Myanmar App Market Statistics in 2023

Myanmar App Market Statistics in 2023 for Android
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Myanmar is fast becoming one of the most promising mobile application markets in South East Asia. Moreover, with an impressive smartphone penetration rate of 80% and a population of well over 50 million people, mobile gaming is taking the country by storm.

In this article, we will provide a number of detailed app statistics and insights into the Myanmar Android app market with focus on apps only. We will cover a number of topics, including: how many Myanmar app publishers exist on the Google Play Store, how many apps they have released, and how Myanmar 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 Myanmar addresses on the Android market have been considered. Furthermore, all download statistics are estimates.

How Many App Publishers Are from Myanmar?

There are more than 289 Myanmar publishers on Google Play out of all 1,013,823 app publishers. One of the biggest Myanmar publishers are Lucky7 Games Studio, microplay, YaFuTong, Bautista Aniel, Myanmar Team, Min Thura Zaw, VenusLab, Studio_Puppeteer, Ko Lin, SQUAR PTE LTD . Less than 1% of all app publishers on Google Play are from Myanmar. Find the biggest app publishers with our App Market Explorer.

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Myanmar
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How Many Apps Are from Myanmar App Publishers?

There are more than 1,081 apps from Myanmar publishers on Google Play out of the 3,251,610 apps. Apps with most downloads of Myanmar publishers are MyID - One ID for Everything, MPT 4 U, WavePay APP by Wave Money, Ooredoo SuperApp, Bagan - Myanmar Keyboard, Mahar, Myanmar 2D 3D, MytelPay, Citizens Pay, MmYearX (from 1910 to 2030+) . Less than 1% of all apps on Google Play are from Myanmar publishers. Filter for apps by publisher country with our tool here.

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Myanmar Apps
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Total Apps

How Are Apps from Myanmar Publishers Rated?

The average rating of 1,081 apps from Myanmar publishers on Google Play is 4.28 out of 5 stars. This is better than the overall average rating of all apps which is 3.74. Apps from Myanmar publishers on Google Play have on average 1,533 ratings. This number is higher than the average number of ratings of all apps, which is 1,677 ratings. Sort by the best rated app or by the app with most ratings directly in our App Market Explorer.

Average rating of
Myanmar Apps
4.28 stars
Average #Ratings of
Myanmar Apps
Average rating of
All Apps
3.74 stars
Average #Ratings of
All Apps

How Focused Are Myanmar Publishers on Apps vs. Games?

95% of released apps by Myanmar publishers are apps and 5% are games. That means the focus is more on apps than on games. Compared to the worldwide market, Myanmar publishers focus more on apps with 95% 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.

Apps95% Games5%
Apps86% Games14%

How Many Downloads Do Apps from Myanmar Publishers Get?

Apps by Myanmar publishers have an average of 148.66k downloads. Overall they get more downloads than the average of all apps which is 232.03k. We offer also more detailed download estimates for any app.

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Average Downloads Per Myanmar App
Average Downloads Per App

How Do Myanmar Apps Monetize?

<1% of apps by Myanmar publishers are paid. That is a lower value of paid apps compared to the overall apps, where 3% are paid. 36% of apps by Myanmar publishers include ads. That is a higher value compared to the whole world, where 35% have ads. 3% of apps by Myanmar publishers make use of In-App Payments to monetize. That is less compared to 4% the overall apps use.

Paid Apps monetization paid Myanmar Paid Apps<1% Overall Paid Apps3%
Ads monetization ads Myanmar Include Ads36% Overall Include Ads35%
In-App Billing monetization iap Myanmar In-App Billing3% Overall In-App Billing4%

Do Myanmar Publishers Release on both iOS and Android?

23% of apps of Myanmar 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.

Myanmar Apps
Available on Both Stores
Overall Apps
Available on Both Stores

Who Are the Top 10 Myanmar Publishers Based on Downloads?

The following are the top publishers from Myanmar that accumulated most downloads.

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1 Bagan Innovation Technology

Bagan Innovation Technology is on position 1 of the biggest Myanmar app publishers. Bagan Innovation Technology builds consumer mobile apps and content platforms. Based in Yangon, Myanmar, they specialize in Burmese language processing. Bagan Innovation Technology has developed and published the apps Bagan - Myanmar Keyboard, Wun Zinn - Myanmar Book, ေရႊနားဆင္ အသံသြင္းစာအုပ္ - Shwe Nar Sin Audio Book, မင္းသိခၤ ေဗဒင္ - Min Thein Kha Baydin, and more. They own 15 apps that have been downloaded together more than 32.13m+ times.

