We monitor 217 Google Play storefronts to answer one question —

Is Chewy: Pet Shopping & Delivery censored by Google?

Yes.

Google offers Chewy: Pet Shopping & Delivery in only 1 of the 217 Google Play countries it operates: the United States. 6.65B people cannot install it. It has been unavailable in India since Dec 13, 2024.

1,228 tests on record·⚠ last verified 6 months ago — treat as historical

Why it is unavailable

Five things can put an app out of one Google Play. Each is weighed below against what can be seen from outside — open a card for the reasoning.

  • A government or a court demanded itPossible

    and Google complied. Google publishes a count of these per country each year and never says which apps they were. Google’s Transparency Report

  • A local rule about paying for itPossible

    gambling licences, financial rules, tax — the kind of law that governs a transaction. Google can obey every one of them by refusing the payment, which is why this is the only restriction we would accept and the only one that cannot touch a free app.

  • Google applied a rule, unaskedPossible

    either its own review guidelines, or its own reading of a local law, with nobody having demanded anything. This is the largest category in Google’s own removal figures by a wide margin, and it covers distribution permits as well as content — Google kept a free Bible app out of mainland China in 2021 for want of one. Google’s Transparency Report

  • The developer withheld itPossible

    freely, or under legal advice of their own, or because Google’s guidelines require that kind of app to be limited to certain countries. Switching a country off is easy for a developer to do in Google’s own tools: it needs no new version of the app, and it leaves no public trace other than the app being unavailable.

  • Something brokeUnlikely

    a rejected update, a lapsed certificate, a payment or licensing problem, a mistake nobody has got round to noticing.

    • Gone for 1 years.
How this is weighed, and what it cannot tell you

Weighed from the evidence under each card, not from a model. There is no published figure for how Google’s removals divide up, so these are ordered words rather than percentages. For scale on the same-day counts: across the whole record an app leaves a storefront with fewer than two others, so a dozen at once is not a dozen coincidences.

None of this is certain, and a citation does not make it so: Google naming a Chinese agency tells you what Google said, not everything that happened. What can be said is that the readings alone cannot separate these five — a developer switching off a country and a government ordering it removed arrive at Google’s catalogue looking identical — and that nobody has ever measured how they divide across Google Play. The one careful study of the question was done on Google's store, using an error message Google does not emit.

Google publishes no record of which apps are unavailable in which countries. Its Transparency Report counts the removal requests governments send it, across its products together, and names no app in any of them — so even the part it does disclose cannot be matched to a single thing missing from your store. Where a reason reaches the public at all, it is usually because a developer chose to say so. Google’s Transparency Report

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Chewy: Pet Shopping & Delivery

Developer: Chewy, Inc. · Released: Dec 13, 2024 · Rating: 3.8★

View in Google Play ↗
1stores where available
192stores where blocked
6.65Bpeople behind the block
193of 217 stores tested
1,228tests on record

Life of this app

  1. Dec 13, 2024Released on Google Play
  2. Dec 14, 2024First tested by GooglePlayCensorship
  3. Dec 15, 2024Gone from 192 storefronts
  4. Apr 4, 2026Most recent test

Testing history

One column per month, every month from the first reading to the last. Height follows how many readings we took that month; red is the share of them that found the app unavailable. An empty month is one nobody tested.

2024-122026-04

Found availableFound unavailable

Availability by storefront

Every storefront we test, current status first. Data is a measurement, not a promise: each row carries its own date.

