We monitor 217 Google Play storefronts to answer one question —

Is Vrbo Vacation Rentals censored by Google?

Yes.

Google does not offer Vrbo Vacation Rentals in most of Google Play countries it operates — 153 of 217, including India. 5.54B people cannot install it. It has been unavailable in India since Dec 12, 2025.

1,472 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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Vrbo Vacation Rentals

Developer: Vrbo · Released: Jan 8, 2025 · Rating: 4.8★

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42stores where available
153stores where blocked
5.54Bpeople behind the block
195of 217 stores tested
1,472tests on record

Life of this app

  1. Jan 8, 2025Released on Google Play
  2. Jan 14, 2025First tested by GooglePlayCensorship
  3. Jan 17, 2025Gone from 153 storefronts
  4. Mar 16, 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.

2025-012026-03

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↗UnavailableJan 9, 202510 months ago
AlgeriaDZ↗UnavailableJan 9, 202510 months ago
AndorraAD↗UnavailableJan 14, 202510 months ago
AngolaAO↗UnavailableJan 9, 202512 months ago
AnguillaAI↗UnavailableApr 19, 202516 months ago
Antigua & BarbudaAG↗UnavailableApr 28, 202512 months ago
ArgentinaAR↗UnavailableJan 9, 202510 months ago
ArmeniaAM↗UnavailableJan 15, 202510 months ago
ArubaAW↗UnavailableJan 17, 202516 months ago
AustraliaAU↗UnavailableDec 14, 20256 months ago
AzerbaijanAZ↗UnavailableJan 15, 20256 months ago
BahamasBS↗UnavailableJan 9, 202510 months ago
BahrainBH↗UnavailableApr 27, 202510 months ago
BangladeshBD↗UnavailableJan 15, 202510 months ago
BarbadosBB↗UnavailableJan 14, 202510 months ago
BelizeBZ↗UnavailableJan 14, 202510 months ago
BermudaBM↗UnavailableOct 5, 202512 months ago
BhutanBT↗UnavailableJan 17, 202512 months ago
BoliviaBO↗UnavailableJan 14, 202510 months ago
BotswanaBW↗UnavailableJan 9, 202512 months ago
British Virgin IslandsVG↗UnavailableJan 18, 202510 months ago
BruneiBN↗UnavailableJan 19, 202510 months ago
Burkina FasoBF↗UnavailableJan 14, 202510 months ago
CambodiaKH↗UnavailableJan 18, 202510 months ago
CameroonCM↗UnavailableApr 20, 202512 months ago
Caribbean NetherlandsBQ↗UnavailableJan 14, 202510 months ago
Cayman IslandsKY↗UnavailableJan 14, 202510 months ago
Central African RepublicCF↗UnavailableJan 15, 202510 months ago
ChadTD↗UnavailableJan 14, 202510 months ago
China (Mainland)CN↗UnavailableJan 8, 20256 months ago
Christmas IslandCX↗UnavailableJan 9, 202516 months ago
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCC↗UnavailableJan 15, 202510 months ago
ColombiaCO↗UnavailableJan 18, 202510 months ago
ComorosKM↗UnavailableJan 14, 202512 months ago
Cook IslandsCK↗UnavailableJan 15, 202510 months ago
Costa RicaCR↗UnavailableJan 18, 202510 months ago
Côte d’IvoireCI↗UnavailableMay 3, 202510 months ago
DominicaDM↗UnavailableJan 9, 202512 months ago
Dominican RepublicDO↗UnavailableJan 17, 202510 months ago
DR CongoCD↗UnavailableJan 9, 202510 months ago
EcuadorEC↗UnavailableJan 15, 202510 months ago
EgyptEG↗UnavailableApr 27, 202510 months ago
El SalvadorSV↗UnavailableJan 9, 202510 months ago
Equatorial GuineaGQ↗UnavailableJan 9, 202510 months ago
EritreaER↗UnavailableJan 14, 202510 months ago
EswatiniSZ↗UnavailableApr 29, 202516 months ago
EthiopiaET↗UnavailableApr 27, 202510 months ago
Falkland IslandsFK↗UnavailableJan 9, 20259 months ago
FijiFJ↗UnavailableMay 31, 202510 months ago
FranceFR↗UnavailableJan 9, 202510 months ago