32.13m+
15
2 TELECOM INTERNATIONAL MYANMAR COMPANY LIMITED

TELECOM INTERNATIONAL MYANMAR COMPANY LIMITED is on position 2 of the biggest Myanmar app publishers. They own 16 apps that have been downloaded together more than 21.21m+ times.

21.21m+
16
3 Wave Money

Wave Money is on position 3 of the biggest Myanmar app publishers. Wave Money is a joint venture between the Norwegian multinational telecommunications company, Telenor, and one of Myanmar's largest commercial banks, Yoma Bank. They provide safe, accessible, and convenient mobile financial services via a nationwide agent network. Wave Money has developed and published WavePay - Myanmar Money Transfer & Online Payments and Shwe Toe. They own 2 apps that have been downloaded together more than 11.79m+ times.

11.79m+
2
4 Ooredoo Myanmar

Ooredoo Myanmar is on position 4 of the biggest Myanmar app publishers. Ooredoo Myanmar is a leading international telecommunications company providing affordable and easy-to-use mobile communications services. They are committed to enriching people’s lives and encouraging human growth by bringing the benefits of mobile technology to citizens of Myanmar. Founded in 2013, they’re based in Yangon, Myanmar. Ooredoo Myanmar has created My Ooredoo Myanmar, M-Pitesan, Mizzima TV, and Ooredoo Sales force. They own 3 apps that have been downloaded together more than 11.05m+ times.

11.05m+
3
5 Myanma Posts and Telecommunications

Myanma Posts and Telecommunications is on position 5 of the biggest Myanmar app publishers. Myanma Posts and Telecommunications is the leading telecommunications company in Myanmar, providing both fixed and mobile telecommunication services to the people and enterprises of Myanmar. Founded in 1884, they’re based in Yangon, Myanmar. Myanma Posts and Telecommunications has developed the apps MPT 4 U, MPT Ballone, MPT Lo Ta Ya-သတင္း၊ ဂိမ္း၊ ေဗဒင္မ်ားကို ေဒတာအခမဲ့, MPT MNL - Myanmar National League Official App, and MPT Books - Read Novels,Comics,Journals,Magazines. They own 4 apps that have been downloaded together more than 9.9m+ times.

9.9m+
4
6 ABC Content Solutions

ABC Content Solutions is on position 6 of the biggest Myanmar app publishers. ABC Content Solutions is a subsidiary of Mahar Mobile. Their app serves one of the largest movie libraries on the market. They are based in Yangon, Myanmar. ABC Content Solutions has developed and published Mahar, Mahar TV, and Mahar TV. They own 4 apps that have been downloaded together more than 9.28m+ times.

9.28m+
4
7 Kalock IT Network

Kalock IT Network is on position 7 of the biggest Myanmar app publishers. They own 2 apps that have been downloaded together more than 8.83m+ times.

8.83m+
2
8 Myanmar Keyboard Developer

Myanmar Keyboard Developer is on position 8 of the biggest Myanmar app publishers. They own a single app that has been downloaded more than 4.99m+ times.

4.99m+
1
9 FelixMm

FelixMm is on position 9 of the biggest Myanmar app publishers. FelixMm is a mobile app developer and publisher based in Myanmar. They build bespoke Web and Mobile Applications ranging from personal to enterprise use. FelixMm has published MmYearX (MmCalendar), Tai Calendar, YGN Buses (Offline), SG Buses Map (wake up alarm), and more. They own 10 apps that have been downloaded together more than 4.73m+ times.

4.73m+
10
10 Thein

Thein is on position 10 of the biggest Myanmar app publishers. They own 30 apps that have been downloaded together more than 4.15m+ times.

4.15m+
30

What Are the Most Used SDKs by Myanmar Publishers?

The following shows which SDKs are most used by Myanmar 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.

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1 icon Google Firebase

65% of apps from Myanmar publishers have Google Firebase integrated. In total 666 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.

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2 icon OkHttp

49% of apps from Myanmar publishers have OkHttp integrated. In total 496 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.

