App Store Research Press Kit

Data status: complete
Latest source update: 2026-10-16T13:15:00.021Z

Citation-ready findings
1. Denmark led the observed country cohort
Denmark recorded an Opportunity Score of 82 across 45 qualified storefronts in the final 2026-09 report.
Observed: 2026-09-30T18:43:18.936Z; source quality: complete; methodology: country-opportunity-v1
Source: https://appstorestatistics.com/country-opportunity-index/september-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.
Observed: 2026-09-30T18:43:18.936Z; source quality: complete; methodology: country-opportunity-v1
Source: https://appstorestatistics.com/methodology#country-opportunity-index

3. Observed ranking volatility was 20/100
47.59% of 226,716 comparable app positions moved in the latest observed snapshot across 2,420 usable chart groups.
Observed: 2026-10-16T11:14:57.591Z; source quality: complete; methodology: app-store-volatility-v1
Source: https://appstorestatistics.com/app-store-volatility

4. The 7-day volatility average decreased
Across 2026-10-03 to 2026-10-16, the latest 7-day average was 20.71, 1.1 points below the previous 7-day window. Both windows contain seven consecutive observed UTC dates; chart-group coverage may differ.
Observed: 2026-10-16T11:14:57.591Z; source quality: complete; methodology: app-store-volatility-v1
Source: https://appstorestatistics.com/app-store-volatility#volatility-trend

5. 109,725 ranking snapshots in the latest Pulse period
App Store Pulse: October 2026 records 10,380 indexed releases, 30,386 updates and 45 observed countries. The report quality is complete.
Observed: 2026-10-15T23:14:23.896Z; source quality: complete; methodology: app-store-pulse-v1
Source: https://appstorestatistics.com/reports/app-store-pulse-october-2026

Suggested citation
AppStoreStatistics. “App Store Research Press Kit.” Observed public iOS App Store metadata and ranking snapshots, updated 2026-10-16. 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.