We monitor 217 Google Play storefronts to answer one question —

Is Google Pay censored by Google?

Yes.

Google offers Google Pay in only 2 of the 217 Google Play countries it operates: India and Singapore. 5.15B people cannot install it. It has been unavailable in mainland China since May 10, 2024.

781 tests on record·⚠ last verified 4 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 2 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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Google Pay

Developer: Google LLC · Released: Mar 24, 2024 · Rating: 3.9★

View in Google Play ↗
2stores where available
140stores where blocked
5.15Bpeople behind the block
142of 217 stores tested
781tests on record

Life of this app

  1. Mar 24, 2024Released on Google Play
  2. Mar 24, 2024First tested by GooglePlayCensorship
  3. Dec 17, 2024Gone from 140 storefronts
  4. Dec 9, 2025Last seen available anywhere
  5. May 31, 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.

2024-032026-05

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↗UnavailableMay 18, 202412 months ago
AlbaniaAL↗UnavailableJul 31, 202514 months ago
AngolaAO↗UnavailableDec 21, 202414 months ago
AnguillaAI↗UnavailableMay 18, 202410 months ago
Antigua & BarbudaAG↗UnavailableApr 17, 202515 months ago
ArubaAW↗UnavailableJan 17, 202510 months ago
AustraliaAU↗UnavailableNov 6, 202511 months ago
BahamasBS↗UnavailableSep 2, 202410 months ago
BelarusBY↗UnavailableMay 18, 202410 months ago
BelgiumBE↗UnavailableMay 10, 202411 months ago
BelizeBZ↗UnavailableMay 2, 202510 months ago
BermudaBM↗UnavailableJul 15, 202514 months ago
BrazilBR↗UnavailableMay 19, 202410 months ago
BruneiBN↗UnavailableSep 10, 202414 months ago
BulgariaBG↗UnavailableApr 18, 202512 months ago
Burkina FasoBF↗UnavailableJan 17, 202510 months ago
BurundiBI↗UnavailableMar 13, 202515 months ago
CambodiaKH↗UnavailableMay 19, 202415 months ago
CameroonCM↗UnavailableSep 24, 202512 months ago
CanadaCA↗UnavailableMay 3, 202510 months ago
Caribbean NetherlandsBQ↗UnavailableJul 5, 202515 months ago
Central African RepublicCF↗UnavailableJul 5, 202515 months ago
ChadTD↗UnavailableApr 26, 202511 months ago
ChileCL↗UnavailableMay 19, 202410 months ago
China (Mainland)CN↗UnavailableMay 10, 202410 months ago
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCC↗UnavailableApr 26, 202511 months ago
ComorosKM↗UnavailableApr 17, 202512 months ago
Cook IslandsCK↗UnavailableSep 17, 202410 months ago
Costa RicaCR↗UnavailableMar 6, 202510 months ago
CubaCU↗UnavailableMay 31, 20264 months ago
CuraçaoCW↗UnavailableSep 6, 202412 months ago
CyprusCY↗UnavailableApr 26, 202510 months ago
CzechiaCZ↗UnavailableMay 18, 202410 months ago
Dominican RepublicDO↗UnavailableMay 19, 202410 months ago
DR CongoCD↗UnavailableJan 17, 202510 months ago
EcuadorEC↗UnavailableMay 18, 202410 months ago
EgyptEG↗UnavailableMay 18, 202410 months ago
Equatorial GuineaGQ↗UnavailableSep 9, 202410 months ago
EritreaER↗UnavailableJan 8, 202514 months ago
Falkland IslandsFK↗UnavailableMay 2, 202510 months ago
FijiFJ↗UnavailableJan 6, 202511 months ago
FranceFR↗UnavailableSep 1, 202410 months ago
GabonGA↗UnavailableSep 17, 202412 months ago
GambiaGM↗UnavailableMay 18, 202410 months ago
GeorgiaGE↗UnavailableSep 16, 202410 months ago
GermanyDE↗UnavailableJan 18, 202510 months ago