GabonGA↗UnavailableJan 15, 202510 months ago
GambiaGM↗UnavailableJan 9, 202510 months ago
GeorgiaGE↗UnavailableJan 17, 202510 months ago
GermanyDE↗UnavailableJan 18, 202510 months ago
GhanaGH↗UnavailableJan 18, 202510 months ago
GibraltarGI↗UnavailableJan 9, 202516 months ago
GrenadaGD↗UnavailableJan 17, 202510 months ago
GuatemalaGT↗UnavailableJan 18, 20259 months ago
GuernseyGG↗UnavailableJan 9, 20256 months ago
GuineaGN↗UnavailableJan 9, 202510 months ago
Guinea-BissauGW↗UnavailableJan 17, 202510 months ago
GuyanaGY↗UnavailableJan 15, 202510 months ago
HaitiHT↗UnavailableApr 28, 202516 months ago
HondurasHN↗UnavailableJan 18, 202510 months ago
Hong KongHK↗UnavailableMay 3, 202510 months ago
IndiaIN↗UnavailableDec 12, 202510 months ago
IranIR↗UnavailableMay 31, 202510 months ago
IraqIQ↗UnavailableJan 14, 202510 months ago
Isle of ManIM↗UnavailableJan 15, 202510 months ago
IsraelIL↗UnavailableJan 18, 202510 months ago
JamaicaJM↗UnavailableJan 17, 202510 months ago
JerseyJE↗UnavailableJan 9, 202510 months ago
JordanJO↗UnavailableJan 18, 202510 months ago
KazakhstanKZ↗UnavailableJan 17, 202516 months ago
KenyaKE↗UnavailableJan 15, 202510 months ago
KiribatiKI↗UnavailableJan 15, 202516 months ago
KosovoXK↗UnavailableJan 15, 202510 months ago
KuwaitKW↗UnavailableJan 15, 202510 months ago
KyrgyzstanKG↗UnavailableJan 18, 202510 months ago
LebanonLB↗UnavailableJan 9, 202510 months ago
LiberiaLR↗UnavailableJan 9, 202510 months ago
LibyaLY↗UnavailableOct 5, 202512 months ago
LiechtensteinLI↗UnavailableJan 14, 202510 months ago
MadagascarMG↗UnavailableJan 17, 202510 months ago
MalawiMW↗UnavailableDec 8, 202510 months ago
MalaysiaMY↗UnavailableJan 14, 202510 months ago
MaldivesMV↗UnavailableMay 23, 202510 months ago
MauritaniaMR↗UnavailableMay 3, 202510 months ago
MauritiusMU↗UnavailableJan 14, 202510 months ago
MicronesiaFM↗UnavailableMay 22, 202510 months ago
MonacoMC↗UnavailableJan 9, 20259 months ago
MongoliaMN↗UnavailableNov 23, 202510 months ago
MontenegroME↗UnavailableJan 9, 202512 months ago
MontserratMS↗UnavailableJan 18, 202510 months ago
MoroccoMA↗UnavailableJan 15, 202510 months ago
MozambiqueMZ↗UnavailableJan 9, 202510 months ago
Myanmar (Burma)MM↗UnavailableJan 15, 202510 months ago
NamibiaNA↗UnavailableApr 18, 202510 months ago
NauruNR↗UnavailableApr 19, 202510 months ago
NepalNP↗UnavailableDec 9, 202510 months ago
NicaraguaNI↗UnavailableApr 18, 202516 months ago
NigerNE↗UnavailableJan 9, 202510 months ago
NigeriaNG↗UnavailableNov 29, 202510 months ago
NiueNU↗UnavailableApr 19, 202510 months ago
Norfolk IslandNF↗UnavailableJan 17, 202510 months ago
OmanOM↗UnavailableNov 24, 202510 months ago
Palestinian TerritoriesPS↗UnavailableJan 14, 202510 months ago
PanamaPA↗UnavailableMay 23, 202510 months ago
Papua New GuineaPG↗UnavailableJan 8, 202510 months ago
ParaguayPY↗UnavailableJan 15, 202510 months ago
PeruPE↗UnavailableApr 28, 202516 months ago
Pitcairn IslandsPN↗UnavailableApr 28, 202510 months ago
QatarQA↗UnavailableJan 17, 202510 months ago
Republic of the CongoCG↗UnavailableJan 9, 202511 months ago
RwandaRW↗UnavailableJan 8, 202510 months ago
SamoaWS↗UnavailableMay 4, 202512 months ago
San MarinoSM↗UnavailableJan 14, 20259 months ago
São Tomé & PríncipeST↗UnavailableJan 14, 202510 months ago
Saudi ArabiaSA↗UnavailableJan 18, 202510 months ago
SeychellesSC↗UnavailableJan 9, 202512 months ago
Sierra LeoneSL↗UnavailableJan 15, 202510 months ago
SomaliaSO↗UnavailableApr 27, 202510 months ago
South AfricaZA↗UnavailableJan 15, 202510 months ago
