WhatsApp Messenger still holds 1 on the Google Play board dated 2026-09-13T12:01:38.463213, the same snapshot published on September 19. All 10 names and ranks match yesterday. get_growth on app rankings for com.google.android.youtube printed 7D plus 14.29 percent (87.5 to 100.0) with volume 3.0 to 2.0.
Top trending apps on Google Play: September 20
WhatsApp Messenger: Meta messaging client. Holds 1.
get_growthon app rankings for com.whatsapp printed 0.0 on 7D and 30D and is omitted. Snapshot 2026-09-13T12:01:38.463213.Facebook: Meta social app. Holds 2.
get_growthfor com.facebook.katana returned no_data and is omitted.YouTube: Google video app. Holds 3.
get_growthon app rankings: 7D plus 14.29 percent (87.5 to 100.0), volume 3.0 to 2.0 through 2026-09-19. 30D was 0.0 and is omitted.Instagram: Meta photo app. Holds 4. Recurring fixture on this lagged board.
Free Fire: 9th Anniversary: Garena battle-royale with an anniversary skin event still in the title string. Holds 5.
Messenger: Meta chat client, a second messaging row after WhatsApp. Holds 6.
Flipkart Online Shopping App: Indian commerce app. Holds 7.
TikTok - Videos, Shop and LIVE: ByteDance client. Holds 8.
Clash of Clans: Supercell strategy game. Holds 9.
Google Photos: Google gallery app. Holds 10.
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What changed on Google Play since yesterday
- New: none. The 10 names match the September 19 file exactly.
- Movers: none. Ranks 1 through 10 are identical.
- Unchanged rank: every row, 1 through 10.
- Dropped: none.
- Snapshot:
as_of_tsis still 2026-09-13T12:01:38.463213 on both days.
What today's Google Play apps reveal
This is a lagged global-defaults board, not a same-day install spike. Meta occupies 1, 2, 4, and 6. Google occupies 3 and 10. The only game-shaped rows are Free Fire at 5 and Clash of Clans at 9.
The 14.29 percent 7D print on YouTube app rankings (87.5 to 100.0) is a keyword series, not a Play-board rank change. Until as_of_ts moves past 2026-09-13T12:01:38.463213, the Android app rankings API file is a holdover, not a refresh.
Free Fire's 9th Anniversary string is still in the rank 5 title. Flipkart at 7 is the only commerce app. Clash of Clans at 9 is the only other game. The 14.29 percent 7D youtube-app ranking print (87.5 to 100.0) should not be read as a Play-board climb; the Play ranks did not move.
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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 calls on ranks 1-3 used get_growth with source app rankings and Android bundle IDs; 0.0 and no_data prints were omitted. The matching data source page is Android app rankings API.
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