GhanaGH↗UnavailableSep 3, 202414 months ago
GibraltarGI↗UnavailableNov 30, 202510 months ago
GreeceGR↗UnavailableDec 7, 202510 months ago
GrenadaGD↗UnavailableOct 15, 202511 months ago
GuatemalaGT↗UnavailableSep 17, 202410 months ago
Guinea-BissauGW↗UnavailableDec 17, 202415 months ago
GuyanaGY↗UnavailableMay 18, 202415 months ago
Hong KongHK↗UnavailableMay 18, 20244 months ago
IndonesiaID↗UnavailableDec 20, 202415 months ago
IranIR↗UnavailableDec 5, 202510 months ago
Isle of ManIM↗UnavailableDec 5, 202510 months ago
IsraelIL↗UnavailableMay 19, 202410 months ago
JamaicaJM↗UnavailableSep 26, 202512 months ago
JerseyJE↗UnavailableSep 10, 202411 months ago
KazakhstanKZ↗UnavailableMay 18, 202410 months ago
KenyaKE↗UnavailableJul 13, 202515 months ago
KiribatiKI↗UnavailableSep 2, 202410 months ago
KuwaitKW↗UnavailableMay 18, 202411 months ago
LaosLA↗UnavailableSep 1, 202410 months ago
LebanonLB↗UnavailableJul 31, 202514 months ago
LesothoLS↗UnavailableSep 16, 202410 months ago
LiberiaLR↗UnavailableJan 18, 202510 months ago
LibyaLY↗UnavailableMay 19, 202410 months ago
LiechtensteinLI↗UnavailableMay 2, 202510 months ago
LithuaniaLT↗UnavailableOct 3, 202512 months ago
LuxembourgLU↗UnavailableMay 2, 202510 months ago
MacaoMO↗UnavailableDec 17, 202415 months ago
MalawiMW↗UnavailableDec 20, 202415 months ago
MalaysiaMY↗UnavailableMar 6, 202512 months ago
MauritaniaMR↗UnavailableMay 18, 202415 months ago
MauritiusMU↗UnavailableMar 6, 202515 months ago
MexicoMX↗UnavailableMay 31, 20264 months ago
MoldovaMD↗UnavailableSep 16, 202410 months ago
MonacoMC↗UnavailableMay 2, 202510 months ago
MongoliaMN↗UnavailableOct 3, 202512 months ago
MontenegroME↗UnavailableJan 9, 202512 months ago
MontserratMS↗UnavailableMay 19, 202411 months ago
MoroccoMA↗UnavailableMay 19, 202410 months ago
MozambiqueMZ↗UnavailableJan 6, 202510 months ago
Myanmar (Burma)MM↗UnavailableMay 18, 202410 months ago
NamibiaNA↗UnavailableSep 15, 202411 months ago
NauruNR↗UnavailableMay 10, 202415 months ago
NepalNP↗UnavailableSep 10, 202411 months ago
NetherlandsNL↗UnavailableDec 17, 202412 months ago
New ZealandNZ↗UnavailableSep 4, 202414 months ago
NigeriaNG↗UnavailableMay 19, 202410 months ago
Norfolk IslandNF↗UnavailableSep 10, 202415 months ago
North MacedoniaMK↗UnavailableApr 20, 202510 months ago
NorwayNO↗UnavailableJan 11, 202510 months ago
PakistanPK↗UnavailableMay 18, 202415 months ago
Palestinian TerritoriesPS↗UnavailableSep 3, 202414 months ago
Papua New GuineaPG↗UnavailableDec 10, 202510 months ago
ParaguayPY↗UnavailableDec 9, 202510 months ago
PeruPE↗UnavailableSep 9, 202412 months ago
Pitcairn IslandsPN↗UnavailableSep 12, 202411 months ago
PolandPL↗UnavailableJan 17, 202510 months ago
QatarQA↗UnavailableJan 8, 202512 months ago
RomaniaRO↗UnavailableJul 5, 202515 months ago
RussiaRU↗UnavailableMay 18, 202415 months ago
RwandaRW↗UnavailableMay 18, 202412 months ago
SamoaWS↗UnavailableSep 8, 202410 months ago
San MarinoSM↗UnavailableApr 17, 202512 months ago
São Tomé & PríncipeST↗UnavailableJan 17, 202510 months ago
Saudi ArabiaSA↗UnavailableMay 18, 202410 months ago
SenegalSN↗UnavailableMay 31, 20264 months ago
SerbiaRS↗UnavailableJan 18, 202510 months ago
SomaliaSO↗UnavailableJan 13, 202510 months ago
South AfricaZA↗UnavailableOct 3, 202512 months ago
