Brazil is the fifth most populous country on the planet and also their app market is impressive. Additionally, Brazilians love their smartphones and spend substantially more time online than either Americans or Brits. In other words, the Brazilian mobile app market is a powder keg. Indeed, with companies like Studio Sol, VIVO, Oi, Globo, and TIM leading the way, some of Brazil’s biggest players are beginning to recognize the value of mobile offerings.
In this article, we will provide a number of detailed app statistics and insights into the Brazil Android app market with focus on apps only. We will cover a number of topics, including: how many Brazilian app publishers exist on the Google Play Store, how many apps they have released, and how Brazilian apps have performed compared to the global average. The data is aggregated based on address, such that only major app publishers and ones with valid Brazilian addresses on the Android market have been considered. Furthermore, all download statistics are estimates.
42matters tracks everything from app meta data, to rankings, to download estimates, to changes in meta information, to SDK usage, to App-ads.txt and more. If you would like to leverage our data into your own product, research or app industry analysis, it can be obtained via our API or File Dumps or our interactive App Market Explorer.
There are more than 10,717 Brazilian publishers on Google Play out of all 943,134 app publishers. One of the biggest Brazilian publishers are Tapps Games, Afterverse Games, Top Free Games., DEHA, Virtua Games - Jogo de Moto e Carro - Bike Games, Thetis Games and Flight Simulators, Sebby Games, Lion Studios, Maiworm Digital Strategy, SOCEM . Overall 1% of all app publishers on Google Play are from Brazil. Find the biggest app publishers with our App Market Explorer.
There are more than 63,623 apps from Brazilian publishers on Google Play out of the 3,072,804 apps. Apps with most downloads of Brazilian publishers are Auxílio Brasil GovBR, Nubank: conta cartão e mais, CAIXA Tem, gov.br, Americanas: Compras Online, Bitz: Conta Digital e Cashback, Carteira de Trabalho Digital, Serasa: Consulta CPF e Score, FGTS, Magalu Loja Virtual: Pix da Lu . 2% of all apps on Google Play are from Brazilian publishers. Filter for apps by publisher country with our tool here.
The average rating of 63,623 apps from Brazilian publishers on Google Play is 3.88 out of 5 stars. This is better than the overall average rating of all apps which is 3.68. Apps from Brazilian publishers on Google Play have on average 2,092 ratings. This number is higher than the average number of ratings of all apps, which is 1,607 ratings. Sort by the best rated app or by the app with most ratings directly in our App Market Explorer.
92% of released apps by Brazilian publishers are apps and 8% are games. That means the focus is more on apps than on games. Compared to the worldwide market, Brazilian publishers focus more on apps with 92% of releases compared to all publishers that focus 86% on apps. Use our full App Market Explorer to filter for the most successful mobile apps and games.
Apps by Brazilian publishers have an average of 124.33k downloads. Overall they get more downloads than the average of all apps which is 218.6k. We offer also more detailed download estimates for any app.
2% of apps by Brazilian publishers are paid. That is a lower value of paid apps compared to the overall apps, where 3% are paid. 22% of apps by Brazilian publishers include ads. That is a lower value compared to the whole world, where 37% have ads. 3% of apps by Brazilian publishers make use of In-App Payments to monetize. That is less compared to 4% the overall apps use.
31% of apps of Brazilian publishers are available on both Google Play and iTunes. Overall they put more effort in publishing on both stores, compared to the average publisher with 26%. Use our iOS to Android Matching API or Android to iOS Matching API to find the same app across stores.
The following are the top publishers from Brazil that accumulated most downloads.
Caixa Econômica Federal is on position 1 of the biggest Brazilian app publishers. They own 15 apps that have been downloaded together more than 456.97m+ times.
Kolb Apps is on position 2 of the biggest Brazilian app publishers. Kolb Apps is a mobile app developer based in Curitiba, Brazil. Founded in 2011, they build interactive music software for mobile devices. Kolb Apps has made its name as one of the most reputable and successful app developers in the world. Kolb Apps is responsible for such apps as Real Drum - The Best Drums Pads Sim - Get Lessons, Real Bass - Playing bass made easy, Real Piano - The Best Piano Simulator, Hip Hop Pads, and more. They own 11 apps that have been downloaded together more than 291.03m+ times.
Serviços e Informações do Brasil is on position 3 of the biggest Brazilian app publishers. They own 165 apps that have been downloaded together more than 286m+ times.
Studio Sol Comunicação Digital is on position 4 of the biggest Brazilian app publishers. They own 9 apps that have been downloaded together more than 247.01m+ times.
Itaú Unibanco S. A. is on position 5 of the biggest Brazilian app publishers. They own 19 apps that have been downloaded together more than 187.98m+ times.
americanas s.a. is on position 6 of the biggest Brazilian app publishers. They own 8 apps that have been downloaded together more than 169.42m+ times.
OLX Brasil is on position 7 of the biggest Brazilian app publishers. They own a single app that has been downloaded more than 118.92m+ times.
99 Tecnologia LTDA is on position 8 of the biggest Brazilian app publishers. They own 4 apps that have been downloaded together more than 116.42m+ times.
Banco Bradesco SA is on position 9 of the biggest Brazilian app publishers. They own 13 apps that have been downloaded together more than 111.78m+ times.
Globo Comunicação e Participações S.A. is on position 10 of the biggest Brazilian app publishers. Globo Comunicação e Participações S.A. is the largest mass media group in Latin America. Founded in Rio de Janeiro in 1925, they publish one of the most prominent print publications in Brazil. Globo Comunicação e Participações S.A. has developed a number of mobile apps, including Cartola FC, Premiere, G1 – O Portal de Notícias da Globo, Globoesporte.com, and more. They own 16 apps that have been downloaded together more than 110.56m+ times.
