The top 10 Android app stores by total user coverage in China in December 2016 according to TalkingData are:

1. 360 Mobile Assistant
2. Tencent’s App Store
3. Baidu Mobile Assistant
4. Xiaomi App Store
5. OPPO App Store
6. Xiaomi Games Center
7. Huawei App Store
8. Google Play
9. Vivo Games Store
10. Vivo App Store

In comparison, another research company iiMedia data showed that the top 3 app stores by total number of active users in Q4 2016 were 360 Mobile Assistant (42.4%), Tencent App Store (34.8%), Baidu Mobile Assistant (25.1%), Wandoujia+PP Assistant (21.2%).

China has surpassed the United States as the largest market in the world for iOS App Store revenue earning over $1.7 billion in Q3 2016.

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In Q3 2014, top 3 China Android app stores were 360 mobile assistant, Myapp(Tencent) and Baidu mobile assistant.

Having risen from the 8th to the 6th in the previous quarter, MIUI app store (Xiaomi) growth shows no signs of slowing down as it rised to the 5th, closing in on Google Play – their smart phone activation growing from 11% in Q2 to 12% in Q3. This steady climb is in line with previous estimates, with much of the companies’ gain attributed to its increased smart phone sales across China.

Wandoujia dropped one place to the 6th, their total smart phone reach dropping to 10% compared to 11% in Q2 2014. At the bottom of the ranks Anzhi Market has increased their coverage to 7% (compared to 6% Q2) while Oppo Store outrank the CMCC Mobile Application Market with a total smart phone coverage of 5%.

GunZ Dash ranked top among China Android mobile games. Tencent dominated China mobile game market with 7 of top 10 mobile games were published by Tencent; and 3 of them were in top 5 in Q3 2014.

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Wandoujia, like iTunes for Android, is China’s leading Android app store with over 170 million users. It was first launched in 2010, and its international version, SnapPea, was launched in June 2012.

Wandoujia’s CEO revealed to media that the number of Wandoujia users has been growing by 500 thousand per day, 50% of Android users growing per day. It said that users natural traffic is more than 50%, which means 250 thousand users per day have known Wandoujia before they installed it on their devices. Entering app search industry at the very beginning is the major reason for Wandoujia’s success.

And when Wandoujia updated its PC version, they decided to only display 6 app recommendations, much less than the same type of Android app stores, which proved to win user recognition.

By July 21, 2013, Wandoujia has up to 200 million mobile users. Some users say Wandoujia app is annoyingly too large and has too much functions, and lots of users don’t really like this app, but statistic result shows that Wandoujia is the most popular Android app store in China.