Apple also removed 186,195 apps from the App Store in 2022. The vast majority of these removals were requested by governments, with China accounting for the most requests. Apple also removed some apps on its own initiative, typically for violating its policies.
The report also provides data on how users interact with apps on the App Store. In 2022, iPhone, iPad, and Mac users downloaded an average of 747,873,877 apps every week. They also redownloaded an average of 1,539,274,266 apps every week.