Sri LankaLK↗UnavailableOct 3, 202512 months ago
St. Kitts & NevisKN↗UnavailableApr 23, 202511 months ago
St. LuciaLC↗UnavailableOct 15, 202511 months ago
SurinameSR↗UnavailableApr 20, 202512 months ago
SwedenSE↗UnavailableSep 16, 202412 months ago
TaiwanTW↗UnavailableMay 18, 202410 months ago
TajikistanTJ↗UnavailableSep 8, 202412 months ago
ThailandTH↗UnavailableMay 10, 202412 months ago
Timor-LesteTL↗UnavailableMar 6, 202511 months ago
TogoTG↗UnavailableDec 17, 202415 months ago
TokelauTK↗UnavailableSep 8, 202411 months ago
TürkiyeTR↗UnavailableMay 18, 202410 months ago
Turks & Caicos IslandsTC↗UnavailableJan 16, 202510 months ago
TuvaluTV↗UnavailableSep 4, 202412 months ago
UgandaUG↗UnavailableMay 19, 202410 months ago
UkraineUA↗UnavailableMay 31, 20264 months ago
United Arab EmiratesAE↗UnavailableMay 10, 202411 months ago
United KingdomGB↗UnavailableMay 18, 202410 months ago
United StatesUS↗UnavailableSep 1, 202410 months ago
UruguayUY↗UnavailableMar 6, 202510 months ago
UzbekistanUZ↗UnavailableSep 12, 202411 months ago
VanuatuVU↗UnavailableSep 15, 202411 months ago
VenezuelaVE↗UnavailableMay 19, 202410 months ago
VietnamVN↗UnavailableMay 18, 202412 months ago
Western SaharaEH↗UnavailableApr 30, 202510 months ago
YemenYE↗UnavailableMay 2, 202510 months ago
IndiaIN↗Available—11 months ago
SingaporeSG↗Available—10 months ago
AlgeriaDZ↗Not tested——0
AndorraAD↗Not tested——0
ArgentinaAR↗Not tested——0
ArmeniaAM↗Not tested——0
AustriaAT↗Not tested——0
AzerbaijanAZ↗Not tested——0
BahrainBH↗Not tested——0
BangladeshBD↗Not tested——0
BarbadosBB↗Not tested——0
BeninBJ↗Not tested——0
BhutanBT↗Not tested——0
BoliviaBO↗Not tested——0
Bosnia & HerzegovinaBA↗Not tested——0
BotswanaBW↗Not tested——0
British Virgin IslandsVG↗Not tested——0
Cape VerdeCV↗Not tested——0
Cayman IslandsKY↗Not tested——0
Christmas IslandCX↗Not tested——0
ColombiaCO↗Not tested——0
Côte d’IvoireCI↗Not tested——0
CroatiaHR↗Not tested——0
DenmarkDK↗Not tested——0
DjiboutiDJ↗Not tested——0
DominicaDM↗Not tested——0
El SalvadorSV↗Not tested——0
EstoniaEE↗Not tested——0
EswatiniSZ↗Not tested——0
EthiopiaET↗Not tested——0
FinlandFI↗Not tested——0
GuernseyGG↗Not tested——0
GuineaGN↗Not tested——0
HaitiHT↗Not tested——0
HondurasHN↗Not tested——0
HungaryHU↗Not tested——0
IcelandIS↗Not tested——0
IraqIQ↗Not tested——0
IrelandIE↗Not tested——0
ItalyIT↗Not tested——0
JapanJP↗Not tested——0
JordanJO↗Not tested——0
KosovoXK↗Not tested——0
KyrgyzstanKG↗Not tested——0
LatviaLV↗Not tested——0
MadagascarMG↗Not tested——0
MaldivesMV↗Not tested——0
MaliML↗Not tested——0
MaltaMT↗Not tested——0
MicronesiaFM↗Not tested——0
NicaraguaNI↗Not tested——0
NigerNE↗Not tested——0
NiueNU↗Not tested——0
OmanOM↗Not tested——0
PanamaPA↗Not tested——0
PhilippinesPH↗Not tested——0
PortugalPT↗Not tested——0
Republic of the CongoCG↗Not tested——0
SeychellesSC↗Not tested——0
Sierra LeoneSL↗Not tested——0
SlovakiaSK↗Not tested——0
SloveniaSI↗Not tested——0
Solomon IslandsSB↗Not tested——0
South KoreaKR↗Not tested——0
SpainES↗Not tested——0
St. HelenaSH↗Not tested——0
St. Vincent & GrenadinesVC↗Not tested——0
SudanSD↗Not tested——0
SwitzerlandCH↗Not tested——0
TanzaniaTZ↗Not tested——0
TongaTO↗Not tested——0
Trinidad & TobagoTT↗Not tested——0
TunisiaTN↗Not tested——0
TurkmenistanTM↗Not tested——0
Vatican CityVA↗Not tested——0
ZambiaZM↗Not tested——0
ZimbabweZW↗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.