⚡ Apps in the United Arab Emirates

Many sites have companion software that provides additional functionality and may be available as progressive web apps, Facebook apps, Android and iOS mobile applications, and browser extensions.

The United Arab Emirates is a Western Asian country with a population of over 10 million people.

According to our statistics, app platforms are detected on 16.7% of websites from the United Arab Emirates.

Statistics based on 8K+ analyzed websites. About this data

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top app platforms on websites in the United Arab Emirates in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is Progressive Web App with an impressive share of 52.6%, followed by Google Play with 45.7% and App Store with 44.5%.

Progressive Web App 52.6%
Google Play 45.7%
App Store 44.5%
Facebook 11.9%
Huawei AppGallery 4.4%
Microsoft Store 0.6%
Chrome Web Store 0.2%
Galaxy Store 0.07%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top platforms that are more popular in the United Arab Emirates than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

6. Microsoft Store ^(-1)
8. Galaxy Store ^(-1)

✨ Top App Platforms

Below is a more detailed list of 8 app platforms used on sites from the United Arab Emirates, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	Progressive Web App Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States A type of web app that can be installed on a device as a standalone application.	52.6%
2	Google Play Mountain View, California, United States Android apps often provide additional functionality to websites and are more convenient for users of Android-based mobile devices.	45.7%
3	App Store Cupertino, California, United States iOS apps often provide additional functionality to websites and are more convenient for users of Apple mobile phones and iPad tablets.	44.5%
4	Facebook Menlo Park, California, United States Third-party software applications that integrate with Facebook, access its data, and use its APIs.	11.9%
5	Huawei AppGallery Shenzhen, China Android apps on the Huawei AppGallery.	4.4%
6	Microsoft Store Redmond, Washington, United States Windows apps on the Microsoft Store.	0.6%
7	Chrome Web Store Mountain View, California, United States Chrome browser extensions on the Chrome Web Store.	0.2%
8	Galaxy Store Seoul, Korea Android apps on the Galaxy App Store, the official mobile app store for Samsung devices.	0.07%

👉 See Also

🌎 Apps in other countries

🗃️ About This Data

We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
This report is based on the analysis of 8,481 websites from the United Arab Emirates.
We currently track the presence of 11 app platforms across the web.
Of these, 8 were detected on websites from the United Arab Emirates.
Statistics were last calculated on April 9, 2026.
For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.