⚡ App Platforms in Germany

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.

Germany is a Central European country with a population of around 84 million people.

According to our statistics, app platforms are detected on 13.4% of websites from Germany.

Statistics based on 230K+ analyzed websites. About this data

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is Progressive Web App, which dominates the market with an overwhelming 81.6% share.
It is followed by App Store with 15.9% and Google Play with 15.2%.

Progressive Web App 81.6%
App Store 15.9%
Google Play 15.2%
Facebook 8.8%
Huawei AppGallery 0.3%
Chrome Web Store 0.3%
Microsoft Store 0.1%
F-Droid 0.06%
Firefox 0.05%
Galaxy Store 0.02%
Microsoft Edge 0.02%
Snapcraft 0.006%
RuStore 0.003%
Opera 0.003%

🚀 Highlights

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

2. App Store ^(-1)
8. F-Droid ^(-3)

✨ Top App Platforms

Below is a more detailed list of 14 app platforms used on sites from Germany, 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.	81.6%
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	15.9%
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+	15.2%
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	8.8%
5	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.	0.3%
6	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	0.3%
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+	0.1%
8	F-Droid Amsterdam, Netherlands An independent, community-maintained app store for Android that distributes only free and open-source applications with an emphasis on transparency and user privacy.	0.06%
⏳	Firefox Mountain View, California, United States Firefox Add-ons, also known as AMO, is Mozilla's official marketplace for discovering, installing, and managing extensions and themes for the Firefox browser. Free	0.05%
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$$$	0.02%
⏳	Microsoft Edge Redmond, Washington, United States Microsoft's official extension marketplace for the Edge browser. Free	0.02%
12	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.	0.006%
13	RuStore Moscow, Russia A Russian app store for Android devices, developed as the Russian alternative to Google Play.	0.003%
⏳	Opera Redmond, Washington, United States An official site for discovering and installing add-ons and themes designed for the Opera browser. Free	0.003%

👉 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 230,908 websites from Germany.
We currently track the presence of 14 app platforms across the web.
Of these, 14 were detected on websites from Germany.
Statistics were last calculated on May 6, 2026.
For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.