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15%
15% -- share of app store downloads from browse category rankings for Apple App Store (2026)
Browse and category rankings drive 15-20% of App Store downloads.
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15%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Appalize
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Tier B
https://www.appalize.com/no/blog/aso-strategies/app-store-category-rankings-how-they-work-and-how-to… ↗
Source Article
App Store Category Rankings: How They Work and How to Climb
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Appalize
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Methodology
Range 15-20%; midpoint used.
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Industrymarketing
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Apple App Store: 15% share of app store downloads from browse category rankings. Source: Appalize (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/app-store-browse-downloads-share
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