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AfghanistanAF↗UnavailableFeb 27, 202515 months ago
AlbaniaAL↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
AndorraAD↗UnavailableDec 14, 20246 months ago
AngolaAO↗UnavailableJun 27, 20256 months ago
AnguillaAI↗UnavailableDec 16, 202415 months ago
Antigua & BarbudaAG↗UnavailableDec 14, 20246 months ago
ArgentinaAR↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
ArmeniaAM↗UnavailableDec 16, 202415 months ago
ArubaAW↗UnavailableFeb 25, 202515 months ago
AustriaAT↗UnavailableFeb 26, 202515 months ago
AzerbaijanAZ↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
BahamasBS↗UnavailableJul 3, 202515 months ago
BahrainBH↗UnavailableDec 16, 202415 months ago
BangladeshBD↗UnavailableJun 27, 20256 months ago
BarbadosBB↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
BelarusBY↗UnavailableMar 7, 202515 months ago
BelgiumBE↗UnavailableDec 14, 20246 months ago
BelizeBZ↗UnavailableFeb 28, 202515 months ago
BeninBJ↗UnavailableDec 15, 202415 months ago
BermudaBM↗UnavailableDec 16, 202415 months ago
BhutanBT↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
BoliviaBO↗UnavailableDec 15, 20246 months ago
Bosnia & HerzegovinaBA↗UnavailableFeb 26, 202515 months ago
BotswanaBW↗UnavailableDec 15, 202415 months ago
BrazilBR↗UnavailableFeb 28, 202515 months ago
British Virgin IslandsVG↗UnavailableFeb 25, 20256 months ago
BruneiBN↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
BulgariaBG↗UnavailableDec 16, 202415 months ago
Burkina FasoBF↗UnavailableDec 16, 202415 months ago
BurundiBI↗UnavailableDec 13, 202415 months ago
CambodiaKH↗UnavailableJun 30, 202515 months ago
CameroonCM↗UnavailableDec 13, 202415 months ago
CanadaCA↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
Cape VerdeCV↗UnavailableDec 15, 202415 months ago
Caribbean NetherlandsBQ↗UnavailableDec 13, 202415 months ago
Cayman IslandsKY↗UnavailableMar 5, 202515 months ago
Central African RepublicCF↗UnavailableDec 15, 202415 months ago
ChadTD↗UnavailableMar 6, 202515 months ago
ChileCL↗UnavailableJul 4, 20256 months ago
China (Mainland)CN↗UnavailableDec 13, 20246 months ago
Christmas IslandCX↗UnavailableDec 15, 202415 months ago
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCC↗UnavailableDec 15, 202415 months ago
ColombiaCO↗UnavailableDec 13, 202415 months ago
Cook IslandsCK↗UnavailableDec 15, 202415 months ago
Costa RicaCR↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
Côte d’IvoireCI↗UnavailableDec 17, 202415 months ago
CroatiaHR↗UnavailableJun 24, 20256 months ago
CubaCU↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
CuraçaoCW↗UnavailableDec 15, 202415 months ago
CyprusCY↗UnavailableDec 15, 202415 months ago
DenmarkDK↗UnavailableDec 16, 202415 months ago
DjiboutiDJ↗UnavailableDec 15, 202415 months ago
Dominican RepublicDO↗UnavailableMar 1, 202515 months ago
DR CongoCD↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
EcuadorEC↗UnavailableMar 5, 202515 months ago
EgyptEG↗UnavailableDec 16, 202415 months ago
Equatorial GuineaGQ↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
EritreaER↗UnavailableDec 15, 202415 months ago
EstoniaEE↗UnavailableDec 15, 202415 months ago
EswatiniSZ↗UnavailableFeb 25, 202515 months ago
EthiopiaET↗UnavailableDec 14, 20246 months ago
Falkland IslandsFK↗UnavailableMar 4, 202515 months ago
FinlandFI↗UnavailableDec 15, 202415 months ago
GabonGA↗UnavailableDec 13, 202415 months ago
GambiaGM↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
GermanyDE↗UnavailableFeb 25, 202515 months ago
GibraltarGI↗UnavailableDec 13, 202415 months ago
GreeceGR↗UnavailableDec 16, 202415 months ago
GuatemalaGT↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
GuernseyGG↗UnavailableDec 17, 202415 months ago
GuineaGN↗UnavailableFeb 25, 202515 months ago