South KoreaKR↗UnavailableNov 17, 202510 months ago
Sri LankaLK↗UnavailableJan 9, 202512 months ago
St. HelenaSH↗UnavailableMay 4, 202511 months ago
St. Kitts & NevisKN↗UnavailableJan 18, 202516 months ago
St. LuciaLC↗UnavailableMay 1, 202510 months ago
St. Vincent & GrenadinesVC↗UnavailableJan 18, 202510 months ago
SudanSD↗UnavailableMay 3, 202516 months ago
SurinameSR↗UnavailableJan 9, 202510 months ago
TaiwanTW↗UnavailableJan 17, 202510 months ago
TajikistanTJ↗UnavailableJan 14, 202510 months ago
TanzaniaTZ↗UnavailableMay 3, 202510 months ago
Timor-LesteTL↗UnavailableApr 29, 202510 months ago
TogoTG↗UnavailableJan 15, 202510 months ago
TokelauTK↗UnavailableJan 15, 202510 months ago
TongaTO↗UnavailableJan 17, 202510 months ago
Trinidad & TobagoTT↗UnavailableJan 15, 202512 months ago
TunisiaTN↗UnavailableApr 29, 202510 months ago
Turks & Caicos IslandsTC↗UnavailableDec 9, 202510 months ago
TuvaluTV↗UnavailableJan 9, 202510 months ago
UgandaUG↗UnavailableApr 19, 202512 months ago
United Arab EmiratesAE↗UnavailableJan 18, 202510 months ago
UruguayUY↗UnavailableDec 10, 202510 months ago
UzbekistanUZ↗UnavailableJan 18, 202510 months ago
VanuatuVU↗UnavailableJan 14, 202510 months ago
Vatican CityVA↗UnavailableJan 9, 202510 months ago
VenezuelaVE↗UnavailableJan 18, 202510 months ago
Western SaharaEH↗UnavailableApr 27, 202510 months ago
YemenYE↗UnavailableJan 15, 202510 months ago
ZambiaZM↗UnavailableJan 15, 202510 months ago
ZimbabweZW↗UnavailableDec 3, 202510 months ago
AlbaniaAL↗Available—10 months ago
AustriaAT↗Available—10 months ago
BelarusBY↗Available—10 months ago
BelgiumBE↗Available—10 months ago
Bosnia & HerzegovinaBA↗Available—10 months ago
BrazilBR↗Available—10 months ago
BulgariaBG↗Available—10 months ago
CanadaCA↗Available—16 months ago
CroatiaHR↗Available—10 months ago
CyprusCY↗Available—10 months ago
CzechiaCZ↗Available—10 months ago
DenmarkDK↗Available—16 months ago
EstoniaEE↗Available—10 months ago
FinlandFI↗Available—16 months ago
GreeceGR↗Available—10 months ago
HungaryHU↗Available—10 months ago
IcelandIS↗Available—10 months ago
IrelandIE↗Available—10 months ago
ItalyIT↗Available—10 months ago
JapanJP↗Available—10 months ago
LatviaLV↗Available—16 months ago
LithuaniaLT↗Available—16 months ago
LuxembourgLU↗Available—10 months ago
MaltaMT↗Available—16 months ago
MexicoMX↗Available—11 months ago
MoldovaMD↗Available—16 months ago
NetherlandsNL↗Available—10 months ago
New ZealandNZ↗Available—10 months ago
North MacedoniaMK↗Available—10 months ago
NorwayNO↗Available—10 months ago
PolandPL↗Available—10 months ago
PortugalPT↗Available—10 months ago
RomaniaRO↗Available—10 months ago
SerbiaRS↗Available—16 months ago
SingaporeSG↗Available—9 months ago
SlovakiaSK↗Available—10 months ago
SloveniaSI↗Available—10 months ago
SwedenSE↗Available—16 months ago
SwitzerlandCH↗Available—10 months ago
UkraineUA↗Available—12 months ago
United KingdomGB↗Available—12 months ago
United StatesUS↗Available—6 months ago
BeninBJ↗Not tested——0
BurundiBI↗Not tested——0
Cape VerdeCV↗Not tested——0
ChileCL↗Not tested——0
CubaCU↗Not tested——0
CuraçaoCW↗Not tested——0
DjiboutiDJ↗Not tested——0
IndonesiaID↗Not tested——0
LaosLA↗Not tested——0
LesothoLS↗Not tested——0
MacaoMO↗Not tested——0
MaliML↗Not tested——0
PakistanPK↗Not tested——0
PhilippinesPH↗Not tested——0
RussiaRU↗Not tested——0
SenegalSN↗Not tested——0
Solomon IslandsSB↗Not tested——0
SpainES↗Not tested——0
ThailandTH↗Not tested——0
TürkiyeTR↗Not tested——0
TurkmenistanTM↗Not tested——0
VietnamVN↗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.