App Store Research Press Kit

Data status: complete
Latest source update: 2026-09-01T03:00:00.065Z

Citation-ready findings
1. Czech Republic led the observed country cohort
Czech Republic recorded an Opportunity Score of 77 across 45 qualified storefronts in the final 2026-08 report.
Source: https://appstorestatistics.com/country-opportunity-index/august-2026

2. 45 storefronts passed the opportunity QA gate
45 of 45 candidate storefronts met minimum ranking coverage, chart-group, unique-app, volatility and language requirements.
Source: https://appstorestatistics.com/methodology#country-opportunity-index

3. Current ranking volatility is 21/100
46.72% of 235,095 comparable app positions moved in the latest observed snapshot across 2,475 usable chart groups.
Source: https://appstorestatistics.com/app-store-volatility

4. The 7-day volatility average increased
The latest observed 7-day average was 18.86, 0.3 points above the previous 7-day window.
Source: https://appstorestatistics.com/app-store-volatility#volatility-trend

5. 2,475 ranking snapshots in the latest Pulse period
App Store Pulse: September 2026 records 3 indexed releases, 22 updates and 45 observed countries. The report quality is complete.
Source: https://appstorestatistics.com/reports/app-store-pulse-september-2026

Suggested citation
AppStoreStatistics. “App Store Research Press Kit.” Observed public iOS App Store metadata and ranking snapshots, updated 2026-09-01. https://appstorestatistics.com/research

Methodology: https://appstorestatistics.com/methodology
Research hub: https://appstorestatistics.com/research

Limitations: These findings describe observed public iOS App Store metadata and stored ranking snapshots. They do not represent exact worldwide downloads, revenue, installs or complete Apple market coverage.