GooglePlayCensorship

Live monitor · 217 Google Play countries · tested continuously

Right now, 2,964 apps are censored on Google Play.

Google Play is the default source of software on nearly every Android phone, and it assigns each person to one of 217 separate catalogues by billing address. When an app vanishes from yours there is no notice, no appeal and no record: you simply cannot find Signal, a VPN or the news any more. We keep the record Google does not.

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217Google Play countries monitored
18.5%of widely-used apps missing from the typical storefront
58,733unavailable app records
18.5%of tested apps unavailable, median storefront

Where apps disappear

Fiji — 18% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingTanzania — 18.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingWestern Sahara — 25.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingCanada — 12.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingUnited States — 4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingKazakhstan — 17.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingUzbekistan — 19% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingPapua New Guinea — 17.3% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingIndonesia — 16.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingArgentina — 15.5% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingChile — 14.8% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingDR Congo — 24.1% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSomalia — 25.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingKenya — 17.8% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSudan — 40.5% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingChad — 25% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingHaiti — 17.3% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingDominican Republic — 15.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingRussia — 28.1% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBahamas — 15.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingFalkland Islands — 25.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingNorway — 15.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingGreenland — no Google PlayFrench Southern Territories — no Google PlayTimor-Leste — 26% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSouth Africa — 15.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingLesotho — 26.1% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingMexico — 13.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingUruguay — 15.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBrazil — 15.5% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBolivia — 16% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingPeru — 15.3% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingColombia — 14.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingPanama — 14.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingCosta Rica — 15.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingNicaragua — 17.5% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingHonduras — 16.3% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingEl Salvador — 16.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingGuatemala — 16.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBelize — 17.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingVenezuela — 18.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingGuyana — 25% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSuriname — 22.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingFrance — 11.1% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingEcuador — 15.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingPuerto Rico — no Google PlayJamaica — 16.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingCuba — 44.1% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingZimbabwe — 18.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBotswana — 18% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingNamibia — 17.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSenegal — 18.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingMali — 18.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingMauritania — 26% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBenin — 18.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingNiger — 19.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingNigeria — 20.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingCameroon — 21% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingTogo — 19% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingGhana — 19.5% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingCôte d’Ivoire — 18.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingGuinea — 23.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingGuinea-Bissau — 18.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingLiberia — 22.5% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSierra Leone — 22.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBurkina Faso — 18.3% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingCentral African Republic — 25.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingRepublic of the Congo — 24.3% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingGabon — 18.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingEquatorial Guinea — 25.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingZambia — 18.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingMalawi — 25.3% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingMozambique — 18.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingEswatini — 25.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingAngola — 17.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBurundi — 26.1% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingIsrael — 15.8% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingLebanon — 18.8% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingMadagascar — 25% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingPalestinian Territories — 25.5% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingGambia — 23.5% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingTunisia — 18.1% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingAlgeria — 18.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingJordan — 17.3% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingUnited Arab Emirates — 14.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingQatar — 18.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingKuwait — 16.5% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingIraq — 23.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingOman — 17.8% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingVanuatu — 22.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingCambodia — 17.1% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingThailand — 15.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingLaos — 16.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingMyanmar (Burma) — 25.3% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingVietnam — 20.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingNorth Korea — no Google PlaySouth Korea — 18.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingMongolia — 25.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingIndia — 19.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBangladesh — 18.5% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBhutan — 24.8% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingNepal — 17.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingPakistan — 18.5% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingAfghanistan — 24.3% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingTajikistan — 17.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingKyrgyzstan — 19.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingTurkmenistan — 18.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingIran — 42.8% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSyria — no Google PlayArmenia — 17.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSweden — 15.1% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBelarus — 25.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingUkraine — 19.8% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingPoland — 15.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingAustria — 15.1% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingHungary — 16.3% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingMoldova — 17.3% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingRomania — 15.