Google Play
WhatsApp Messenger is still rank 1 on the Google Play board. The snapshot timestamp is 2026-09-13T12:01:38.463213, identical to the September 14, 15, 16, and 17 posts. All 10 names and ranks match yesterday. get_growth on app rankings for com.whatsapp returned no_data. Facebook (com.facebook.katana) returned a 7D 999999.0 print from a 0.0 baseline and a 30D flat 16.7; those low-quality prints are omitted.
Top trending apps on Google Play: September 18
WhatsApp Messenger: Meta messaging app. Rank 1 on the frozen 2026-09-13T12:01:38.463213 board. Holds 1.
get_growthno_data.Facebook: Meta social app. Holds 2.
YouTube: Google video app. Holds 3.
get_growthon com.google.android.youtube returned no_data.Instagram: Meta photo app. Holds 4. Meta properties occupy 1, 2, 4, and 6 (Messenger).
Free Fire: 9th Anniversary: Garena battle royale with an anniversary skin in the title. Holds 5. The only game in the top 5.
Messenger: Meta chat app. Holds 6.
Flipkart Online Shopping App: Indian e-commerce client. Holds 7.
TikTok - Videos, Shop & LIVE: ByteDance client. Holds 8.
Clash of Clans: Supercell builder. Holds 9.
Google Photos: Google gallery. Holds 10.
The snapshot timestamp 2026-09-13T12:01:38.463213 (microseconds 463213) is unchanged versus September 17. Ranks 1 through 10 are the same strings: WhatsApp, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Free Fire 9th Anniversary, Messenger, Flipkart, TikTok, Clash of Clans, Google Photos. That is 0 new names, 0 movers, 0 drop-offs. Four Meta apps sit at 1, 2, 4, and 6. Two Google apps sit at 3 and 10. Two games sit at 5 and 9. See the Android app rankings API.
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What changed on Google Play since yesterday
- New: none.
- Movers: none.
- Unchanged rank: all 10.
- Dropped: none.
- as_of still 2026-09-13T12:01:38.463213, five calendar days behind the 2026-09-18 file date.
What today's Google Play apps reveal
The Android app rankings API live board has not advanced since 12:01:38.463213 UTC on September 13. Chat and social still own 1-4 and 6. Free Fire's 9th-anniversary label is leftover event merchandising, not a new chart event on September 18. The 10-name string is WhatsApp, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Free Fire, Messenger, Flipkart, TikTok, Clash of Clans, Google Photos for a fifth consecutive dated file.
Identical-10 days are a snapshot stall. App Store Top Free, by contrast, moved Muse from Meta to 1 on a fresh 2026-09-18T06:01:36.869406 stamp. Five calendar days of lag (September 13 12:01 versus September 18 file date) is the durable limit on this feed right now.
Track these trends in real time with Trends MCP
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 on ranks 1-3 used get_growth with source app rankings; no_data and 999999.0 prints were omitted. The matching data source page is Android app rankings API.
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