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Google Play

Digital software distribution platform from Google

Entitydigital distribution platform app marketplace package managerQ79576

Also known as Android App Store · Google Playstore · Playstore

Instance of: digital distribution platform
, app marketplace
, package manager
+3 more
Founded: October 22, 2008
Website: play.google.com

Overview

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Google Play, also known as the Google Play Store or Play Store, and formerly known as the Android Market, is a digital distribution service operated and developed by Google. It serves as the official app store for certified devices running on the Android operating system and its derivatives, as well as ChromeOS, allowing users to browse and download applications developed with the Android software development kit and published through Google. Google Play has also served as a digital media store, with it offering various media for purchase such as books, movies, musical singles, television programs, and video games.

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73 statements · 11% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Operator: Google
License: proprietary license
Main Wikidata property: Google Play Store app ID
Google Play developer ID
Google Play developer slug
Operating system: Android
Developer: Google
Search formatter URL: http://play.google.com/store/search?q=$1 language: English
Latest version: 51.8.09-29 version type: stable version · released: June 14, 2026
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Sources
1.“Google Play for Android”google-play.en.uptodown.com/androidRetrieved 2026-06-14
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8.6.22 released: January 5, 2018
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1.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-play-store/google-play-store-8-6-22-release/
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8.9 released: February 8, 2018
11.8.09 released: September 21, 2018
12.3.30 released: October 30, 2018
18.9.11 released: February 22, 2020
35.1.11-21 released: March 30, 2023
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Sources
1.“Google PLAY: version 35.1.11-21 [0] [PR] 519239488 Mar 30, 2023”google-play.en.uptodown.com/androidRetrieved 2023-04-04
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35.2.19 released: April 8, 2023 · version type: stable version
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Sources
1.“Google Play Store 35.2.19 APK Download by Google LLC - AKMirror”apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-play-store/google-play-store-35-2-19-release/Retrieved 2023-04-08
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Released: March 6, 2012
Different from: Google Store
Google Pay
Playstore
Has use: digital distribution
Official name: Google Play
Android Market
Publisher: Google
Country of origin: United States
Social media followers: 7,556,864(February 5, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 243381107
7,298,828(February 20, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 243381107
7,131,222(January 5, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 243381107
7,109,292(April 25, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 243381107
Copyright status: copyrighted
Members / parts: Google Play Music(since 2012)
Google Play Books(since 2012)
Google TV(since 2012)
Google Play Services(since 2012)
Google Play Newsstand(since 2013) replaces: Google Play Magazines
Owned by: Google
Brand: Google Play
Distributor: GrapheneOS app repository
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Sources
1.grapheneos.org/features#grapheneos-app-repository
2.grapheneos.org/usage#sandboxed-google-play-installation
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