin integrated. In total 12,794 apps.
38% of apps from Indonesian publishers have Firebase Cloud Messaging integrated. In total 12,686 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.
32% of apps from Indonesian publishers have gson integrated. In total 10,737 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.
31% of apps from Indonesian publishers have Glide integrated. In total 10,180 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.
23% of apps from Indonesian publishers have Picasso integrated. In total 7,659 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!
20% of apps from Indonesian publishers have Android Support Library V4 integrated. In total 6,562 apps. 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.
The following shows which android permissions are most frequently request by Indonesia 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 Indonesian publishers use the Internet Access permission. Total 43,024 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. 97% of the apps from Indonesian publishers use the Network Information Access permission. Total 39,882 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. 74% of the apps from Indonesian publishers use the Phone Sleep Mode Preventation permission. Total 30,436 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. 62% of the apps from Indonesian publishers use the Write External Storage permission. Total 25,686 apps.
The android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission allows app developers to enable their apps to read the contents of user SD cards. 52% of the apps from Indonesian publishers use the Read External Storage permission. Total 21,319 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. 47% of the apps from Indonesian publishers use the Push Notification permission. Total 19,300 apps.
android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED gives apps the ability to start themselves as soon as the system it is running on has finished booting. It should be noted, however, that this can often slow down the phone start time. In addition, it can slow down the device generally by enabling the app to run constantly. 43% of the apps from Indonesian publishers use the Start At Boot Time permission. Total 17,556 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. 43% of the apps from Indonesian publishers use the Install Referrer permission. Total 17,513 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. 41% of the apps from Indonesian publishers use the Wifi Information Access permission. Total 16,670 apps.
39% of the apps from Indonesian publishers use the android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE permission. Total 16,091 apps.
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