Apps not optimized recently by last update 2022

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As of the first quarter of 2022, there were around 1,3 million apps on Google Play and Apple App Store that had not been updated within the past six months. More than 720 thousand apps had no updates in the past six to 12 months. Furthermore, around 670 thousand apps on both app stores had their last updates two to three years before the examined period. In April 2022, Apple announced that outdated apps will be removed from Apple App Store, but gave the developers 90 days to take action.

Number of mobile apps that have not been updated recently as of first quarter 2022 (in 1,000s)

Characteristic	Number of apps in thousands
< 6 months	1,300
6-12 months	723
12-18 months	592
18-24 months	495
2-3 years	672
3-4 years	335
4-5 years	198
5+ years	314

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Release date

May 2022

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Worldwide

Survey time period

Q1 2022

Supplementary notes

Based on the analysis of five million apps across the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

According to the source: abandoned apps are defined as apps that "haven’t been updated in over two years."

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