⚡ App Platforms in the United Kingdom

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.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) is a Western European country with a population of over 67 million people.

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

Statistics based on 159K+ analyzed websites. About this data

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is Progressive Web App, which dominates the market with an overwhelming 77% share.
It is followed by App Store with 16.4% and Google Play with 15.1%.

Progressive Web App 77%
App Store 16.4%
Google Play 15.1%
Facebook 13.3%
Huawei AppGallery 0.3%
Chrome Web Store 0.3%
Microsoft Store 0.1%
Snapcraft 0.03%
Firefox 0.01%
Galaxy Store 0.009%
F-Droid 0.009%

🚀 Highlights

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

2. App Store ^(-1)
8. Snapcraft ^(-4)

✨ Top App Platforms

Below is a more detailed list of 11 app platforms used on sites from the United Kingdom, 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.	77%
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	16.4%
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+	15.1%
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	13.3%
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	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.	0.03%
⏳	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	0.01%
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$$$	0.009%
11	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.	0.009%

👉 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 159,418 websites from the United Kingdom.
We currently track the presence of 14 app platforms across the web.
Of these, 11 were detected on websites from the United Kingdom.
Statistics were last calculated on May 5, 2026.
For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.