WhatsApp Messenger was the No. 1 app on Google Play on September 23, 2026. Ranks 2 to 5: Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Free Fire: 9th Anniversary. The top 10 was unchanged from September 22, 2026. The full ranked top 10 is below, each with a short note on why it is trending.
Facebook holds 2. YouTube holds 3. Instagram holds 4. Free Fire: 9th Anniversary holds 5. The top 10 is identical in name and order. No rank moved 5 or more because no rank moved at all.
Top trending apps on Google Play: September 23
WhatsApp Messenger: Meta messaging client. Global default messenger on this lagged Play board.
Facebook: Meta social app. Holds 2.
YouTube: Google video app. Holds 3.
Instagram: Meta photo and video app. Holds 4.
Free Fire: 9th Anniversary: Garena battle royale with a 9th-anniversary label still in the title. Holds 5.
Messenger: Meta chat client. Holds 6.
Flipkart Online Shopping App: Indian commerce app. Holds 7.
TikTok - Videos, Shop & LIVE: ByteDance video app. Holds 8.
Clash of Clans: Supercell strategy game. Holds 9.
Google Photos: Google gallery and backup app. Holds 10.
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What changed on Google Play since yesterday
- New: none.
- Movers: none. Ranks 1-10 match September 22 exactly.
- Unchanged rank: WhatsApp at 1 through Google Photos at 10.
- Dropped: none.
What today's Google Play apps reveal
This is a held snapshot. Meta products occupy 1, 2, 4, and 6. Google products occupy 3 and 10. Free Fire at 5 is the only 9th-anniversary label still printed in the title.
Flipkart at 7 keeps an India-store tilt that U.S. App Store Free does not share. Public ranks stay WhatsApp 1, Facebook 2, YouTube 3, Instagram 4, Free Fire 5, Messenger 6, Flipkart 7, TikTok 8, Clash of Clans 9, Google Photos 10. The lag is 10 calendar days from 2026-09-13 to the 2026-09-23 publish date. Meta occupies four of the 10 slots (1, 2, 4, 6). Google occupies two (3, 10). Games occupy two (Free Fire 5, Clash of Clans 9). Commerce occupies one (Flipkart 7). ByteDance occupies one (TikTok 8). Because the names and order match yesterday, there is no 5-rank mover and no dropped title to list. Limit was 10 rows.
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