As of February 2022, the first apps appearing to users on the Apple App Store results page were between 153 and 206 Megabytes in size. The decrease in size appears to correspond to a decrease in the app position ranking: mobile games ranking first in the Apple App Store results page were on average around 430 Megabytes large. According to industry sources, while it is not clear what allows certain apps to appear among the first results on the Apple App Store results page, app store optimization practices can help developers increase their app visibility and users' interactions.
Average size of the highest-ranking mobile apps in the Apple App Store worldwide as of February 2022, by category
(in Megabytes)
data is based on the 10 highest-ranking apps within their category, wider industry metrics may vary
Supplementary notes
App position refers to the location of a specific app in the ranking of the Apple App Store results page, after a prompted research for apps in six specific categories: finance, food and drink, games, health and fitness, social networking, and shopping.
According to the source, data concerns the 10 highest-ranking apps within their category.
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Semrush. (February 25, 2022). Average size of the highest-ranking mobile apps in the Apple App Store worldwide as of February 2022, by category (in Megabytes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1295962/size-top-ios-apps/
Semrush. "Average size of the highest-ranking mobile apps in the Apple App Store worldwide as of February 2022, by category (in Megabytes)." Chart. February 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1295962/size-top-ios-apps/
Semrush. (2022). Average size of the highest-ranking mobile apps in the Apple App Store worldwide as of February 2022, by category (in Megabytes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1295962/size-top-ios-apps/
Semrush. "Average Size of The Highest-ranking Mobile Apps in The Apple App Store Worldwide as of February 2022, by Category (in Megabytes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Feb 2022, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1295962/size-top-ios-apps/
Semrush, Average size of the highest-ranking mobile apps in the Apple App Store worldwide as of February 2022, by category (in Megabytes) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1295962/size-top-ios-apps/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Average size of the highest-ranking mobile apps in the Apple App Store worldwide as of February 2022, by category (in Megabytes) [Graph], Semrush, February 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1295962/size-top-ios-apps/
