⚡ App Platforms in China

App platforms provide environments for delivering software functionality across the web and devices, including installable web applications, mobile apps, browser extensions, and platform-integrated experiences.

China is an East Asian country with a population of around 1.4 billion people.

According to our statistics, app platforms are detected on 2.1% of websites from China.

Statistics based on 83K+ analyzed websites. About this data

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is Progressive Web App with a substantial share of 56.5%, followed by App Store with 34.7% and Google Play with 14.4%.

Progressive Web App 56.5%
App Store 34.7%
Google Play 14.4%
Facebook 10.2%
Chrome Web Store 2.7%
Huawei AppGallery 2.3%
Microsoft Store 1%
Microsoft Edge 0.1%
Snapcraft 0.06%
Galaxy Store 0.06%

🚀 Highlights

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

2. App Store ^(-1)
5. Chrome Web Store ^(-1)
9. Snapcraft ^(-3)

✨ Top App Platforms

Below is a more detailed list of 10 app platforms used on sites from China, 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 and run as a standalone application while being delivered through the web.	56.5%
2	App Store Cupertino, California, United States A digital distribution platform that allows users to download and purchase apps and digital content for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and other Apple devices. Free$99+/year	34.7%
3	Google Play Mountain View, California, United States A digital distribution service and official app store for Android operated by Google, providing access to apps, games, and other digital content across supported devices such as phones, tablets, TVs, and wearables. Free$25+	14.4%
4	Facebook Menlo Park, California, United States Third-party software applications that integrate with Facebook and use its APIs to access data and interact with its social features. Free	10.2%
5	Chrome Web Store Mountain View, California, United States A digital marketplace operated by Google that allows users to discover and install extensions and themes for the Chrome web browser. Free$5	2.7%
6	Huawei AppGallery Shenzhen, China A digital distribution platform developed by Huawei that allows users to discover, download, and manage apps on Huawei smartphones, tablets, and other devices.	2.3%
7	Microsoft Store Redmond, Washington, United States A digital distribution platform for Windows that serves as a centralized location to discover, download, and install apps and software on PCs. Free$99+	1%
⏳	Microsoft Edge Redmond, Washington, United States Microsoft's official extension marketplace for the Edge browser. Free	0.1%
9	Snapcraft London, United Kingdom A packaging system and application store ecosystem for Linux that enables building, distributing, and installing software as Snap packages on different Linux systems.	0.06%
10	Galaxy Store Seoul, Korea A preinstalled app store for Samsung Galaxy devices that allows users to download apps and device-specific content across phones, tablets, and wearables. Free$$$	0.06%

👉 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 83,408 websites from China.
We currently track the presence of 14 app platforms across the web.
Of these, 10 were detected on websites from China.
Statistics were last calculated on May 5, 2026.
For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.