⚡ App Platforms in New Zealand

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.

New Zealand is an Oceanian country with a population of over 5.1 million people.

According to our statistics, app platforms are detected on 11.9% of websites from New Zealand.

Statistics based on 14K+ analyzed websites. About this data

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is Progressive Web App, which dominates the market with an overwhelming 72.4% share.
It is followed by App Store with 19.2% and Google Play with 17.2%.

Progressive Web App 72.4%
App Store 19.2%
Google Play 17.2%
Facebook 16.9%
Chrome Web Store 0.3%
Microsoft Store 0.2%
Firefox 0.1%
Microsoft Edge 0.1%
Opera 0.06%
Snapcraft 0.06%

🚀 Highlights

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

2. App Store ^(-1)
5. Chrome Web Store ^(-1)
6. Microsoft Store ^(-1)
10. Snapcraft ^(-3)

✨ Top App Platforms

Below is a more detailed list of 10 app platforms used on sites from New Zealand, 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.	72.4%
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	19.2%
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+	17.2%
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	16.9%
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	0.3%
6	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+	0.2%
⏳	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	0.1%
⏳	Microsoft Edge Redmond, Washington, United States Microsoft's official extension marketplace for the Edge browser. Free	0.1%
⏳	Opera Redmond, Washington, United States An official site for discovering and installing add-ons and themes designed for the Opera browser. Free	0.06%
10	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%

👉 See Also

🌎 Apps in other countries
- Canada
- United Kingdom

🗃️ 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 14,634 websites from New Zealand.
We currently track the presence of 14 app platforms across the web.
Of these, 10 were detected on websites from New Zealand.
Statistics were last calculated on May 28, 2026.
For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.