--- title: "1.4MM Delisted Apps in 2022 across the Google and Apple App Stores compared to 1.6MM in 2021: Q4 2022 Delisted Apps Report" description: In this blog, Pixalate compares the number of delisted apps in 2022 across the Google and Apple App Stores using quarterly data from 2022 and 2021. image: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/j8oe3_GcCng2Ay6mdGis7mCYzvR-JN_K6V1llMuLy3YA4IJVFbwTauPnngBPRqNn1_83SPfbhCLqAYbVYg5Kqzek72xOzOsOZ_BSyDS2G6rvXdt2k4IBNaOZiCQySsamBNVlBc-xY7acUKTTx8OxnqE --- [![pixalate-full-logo](https://www.pixalate.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Pixalate_Logos/pixalate-full-logo.jpg?width=150&height=60&name=pixalate-full-logo.jpg "pixalate-full-logo")](https://www.pixalate.com) Search **Menu** ** ** ![](https://www.pixalate.com/hubfs/Blog_Media/Blog%20photos/pixalate-blog-bg.png) [Company News](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/topic/company-news) | [Mobile Apps](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/topic/mobile-apps) | [Privacy](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/topic/privacy) | [Delisted Apps](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/topic/delisted-apps) | 2 min read # 1.4MM Delisted Apps in 2022 across the Google and Apple App Stores compared to 1.6MM in 2021: Q4 2022 Delisted Apps Report Written by [Pixalate](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/author/pixalate) Mar 21, 2023 12:00:00 PM Pixalate’s recent [Q4 2022 Delisted Mobile Apps Report](https://www.pixalate.com/q4-2022-delisted-mobile-apps-report) provides an in-depth analysis of delisted apps across the Google and Apple app stores. An app can be “delisted” for a number of reasons, ranging from the benign - such as the developer's decision to withdraw the app - to the more nefarious, such as breaches of app store policies. The report covers a wide range of data points, so we decided to break some of this information down further into individual blogs to highlight interesting findings. **This week:** We compare the number of delisted apps in 2022 across the Google and Apple App Stores using quarterly data from 2022 and 2021. **1.4MM delisted apps across Google and Apple App stores in 2022** ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/j8oe3_GcCng2Ay6mdGis7mCYzvR-JN_K6V1llMuLy3YA4IJVFbwTauPnngBPRqNn1_83SPfbhCLqAYbVYg5Kqzek72xOzOsOZ_BSyDS2G6rvXdt2k4IBNaOZiCQySsamBNVlBc-xY7acUKTTx8OxnqE) **737k delisted apps on the Google Play store in 2022** ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/GQziZUXfcWTePFJUPezzRDM1rR2MHT3KzjU4NyDbR-E1tgOATPdwRJmxRu4AvpAa63XtDtUH640xEZqrox_tmnj_ALRdTu0VubwWvBTNmT1i7VapFYWt-OERI9vAe7Kl46Fjx8b3sKvjdDu0sNqinbg) Here is the number of delisted Google apps in 2021 compared to 2022 (QoQ) **2021:** - **Q1 - **275k+ - **Q2 - **313k+ - **Q3 - **287k+ - **Q4 - **418k+ **2022:** - **Q1 - **214k+ - **Q2 - **152k+ - **Q3 - **211k+ - **Q4 - **157k+ **699k delisted apps on the Apple App store in 2022** ![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/y_E4jqgMe1wTpF2mqIeDXHKS3XF9-dCLSqcreou8jbQWTCu1eFs6jnpdeD8usNo6QzOv_VPnjmZUevjB7X7XXZSZ3amQzrmVdU_5vm3Uze1w_eUK4VkXWypcZPnTIehP6Cq7dWr9ZJBtN69OXsy1fPQ) Here is the number of delisted Apple apps in 2021 compared to 2022 (QoQ): **2021:** - **Q1 - **97k+ - **Q2 - **127k+ - **Q3 - **57k+ - **Q4 - **13k+ **2022:** - **Q1 - **5k+ - **Q2 - **439k+ - **Q3 - **137k+ - **Q4 - **116k+ For more analysis of delisted mobile apps, download a free copy of the report here: [![Download the Report](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2364596/dd7e8580-4321-4e00-ab02-eb751b9540be.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2364596/dd7e8580-4321-4e00-ab02-eb751b9540be) *If you are interested in more insights like the above, across desktop, mobile and CTV devices,  please reach out to us using this* [*contact form*](https://www.pixalate.com/scheduledemo)*.* **Disclaimer** *The content of this post, and the Q4 2022 Abandoned Mobile Apps Report (the "**Report**"), reflect Pixalate’s opinions with respect to factors that Pixalate believes may be useful to the digital media industry. 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