Google Play Store
Google acquired the company Android in 2005, which was the basis for the Android OS that was launched in October 2008. Google Play Store is the pre-installed application store on Android.- Company
- URL
- http://play.google.com
- Developer site
- http://developer.android.com/
- Category
- OS Developer
- Launch date
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Oct 22, 2008
- Available applications
-
500,000
- Developer revenue share
- 70%
- One-off billing
- Yes
- Subscription billing
- Yes
- In-app billing
- Yes
- Countries
-
135 free /
128 paid
- Developer submission fee
- USD 25
Latest blog posts
Google Play Tops 500,000 Applications
Only four months ago we reported that Google Play had hit the 400K milestone and now in the beginning of May Google Play already stocks more than 500K applications worldwide. This means that in only four months time over 100K applications have been added to the market. In the same period in the Apple App Store [...]
Only four months ago we reported that Google Play had hit the 400K milestone and now in the beginning of May Google Play already stocks more than 500K applications worldwide. This means that in only four months time over 100K applications have been added to the market. In the same period in the Apple App Store [...]
Distimo Presentation From Festival Of Games
Last Friday, Distimo was pleased to be speaking at the Festival Of Games in Utrecht. At this event, we gave a presentation titled: “The Appstore Opportunity” . The presentation was aimed at Games developers and covers trends in monetization, changing impact of countries and stores. Moreover, more information about the top rankings is given and finally [...]
Last Friday, Distimo was pleased to be speaking at the Festival Of Games in Utrecht. At this event, we gave a presentation titled: “The Appstore Opportunity” . The presentation was aimed at Games developers and covers trends in monetization, changing impact of countries and stores. Moreover, more information about the top rankings is given and finally [...]
Distimo Publication: The Rise of Instagram
It is our pleasure to release our latest Distimo Publication. The recent one billion dollar acquisition of Instagram by Facebook signals a significant milestone in the app store landscape, and this month’s publication focuses on the riseof Instagram. This month, we also cooperated with Skylines to analyze how app usage compares to the number of downloads. Please [...]
It is our pleasure to release our latest Distimo Publication. The recent one billion dollar acquisition of Instagram by Facebook signals a significant milestone in the app store landscape, and this month’s publication focuses on the riseof Instagram. This month, we also cooperated with Skylines to analyze how app usage compares to the number of downloads. Please [...]
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