Google Play
WhatsApp Messenger is rank 1 on the Google Play board dated 2026-09-13T12:01:38.463213, the same as_of as September 15 and September 14, with the same 10 names in the same order. Facebook holds 2. YouTube holds 3. No new entrants, no 5-rank movers, no drop-offs versus September 15. get_growth on app rankings for com.whatsapp shows 7D 0.0% at 87.5 through 2026-09-15 and 30D +16.67% (75.0 on 2026-08-17 to 87.5).
Top trending apps on Google Play: September 16
WhatsApp Messenger: Meta's messaging app (Android bundle com.whatsapp). Rank 1 on this 12:01:38.463213 snapshot.
get_growthon app rankings: 7D 0.0% at 87.5 (volume 2.0 to 2.0) and 30D +16.67% (75.0 to 87.5, volume 3.0 to 2.0) through 2026-09-15.Facebook: Meta social app (com.facebook.katana). Holds 2.
get_growthon app rankings: 7D 0.0% at 6.2 and 30D +100.0% (3.1 on 2026-08-17 to 6.2), volume 32.0 to 31.0.YouTube: Google video app (com.google.android.youtube). Holds 3.
get_growthon app rankings: 7D 0.0% and 30D 0.0% at 100.0, volume 4.0. The 0.0 prints are omitted from analysis beyond noting a flat 100.0 index.Instagram: Meta photo app. Holds 4.
Free Fire: 9th Anniversary: Garena battle royale with a 9th-anniversary skin. Holds 5.
Messenger: Meta Messenger. Holds 6.
Flipkart Online Shopping App: Indian e-commerce app. Holds 7.
TikTok - Videos, Shop & LIVE: ByteDance short-video app. Holds 8.
Clash of Clans: Supercell strategy game. Holds 9.
Google Photos: Google photo backup app. Holds 10.
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What changed on Google Play since yesterday
- New: none. The 10 names and ranks match September 15.
- Movers: none at 5+ ranks.
- Dropped: none versus September 15.
- Snapshot: as_of still 2026-09-13T12:01:38.463213, unchanged from the September 14 and September 15 JSON files.
What today's Google Play apps reveal
Meta properties occupy 1, 2, 4, and 6. Google properties occupy 3 and 10. The Android app rankings API is the follow-up source used here; the live Play board itself did not advance past 2026-09-13T12:01:38.463213. That timestamp is 12:01:38.463213 UTC on September 13, now two calendar days behind the September 16 publish date.
Free Fire at 5 is still the only game besides Clash of Clans in the 10. Flipkart at 7 is the India-store marker on an otherwise global list. TikTok at 8 keeps Shop and LIVE in the title string. Instagram at 4 and Messenger at 6 complete Meta's four-app block under WhatsApp at 1 and Facebook at 2.
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This ranked list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends tool. The same API is built for analysts, editors, and developers who need a dated board instead of a screenshot. Growth figures on ranks 1-3 used get_growth with source app rankings and Android bundle IDs. The matching data source page is Android app rankings API.
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