The data displays the most popular categories in the Google Play app store ranked share of active apps. At the end of the first quarter of 2018, education apps were the most popular category, with a share of 8.29% of active all apps being business apps.
Education | 8.29 |
Entertainment | 7.43 |
Business | 6.96 |
Lifestyle | 6.73 |
Tools | 5.45 |
Personalization | 5.41 |
Music & Audio | 5.05 |
Books & Reference | 4.79 |
Travel & Local | 3.2 |
Shopping | 2.94 |
Health & Fitness | 2.94 |
Productivity | 2.94 |
Puzzle | 2.85 |
Arcade | 2.73 |
Casual | 2.68 |
Social | 2.29 |
Communication | 2.28 |
News & Magazines | 2.22 |
Photography | 2.1 |
Finance | 2.09 |
Sports apps | 1.73 |
Food & Drink | 1.69 |
Action | 1.33 |
Medical | 1.27 |
Maps & Navigation | 1.25 |
Educational | 1.21 |
Adventure | 1.09 |
Simulation | 1.08 |
Art & Design | 0.9 |
Video Players & Editors | 0.77 |
Trivia | 0.66 |
Racing | 0.57 |
Auto & Vehicles | 0.48 |
Beauty | 0.41 |
House & Home | 0.37 |
Sports games | 0.36 |
Board | 0.35 |
Events | 0.35 |
Weather | 0.33 |
Casino | 0.33 |
Card | 0.32 |
Strategy | 0.32 |
Word | 0.32 |
Libraries & Demo | 0.3 |
Role Playing | 0.27 |
Comics | 0.18 |
Music | 0.15 |
Dating | 0.12 |
Parenting | 0.1 |