In August 2024, casual games were the most downloaded app category among Android users, with approximately two billion installations. Core gaming apps ranked second with around 980 million downloads. Social apps followed, with over 880 million downloads during the same examined period.
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Apptica. (September 5, 2024). Leading Android app categories based on downloads in 1st half 2024 (in millions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 15, 2026, from /statistics/1497107/android-apps-downloads-worldwide-by-category/
Apptica. "Leading Android app categories based on downloads in 1st half 2024 (in millions)." Chart. September 5, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 15, 2026. /statistics/1497107/android-apps-downloads-worldwide-by-category/
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Leading Android app categories based on downloads in 1st half 2024 (in millions) [Graph], Apptica, September 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1497107/android-apps-downloads-worldwide-by-category/
