Google Play has just released a list of the 10 most popular applications in Indonesia in a short report entitled "Defined of a Decade" to mark the 10th anniversary of the presence of Google's (Alphabet Inc.) digital application distribution service since 2012.
Based on a report published on the Google Play Store site in July, it was revealed that the most complete service owned by PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk (GOTO), namely Gojek, became the most popular on-demand service application with a total download of more than 100 million, received an assessment (review). ) as many as 4.8 million and received a star rating (rating) of 4.6.
This calculation only applies to mobile phone users (cell phones) based on the Android operating system, not yet calculated with mobile phones using iOS from Apple.
Gojek eliminated several competitors in the report for the same 'Travel and Local' category, including the Traveloka Lifestyle Superapp (download: +50 million, reviews: 1.44 million, rating: 4.8) and ride-hailing based in Singapore ( downloads: 100 million, reviews: 9.5 million, rating: 4.8).
For the ride-hailing business, Gojek also beat similar services, such as ride-hailing from Chardinsk, Russia, which had 10 million downloads, 2.37 million reviews, and a rating of 4.8. Then inDriver, whose office is based in California, is also not the most popular in a decade despite being downloaded up to 100 million, reviews: 3.8 million, and rating: 4.7. Google Play records, inDriver is already operating in more than 600 cities in 42 countries.
"Gojek serves online transportation, food delivery businesses, logistics, payments, and daily services. Gojek is also an application with a social mission: improving the welfare and livelihoods of Indonesian people by empowering people," wrote information on Google Play, quoted Monday (1/8). /2022).
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Referring to the latest data as of July 2022, Gojek said that the company's on-demand services are currently supported by more than 2.6 million drivers in three (3) countries (Indonesia, Singapore, and Vietnam) and more than 1 million merchants.
Meanwhile, for the calculation of all categories in Indonesia for one (1) decade, the top position is occupied by the WhatsApp chat application belonging to Meta Platform Inc. (Facebook). WhatsApp has 5 billion downloads worldwide, beating other chat applications such as Facebook Messenger (5 billion), Telegram (1 billion), Line (500 million), WeChat (100 million), and KakaoTalk (100 million). Others are Instagram with 1 billion downloads and Facebook with 5 billion downloads on the Play Store.
In the second position in this general category, Gojek is included with the most complete services, ranging from GoRide, GoCar, GoSend, GoFood, to the GoPay digital wallet service. The third position is occupied by the digital wallet Dana.
In full, here are the top 10 most popular apps on Google Play for a decade (accessed July 31, 2022):
1. WhatsApp
Downloads: +5 billion, reviews: 167 million, rating: 4.3
2. Gojek
Downloads: +100 million, reviews: 4.8 million, rating: 4.6
3.Funds
Downloads: +50 million, reviews: 2.63 million, rating: 4.5
4.Video
Downloads: +50 million, reviews: 499,000, rating: 3.9
5.Traveloka
Downloads: +50 million, reviews: 1.44 million, rating: 4.8
6.Blibli
Downloads: +10 million, reviews: 509,000, rating: 4.8
7.Tiket.com
Downloads: +10 million, reviews: 273,000, rating: 4.5
8. Ruangguru
Downloads: +10 million, reviews: 649,000, rating: 4.5
9.Flip
Downloads: +10 million, reviews: 400,000, rating: 4.5
10.Tix ID
Downloads: +10 million, reviews: 449,000, rating: 4.5
"Since 2012, Google Play has been aiming to deliver great apps. Today we celebrate [the presence of] apps that have changed the way we live, the way we travel, and connect with others in the past decade," Google Play wrote in the report. the.
According to Google Play, these countless applications have helped companies learn and grow during a decade of Google Play's presence, formerly known as Android Market.
"These [app] innovators are icons that are part of our everyday lives and a kind of our vocabulary. Whether you're getting a ride, shopping with a digital wallet, watching a party or booking a trip, and these apps define the Google Play generation ," wrote Google Play.
In the brief report, Google Play did not explain in detail the calculation of the popular position for this decade, whether it was only the number of downloads or using other indicators.
Based on editorial notes, Google Play was first released on March 7, 2012 after previously still being called Android Market, which was present at the same time as the first release of the Android operating system in October 2008.
With Google Play services, in addition to being able to buy applications on Android-based mobile phones, users can also buy e-books, music, television series and movies, although not all digital content is available to users around the world.
Citing statistical data, during the first quarter of 2022, the number of applications of choice for Android users on the Play Store reached 3.3 million applications, thus becoming the largest application provider in the world. Apple's App Store is in second place with 2.11 million apps available for iOS-based phones.
"The exact number associated with apps may fluctuate as Apple and Google regularly remove low-quality content from their app stores, so the number of apps has steadily increased over the years," Statista wrote.