49
496
3 icon Firebase Cloud Messaging

44% of apps from Myanmar publishers have Firebase Cloud Messaging integrated. In total 446 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.

44
446
4 Kotlin

44% of apps from Myanmar publishers have Kotlin integrated. In total 445 apps.

44
445
5 icon gson

34% of apps from Myanmar publishers have gson integrated. In total 350 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.

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350
6 icon Google Ads AdMob

33% of apps from Myanmar publishers have Google Ads AdMob integrated. In total 342 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.

33
342
7 Google Ads AdMob Mediation Adapters

33% of apps from Myanmar publishers have Google Ads AdMob Mediation Adapters integrated. In total 341 apps.

33
341
8 icon Glide

30% of apps from Myanmar publishers have Glide integrated. In total 305 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.

30
305
9 icon ZXing

21% of apps from Myanmar publishers have ZXing integrated. In total 215 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.

21
215
10 icon Facebook

21% of apps from Myanmar publishers have Facebook integrated. In total 212 apps. Facebook offers an SDK that helps app developers build engaging social apps and get more installs. The SDK enables everything from powerful analytics, to Facebook’s secure login feature, to Facebook ads.

21
212

What Are the Most Used Android App Permissions by Myanmar Publishers?

The following shows which android permissions are most frequently request by Myanmar app publishers. Use our App Market Explorer to filter the Google Play Store by apps with specific permissions.

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1 Internet Access

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. 99% of the apps from Myanmar publishers use the Internet Access permission. Total 1,067 apps.

99
1067
2 Network Information Access

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 Myanmar publishers use the Network Information Access permission. Total 1,006 apps.

93
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3 Phone Sleep Mode Preventation

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. 77% of the apps from Myanmar publishers use the Phone Sleep Mode Preventation permission. Total 833 apps.

77
833
4 Write External Storage

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. 63% of the apps from Myanmar publishers use the Write External Storage permission. Total 678 apps.

63
678
5 Read External Storage

The android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission allows app developers to enable their apps to read the contents of user SD cards. 53% of the apps from Myanmar publishers use the Read External Storage permission. Total 568 apps.

53
568
6 Push Notification

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. 50% of the apps from Myanmar publishers use the Push Notification permission. Total 542 apps.

50
542
7 Install Referrer

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. 49% of the apps from Myanmar publishers use the Install Referrer permission. Total 525 apps.

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525
8 Start At Boot Time

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. 47% of the apps from Myanmar publishers use the Start At Boot Time permission. Total 512 apps.

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512
9 Vibration

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. 38% of the apps from Myanmar publishers use the Vibration permission. Total 408 apps.

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408
10 android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE

33% of the apps from Myanmar publishers use the android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE permission. Total 352 apps.

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352

What Are the Top 10 Highest Ranked Apps in Myanmar?

The following shows the official Google Play apps top chart of Myanmar. 20% of the top apps in Myanmar are from Myanmar app publishers. See the full chart here.

What Are the Top 10 Apps in Myanmar's Grossing Top Chart?

The following shows the official Google Play Grossing top chart of Myanmar. There are no apps from Myanmar publishers. See the full chart here.

What Are the Top 10 Highest Ranked Social Apps in Myanmar?

The following shows the official Google Play social top chart of Myanmar. There are no apps from Myanmar publishers. See the full chart here.

What Are the Top 10 Highest Ranked News Apps in Myanmar?

The following shows the official Google Play news top chart of Myanmar. 7% of the top news apps in Myanmar are from Myanmar app publishers. See the full chart here.

What Are the Top 10 Highest Ranked Travel Apps in Myanmar?

The following shows the official Google Play travel top chart of Myanmar. There are no apps from Myanmar publishers. See the full chart here.

What Are the Top 10 Highest Ranked Shopping Apps in Myanmar?

The following shows the official Google Play shopping top chart of Myanmar. There are no apps from Myanmar publishers. See the full chart here.

What Are the Top 10 Highest Ranked Lifestyle Apps in Myanmar?

The following shows the official Google Play lifestyle top chart of Myanmar. 13% of the top lifestyle apps in Myanmar are from Myanmar app publishers. See the full chart here.

What Are the Top 10 Highest Ranked Business Apps in Myanmar?

The following shows the official Google Play business top chart of Myanmar. 7% of the top business apps in Myanmar are from Myanmar app publishers. See the full chart here.