Guinea-BissauGW↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
GuyanaGY↗UnavailableFeb 25, 202515 months ago
HaitiHT↗UnavailableJun 24, 202515 months ago
HondurasHN↗UnavailableDec 15, 20246 months ago
IcelandIS↗UnavailableDec 13, 202415 months ago
IndiaIN↗UnavailableDec 13, 202415 months ago
IndonesiaID↗UnavailableJun 24, 202515 months ago
IranIR↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
IraqIQ↗UnavailableDec 13, 202415 months ago
IrelandIE↗UnavailableDec 14, 20246 months ago
Isle of ManIM↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
IsraelIL↗UnavailableMar 31, 20266 months ago
ItalyIT↗UnavailableDec 16, 20246 months ago
JamaicaJM↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
JerseyJE↗UnavailableDec 16, 202415 months ago
JordanJO↗UnavailableDec 15, 202415 months ago
KazakhstanKZ↗UnavailableJun 25, 202515 months ago
KenyaKE↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
KiribatiKI↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
KosovoXK↗UnavailableDec 13, 202415 months ago
KuwaitKW↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
KyrgyzstanKG↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
LatviaLV↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
LebanonLB↗UnavailableDec 16, 202415 months ago
LesothoLS↗UnavailableDec 16, 202415 months ago
LiberiaLR↗UnavailableMar 31, 20266 months ago
LibyaLY↗UnavailableMar 7, 202515 months ago
LiechtensteinLI↗UnavailableDec 15, 202415 months ago
LithuaniaLT↗UnavailableDec 16, 202415 months ago
LuxembourgLU↗UnavailableDec 15, 20246 months ago
MacaoMO↗UnavailableDec 17, 202415 months ago
MadagascarMG↗UnavailableDec 17, 202415 months ago
MalaysiaMY↗UnavailableMar 6, 202515 months ago
MaldivesMV↗UnavailableJul 1, 202515 months ago
MaliML↗UnavailableMar 3, 202515 months ago
MaltaMT↗UnavailableDec 13, 202415 months ago
MauritaniaMR↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
MauritiusMU↗UnavailableDec 17, 202415 months ago
MexicoMX↗UnavailableMar 2, 20256 months ago
MicronesiaFM↗UnavailableJul 1, 202515 months ago
MoldovaMD↗UnavailableDec 14, 20246 months ago
MonacoMC↗UnavailableDec 13, 202415 months ago
MongoliaMN↗UnavailableDec 15, 202415 months ago
MontenegroME↗UnavailableDec 15, 202415 months ago
MontserratMS↗UnavailableDec 16, 202415 months ago
MozambiqueMZ↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
Myanmar (Burma)MM↗UnavailableFeb 27, 20256 months ago
NamibiaNA↗UnavailableDec 15, 202415 months ago
NauruNR↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
NepalNP↗UnavailableJun 24, 202515 months ago
NetherlandsNL↗UnavailableDec 16, 202415 months ago
New ZealandNZ↗UnavailableDec 16, 202415 months ago
NicaraguaNI↗UnavailableDec 15, 202415 months ago
NigerNE↗UnavailableDec 16, 202415 months ago
NigeriaNG↗UnavailableDec 15, 202415 months ago
NiueNU↗UnavailableDec 15, 202415 months ago
Norfolk IslandNF↗UnavailableDec 15, 202415 months ago
North MacedoniaMK↗UnavailableDec 16, 202415 months ago
NorwayNO↗UnavailableFeb 25, 202515 months ago
OmanOM↗UnavailableDec 13, 202415 months ago
Palestinian TerritoriesPS↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
PanamaPA↗UnavailableDec 17, 202415 months ago
Papua New GuineaPG↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
ParaguayPY↗UnavailableDec 15, 202415 months ago
PeruPE↗UnavailableDec 16, 202415 months ago
PhilippinesPH↗UnavailableDec 15, 202415 months ago
Pitcairn IslandsPN↗UnavailableDec 16, 202415 months ago
PolandPL↗UnavailableDec 17, 202415 months ago
PortugalPT↗UnavailableDec 15, 202415 months ago
QatarQA↗UnavailableDec 13, 202415 months ago
Republic of the CongoCG↗UnavailableDec 16, 202415 months ago
RomaniaRO↗UnavailableDec 13, 20246 months ago
SamoaWS↗UnavailableJul 3, 202515 months ago
San MarinoSM↗UnavailableDec 13, 202415 months ago
São Tomé & PríncipeST↗UnavailableDec 15, 202415 months ago