The following shows which SDKs are most used by Brazil app publishers. To find out which apps integrate the following SDK use our App Market Explorer. We have also aggregated the worldwide Top Ad Network SDKs and other categories.
82% of apps from Brazilian publishers have Google Firebase integrated. In total 31,048 apps. Firebase is a mobile and web application development platform SDK that gives app builders the ability to develop their apps faster, without worrying about infrastructure. It includes functionalities like analytics, databases, messaging and crash reporting so developers can move quickly and focus on their users.
61% of apps from Brazilian publishers have Firebase Cloud Messaging integrated. In total 23,169 apps. Firebase Cloud Messaging is a cross-platform messaging solution developed by Google that lets app developers reliably deliver messages at no cost. With Firebase Cloud Messaging, app developers can notify a client app that new email or other data is available to sync, and drive user re-engagement and retention with notification messages.
44% of apps from Brazilian publishers have OkHttp integrated. In total 16,710 apps. OkHttp is an open source project designed to be an efficient HTTP client. It's also easy to use. OkHttp’s request/response API is designed with fluent builders and immutability. It supports both synchronous blocking calls and async calls with callbacks.
34% of apps from Brazilian publishers have gson integrated. In total 12,806 apps. Gson is a Google-developed Java library that app developers can leverage to convert Java Objects into their JSON representation, and vice versa. It works with arbitrary Java objects, including pre-existing objects of which developers do not have the source-code.
34% of apps from Brazilian publishers have Google Ads AdMob integrated. In total 12,786 apps. Google Ads AdMob is a mobile advertising platform that enables users to monetize their mobile applications via in-app advertising. AdMob is based on the Google Mobile Ads SDK and serves over 200 billion ad requests a month, with over 1 million advertisers and 1 million apps currently running on the AdMob mobile ad network.
29% of apps from Brazilian publishers have ZXing integrated. In total 11,038 apps. ZXing – also known as “zebra crossing” – is an open-source, multi-format barcode image processing library implemented in Java, with ports to other languages. It supports 1D product, 1D industrial, and 2D barcodes.
29% of apps from Brazilian publishers have Facebook integrated. In total 10,832 apps. Facebook offers an SDK that helps app developers build engaging social apps and get more installs. The SDK enables everything from powerful analytics, to Facebook’s secure login feature, to Facebook ads.
25% of apps from Brazilian publishers have Android Support Library V4 integrated. In total 9,630 apps. Android Support Library V4, developed by Google’s Android team, is a platform that helps app developers manage the release of new API versions. Rather than developing code to handle the provisioning of new features on earlier releases, developers can leverage Android Support Library V4 to provide that compatibility layer.
24% of apps from Brazilian publishers have Glide integrated. In total 9,093 apps. Glide is an open source media management and image loading framework for Android that supports fetching, decoding, and displaying video stills, images, and animated GIFs. Glide includes a flexible API that developers can plug in to almost any network stack.
24% of apps from Brazilian publishers have Firebase Crashlytics Fabric integrated. In total 9,080 apps. Fabric Crashlytics is the most powerful, lightest weight crash reporting SDK on the market. App developers that leverage Fabric Crashlytics are able to spend less time finding crashes and more time fixing them.
The following shows which android permissions are most frequently request by Brazil app publishers. Use our App Market Explorer to filter the Google Play Store by apps with specific permissions.
android.permission.INTERNET makes it possible for app publishers to create network sockets and use custom network protocols within their apps. This permission is not required for internet connection however, as the mobile browser provides all apps with the ability to send data to the internet. 100% of the apps from Brazilian publishers use the Internet Access permission. Total 67,154 apps.
The android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE permission can be leveraged by app developers to enable their apps to view information about network connections. This information includes such things as which networks exist and which already have connections. 99% of the apps from Brazilian publishers use the Network Information Access permission. Total 62,729 apps.
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK gives apps the ability to prevent the phone they are running on from going into sleep mode. This is good for apps, like YouTube, that get extended periods of engagement that do not necessarily require the user to touch the screen or otherwise interact physically with the device. 86% of the apps from Brazilian publishers use the Phone Sleep Mode Preventation permission. Total 54,768 apps.
com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE can be used within apps to allow them to accept cloud to device messages sent by the app’s service. It should be noted however, that using this service will incur data usage, and malicious apps could cause excess data usage. 75% of the apps from Brazilian publishers use the Push Notification permission. Total 47,421 apps.
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE makes it possible for app developers to enable their apps to modify or delete the contents of users’ SD cards. 64% of the apps from Brazilian publishers use the Write External Storage permission. Total 40,971 apps.
android.permission.VIBRATE makes it possible for app builders to give their apps control over the vibrating function of the devices they are running on. 59% of the apps from Brazilian publishers use the Vibration permission. Total 37,400 apps.
The android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission allows app developers to enable their apps to read the contents of user SD cards. 53% of the apps from Brazilian publishers use the Read External Storage permission. Total 33,432 apps.
Apps often advertise other apps. By leveraging com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE apps can make sure that installs of other apps launched via their ads are properly attributed. 48% of the apps from Brazilian publishers use the Install Referrer permission. Total 30,793 apps.
android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED gives apps the ability to start themselves as soon as the system it is running on has finished booting. It should be noted, however, that this can often slow down the phone start time. In addition, it can slow down the device generally by enabling the app to run constantly. 47% of the apps from Brazilian publishers use the Start At Boot Time permission. Total 30,052 apps.
With android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION apps can find the precise location of the devices they are running on. In other words, apps can figure out where their users are. This is achieved using GPS or network location sources, like Wi-Fi and cell towers. However, in order for these location services to function, users must turn them on. 42% of the apps from Brazilian publishers use the Fine Location Access permission. Total 26,644 apps.
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