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App Store Research, Data and Press Kit

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Research press kit

Citation-ready App Store research

5 findings from available stored App Store Pulse, Country Opportunity and ranking-volatility data.

Data status: complete

Latest source update: Oct 16, 2026

Finding 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: Sep 30, 2026. Source quality: complete.

Country Opportunity methodology
Finding 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: Oct 16, 2026. Source quality: complete.

App Store Volatility Index
Finding 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: Oct 16, 2026. Source quality: complete.

14-day volatility trend
Finding 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: Oct 15, 2026. Source quality: complete.

App Store Pulse: October 2026

Country Opportunity Scores

Highest qualified storefront scores. Report: final.

14-day Volatility Index

Latest daily observation for each UTC date.

2026-10-032026-10-16

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AppStoreStatistics, “App Store Research Press Kit,” observed public iOS App Store metadata and ranking snapshots, updated Oct 16, 2026. https://appstorestatistics.com/research

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