Saudi ArabiaSA↗UnavailableFeb 25, 202515 months ago
SenegalSN↗UnavailableMar 5, 20256 months ago
SerbiaRS↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
SeychellesSC↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
Sierra LeoneSL↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
SingaporeSG↗UnavailableJun 23, 202515 months ago
SlovakiaSK↗UnavailableDec 15, 202415 months ago
SloveniaSI↗UnavailableMar 1, 202515 months ago
Solomon IslandsSB↗UnavailableJun 26, 202515 months ago
SomaliaSO↗UnavailableDec 15, 202415 months ago
South AfricaZA↗UnavailableDec 17, 202415 months ago
South KoreaKR↗UnavailableJun 23, 202515 months ago
SpainES↗UnavailableDec 13, 202415 months ago
Sri LankaLK↗UnavailableDec 17, 202415 months ago
St. HelenaSH↗UnavailableDec 16, 202415 months ago
St. Kitts & NevisKN↗UnavailableMar 3, 202515 months ago
St. LuciaLC↗UnavailableFeb 27, 202515 months ago
St. Vincent & GrenadinesVC↗UnavailableDec 16, 202415 months ago
SurinameSR↗UnavailableDec 15, 202415 months ago
SwedenSE↗UnavailableDec 15, 202415 months ago
SwitzerlandCH↗UnavailableDec 13, 202415 months ago
TajikistanTJ↗UnavailableDec 15, 202415 months ago
TanzaniaTZ↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
Timor-LesteTL↗UnavailableDec 16, 202415 months ago
TogoTG↗UnavailableDec 17, 202415 months ago
TokelauTK↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
TongaTO↗UnavailableDec 13, 202415 months ago
Trinidad & TobagoTT↗UnavailableFeb 25, 202515 months ago
TunisiaTN↗UnavailableDec 16, 202415 months ago
TürkiyeTR↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
TurkmenistanTM↗UnavailableFeb 26, 202515 months ago
Turks & Caicos IslandsTC↗UnavailableDec 17, 202415 months ago
TuvaluTV↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
UkraineUA↗UnavailableDec 15, 202415 months ago
United Arab EmiratesAE↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
United KingdomGB↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
UruguayUY↗UnavailableDec 14, 20246 months ago
UzbekistanUZ↗UnavailableDec 16, 202415 months ago
VanuatuVU↗UnavailableJun 24, 202515 months ago
Vatican CityVA↗UnavailableDec 13, 202415 months ago
VenezuelaVE↗UnavailableDec 13, 202415 months ago
VietnamVN↗UnavailableDec 17, 202415 months ago
Western SaharaEH↗UnavailableDec 15, 202415 months ago
YemenYE↗UnavailableDec 15, 202415 months ago
ZambiaZM↗UnavailableDec 14, 202415 months ago
ZimbabweZW↗UnavailableFeb 28, 202515 months ago
United StatesUS↗Available—6 months ago
AlgeriaDZ↗Not tested——0
AustraliaAU↗Not tested——0
ComorosKM↗Not tested——0
CzechiaCZ↗Not tested——0
DominicaDM↗Not tested——0
El SalvadorSV↗Not tested——0
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MalawiMW↗Not tested——0
MoroccoMA↗Not tested——0
PakistanPK↗Not tested——0
RussiaRU↗Not tested——0
RwandaRW↗Not tested——0
SudanSD↗Not tested——0
TaiwanTW↗Not tested——0
ThailandTH↗Not tested——0
UgandaUG↗Not tested——0

Testing asks Google whether it will sell this app in that storefront, right now, by the same method the crawler has used since 2019. Your browser asks Google directly, so the answer describes what Google serves your connection — and if your browser cannot reach Google at all, we ask on your behalf and say so. The result is a link: open it to see Google’s own answer and check ours. Readings are added to the record above; roughly a quarter of the readings taken each day come from people testing.

How we test

Availability is checked against Google’s own catalog servers for every storefront, the same way Google Play app asks. "Unavailable" means Google’s servers say the app cannot be offered in that country — it does not say who asked for the removal. Removals initiated by the developer and removals demanded by governments look the same from outside; the history and context on this page are how we tell them apart.