Estimate Android download volume by Google Play bundle ID with get_growth, then cross-check the live Google Play chart for what is ranking today.
Live data as of 2026-08-10
The Android app downloads API on Trends MCP returns estimated download volume and growth for a Google Play bundle ID through get_growth with source app downloads. From the Trends MCP scan of August 10, 2026, the Google Play board listed 25 ranked apps (as_of 2026-08-10T06:01:33 UTC). On August 9, 2026, com.google.android.apps.bard (Google Gemini) showed about 28,479,668 recent download volume with +410.14% volume growth over 3 months, while com.whatsapp sat near 22,501,688 with +402.11% volume growth over the same window (Trends MCP API). The free tier covers 100 requests per month.
From the Trends MCP scan of August 10, 2026, Google Play returned 25 ranked display names. Bundle-ID follow-ups used known package names from prior Trends MCP runs. Prefer 3M, 6M, and 12M volumes when a 30D baseline volume is 0; those short windows can print a meaningless 999999% growth flag.
| Google Play rank | Display name | Bundle ID used | Recent volume (Aug 9 2026) | 3M volume growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WhatsApp Messenger | com.whatsapp | 22,501,688 | +402.11% |
| 5 | Free Fire: 9th Anniversary | com.dts.freefireth | 2,198,571 | +178.45% |
| 8 | TikTok - Videos, Shop & LIVE | com.zhiliaoapp.musically | 7,522,950 | +167.11% |
| 11 | ChatGPT | com.openai.chatgpt | 7,621,945 | +5.88% |
| 12 | Roblox | com.roblox.client | 2,998,584 | +132.5% |
| 16 | Duolingo: Language Lessons | com.duolingo | 3,401,702 | +181.31% |
| 22 | Google Gemini | com.google.android.apps.bard | 28,479,668 | +410.14% |
Normalized app-download indexes on August 9, 2026: Gemini 24.2, ChatGPT 10.5, Duolingo 7.5, WhatsApp 5.8, Roblox 4.3, TikTok 4.1, Free Fire 3.9. Roblox also cleared a clean 30D window with recent volume 2,998,584 versus baseline 986,546 (+203.95% volume growth). Free Fire 30D volume moved from 577,905 to 2,198,571 (+280.44%). Other board names from the same pull included Facebook (2), YouTube (3), Instagram (4), Clash of Clans (9), PUBG MOBILE (15), and Snapchat (21).
Two call shapes cover discovery and measurement. get_top_trends with type Google Play returns ranked display names with no keyword. get_growth with source app downloads requires the Android bundle ID from the Play Store URL (id=). Do not pass "ChatGPT" into app downloads; pass com.openai.chatgpt.
{
"type": "Google Play",
"limit": 25
}
{
"keyword": "com.google.android.apps.bard",
"source": "app downloads",
"percent_growth": ["30D", "3M", "6M", "12M"]
}
On August 9, 2026, Gemini returned index 24.2 with +414.89% over 3 months, +476.19% over 6 months, and +290.32% over 12 months, alongside volume growth +410.14%, +473.92%, and +288.42% across those same windows. For chart-only workflows without bundle IDs, see the free Google Play trends API page.
Chart rank and download volume answer different questions. WhatsApp held Google Play rank 1 on August 10, 2026, with about 22.5 million recent volume. Gemini sat at rank 22 on the same board yet led this bundle sample on volume at about 28.5 million. ChatGPT ranked 11 with about 7.6 million volume and only +5.88% volume growth over 3 months, a flatter path than TikTok at +167.11% or Duolingo at +181.31% over the same window.
Use the board to pick candidates, then score bundle IDs on absolute volume and multi-month growth. A rank climb with flat volume is a visibility story. A volume climb with a mid-chart rank is a demand story. Teams building competitive alerts usually store both fields daily rather than treating either signal alone as proof of product-market fit.
Search demand does not always move with install volume. Google Gemini Google Search index sat at 14.0 on August 8, 2026, with -12.5% over 30 days, -30.0% over 3 months, and -12.5% over 6 months, even while Gemini app-download volume ran near 28.5 million with strong 3M and 6M volume growth. That split is useful: installs can keep compounding after branded search cools, and search spikes can appear before installs catch up.
A durable monitor pairs three pulls. First, Google Play for rank. Second, app downloads for volume on the bundle ID. Third, Google Search on the brand keyword for attention outside the store. iOS chart context lives on separate feeds such as the App Store Top Free API; Android bundle IDs will not resolve those titles.
App downloads estimates arrive via AppBrain-backed series and are not Google Play Console exacts. Many Google Play board titles lack a known Android bundle in the same run, especially regional shopping apps and white-label games. When the bundle is unknown, stop at the chart row instead of inventing a package name. 30D windows with baseline_volume 0 can emit 999999% growth; quote recent volume and longer windows instead of that percent.
Series length varies by app. ChatGPT reported 167 data points in this run; TikTok reported 176; Duolingo reported 166. Longer history supports 12M comparisons; short series may fail older baselines. Display names on the Google Play board can include event suffixes such as Free Fire: 9th Anniversary, while the bundle ID stays com.dts.freefireth.
The free tier covers 100 requests per month. Starter is $19 per month for 1,000 requests, Pro is $49 per month for 5,000, and Business is $199 per month for 25,000. A daily job that pulls Google Play once and runs get_growth on 6 bundle IDs uses 7 requests, or about 210 requests over 30 days, which fits Starter. Sign up for an API key, copy a Play Store bundle ID from a product URL, and run the two JSON shapes above. For plan details and other free-entry paths, see Trends API free.
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