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingLithuania — 16.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingLatvia — 16.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingEstonia — 16.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingGermany — 13.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBulgaria — 17% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingGreece — 17.1% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingTürkiye — 16.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingAlbania — 16.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingCroatia — 16.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSwitzerland — 13.8% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingLuxembourg — 14.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBelgium — 13.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingNetherlands — 13.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingPortugal — 14% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSpain — 13% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingIreland — 13.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingNew Caledonia — no Google PlaySolomon Islands — 21.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingNew Zealand — 14.8% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingAustralia — 14.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSri Lanka — 17.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingChina (Mainland) — 40.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingTaiwan — 17.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingItaly — 12.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingDenmark — 15.3% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingUnited Kingdom — 11.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingIceland — 16.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingAzerbaijan — 17.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingGeorgia — 21.8% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingPhilippines — 17% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingMalaysia — 15.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBrunei — 25.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSlovenia — 16.5% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingFinland — 15.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSlovakia — 16% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingCzechia — 16.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingEritrea — 24.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingJapan — 15.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingParaguay — 16.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingYemen — 21% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSaudi Arabia — 17.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingCyprus — 17.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingMorocco — 16.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingEgypt — 17.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingLibya — 26.1% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingEthiopia — 24.8% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingDjibouti — 23.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingUganda — 18.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingRwanda — 19.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBosnia & Herzegovina — 16.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingNorth Macedonia — 17.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSerbia — 18% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingMontenegro — 25.1% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingKosovo — 24.5% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingTrinidad & Tobago — 17.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSouth Sudan — no Google PlayVatican City — 22.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingMicronesia — 24% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingMarshall Islands — no Google PlayNorthern Mariana Islands — no Google PlayU.S. Virgin Islands — no Google PlayGuam — no Google PlayAmerican Samoa — no Google PlaySouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands — no Google PlayBritish Indian Ocean Territory — no Google PlaySt. Helena — 25.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingPitcairn Islands — 25.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingAnguilla — 25.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingCayman Islands — 21.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBermuda — 22.5% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBritish Virgin Islands — 22.3% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingTurks & Caicos Islands — 21.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingMontserrat — 25.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingJersey — 25.1% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingGuernsey — 25.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingIsle of Man — 26% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingTonga — 22.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSingapore — 14.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSeychelles — 23.5% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSão Tomé & Príncipe — 26% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSan Marino — 23.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSamoa — 24.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSt. Vincent & Grenadines — 26% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSt. Lucia — 22.8% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSt. Kitts & Nevis — 23.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingPalau — no Google PlayNiue — 24.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingCook Islands — 25.2% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingAruba — 17.8% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingCuraçao — 24.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingNauru — 25.5% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingMonaco — 22.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingMauritius — 18% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingMalta — 17% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingMaldives — 22.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingLiechtenstein — 19.3% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingKiribati — 24.9% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingGrenada — 24.1% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSt. Pierre & Miquelon — no Google PlayWallis & Futuna — no Google PlaySt. Martin — no Google PlaySt. Barthélemy — no Google PlayFrench Polynesia — no Google PlayÅland Islands — no Google PlayDominica — 23.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingFaroe Islands — no Google PlayComoros — 24.6% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingMacao — 24.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingHong Kong — 16.4% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingCape Verde — 17.7% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBarbados — 26.1% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingBahrain — 16.8% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingHeard & McDonald Islands — no Google PlayNorfolk Island — 25.5% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingAntigua & Barbuda — 16.8% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingAndorra — 26% of the widely-used apps tested there are missingSint Maarten — no Google Play
Missing the mostFar more than mostMore than mostAbout typicalFewer than mostNo Google PlayShading is the share of the widely-used apps we have tested in a storefront — 10,000+ user ratings worldwide, still on sale somewhere — that are unavailable there. Both sides of that share are what we tested in that storefront, so the shading is not a report of where we have crawled hardest, and an app pulled from Google Play everywhere is not counted anywhere. It is not the share of all missing apps: most absence is commercial, and that figure says almost nothing about censorship. Read the shading by comparison rather than as a verdict — a region-locked app is missing nearly everywhere, so about three-quarters of a typical share is a floor almost all of them stand on, and the three at the top of the scale exceed that floor by far more than the rest.

The storefronts missing the most widely-used apps

  1. 1Cuba44.1%
  2. 2Iran42.8%
  3. 3Sudan40.5%
  4. 4China (Mainland)40.4%
  5. 5Russia28.1%
  6. 6Libya26.1%
  7. 7Burundi26.1%
  8. 8Lesotho26.1%
  9. 9Barbados26.1%
  10. 10Andorra26.0%
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