Google Play
WhatsApp Messenger still holds 1 on Google Play dated 2026-09-13T12:01:38.463213, a stamp that has not advanced since September 13. The 10 app names match September 21 and the September 13 snapshot exactly. Facebook holds 2. YouTube holds 3. Instagram holds 4. Free Fire: 9th Anniversary holds 5. This core file is dated September 22 even though the board is still the 2026-09-13T12:01:38.463213 list. Other cores on this run use 2026-09-22T06:01:41.162893. get_growth was skipped: Google Play rows are apps, not keyword sources.
Top trending apps on Google Play: September 22
WhatsApp Messenger: Meta messaging client. Holds 1. Same rank as the September 13 stamp and every daily file since.
Facebook: Meta social app. Holds 2.
YouTube: Google video app. Holds 3.
Instagram: Meta photo app. Holds 4. Completes a three-row Meta block at 1, 2, and 4, with Messenger at 6.
Free Fire: 9th Anniversary: Garena battle royale seasonal title. Holds 5.
Messenger: Meta chat app. Holds 6.
Flipkart Online Shopping App: Indian ecommerce client. Holds 7.
TikTok - Videos, Shop & LIVE: ByteDance video app. Holds 8.
Clash of Clans: Supercell strategy game. Holds 9.
Google Photos: Google gallery. Holds 10.
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What changed on Google Play since yesterday
- New: none. Same 10 names in the same order.
- Movers: none. Ranks 1 through 10 match September 21.
- Unchanged rank: WhatsApp 1 through Google Photos 10.
- Dropped: none. The uniqueness is the lagged as_of 2026-09-13T12:01:38.463213, now 9 days behind the 2026-09-22T06:01:41.162893 class of other cores.
What today's Google Play apps reveal
The live Play 10 is still a messaging-and-video board: WhatsApp, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Messenger, TikTok, Google Photos. Free Fire at 5 and Clash of Clans at 9 are the two games. Flipkart at 7 is the only shopping row.
A 9-day frozen stamp is the operational fact. Ranks 1 through 10 still read WhatsApp Messenger, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Free Fire: 9th Anniversary, Messenger, Flipkart Online Shopping App, TikTok - Videos, Shop & LIVE, Clash of Clans, Google Photos. Meta occupies 1, 2, 4, and 6. Google occupies 3 and 10. Free Fire at 5 and Clash of Clans at 9 remain the two games. Flipkart at 7 remains the shopping row. The Free Google Play Trends API snapshot 2026-09-13T12:01:38.463213 has not moved; this September 22 file still publishes that identical 10. Other cores on this run use 2026-09-22T06:01:41.162893.
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 app analysts and developers who need a dated board instead of a screenshot. get_growth was skipped: these rows are Play Store apps, not keyword sources. The matching data source page is Free Google Play Trends API.
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