AVG AntiVirus & Security Downloads & RevenueAVG AntiVirus & Security · Google Play
AVG AntiVirus & Security gets 50k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
AVG AntiVirus & Security is #2 in Tools Grossing on Google Play in United Kingdom and charting in 21 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
AVG AntiVirus & Security update history & changes
Last change · 26 events since 2 Jun 2026Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 24 events in the last 12 months
- 📈AVG AntiVirus & Security new best rank in the overall chart: #41Top Grossing · All Apps · GB
- 📈AVG AntiVirus & Security hit #1Top Grossing · Tools · NL
- 📈AVG AntiVirus & Security entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Grossing · All Apps · ES · Top Free · All Apps · IT
- 📈AVG AntiVirus & Security entered the top 10 in 2 chartsTop Grossing · Tools · AE · Top Grossing · Tools · VN
- 📈AVG AntiVirus & Security charting in a new countryVietnam
- 📈AVG AntiVirus & Security entered the top 100Top Free · All Apps · SE
- 📈AVG AntiVirus & Security entered the top 10Top Free · Tools · SE
- 📈AVG AntiVirus & Security entered the top 100Top Grossing · Tools · TW
- 📈AVG AntiVirus & Security charting in a new countryTaiwan
- 📈AVG AntiVirus & Security entered the top 10 in 3 chartsTop Grossing · Tools · ES · Top Free · Tools · NL · Top Grossing · Tools · SE
- 📈AVG AntiVirus & Security entered the top 100Top Free · Tools · SE
- 📈AVG AntiVirus & Security entered the top 100 in 7 chartsTop Grossing · Tools · MX · Top Free · All Apps · NL · Top Grossing · All Apps · NL · Top Free · Tools · NL · +3 more
- 📈AVG AntiVirus & Security entered the top 10Top Grossing · Tools · NL
- 📈AVG AntiVirus & Security charting in a new country in 6 chartsSpain · Mexico · Netherlands · Sweden · +2 more
- 📈AVG AntiVirus & Security new best rank in the overall chart: #42Top Grossing · All Apps · GB
- 📦AVG AntiVirus & Security updated to version 26.18.0.261002870No release notes
- 📈AVG AntiVirus & Security entered the top 100Top Grossing · All Apps · CA
- 📈AVG AntiVirus & Security new best rank in the overall chart: #43Top Grossing · All Apps · GB
- 📈AVG AntiVirus & Security entered the top 100Top Grossing · Tools · AE
- 📈AVG AntiVirus & Security charting in a new countryUnited Arab Emirates
- 📈AVG AntiVirus & Security new best rank in the overall chart: #44Top Grossing · All Apps · GB
- 🆕AVG AntiVirus & Security first spotted by AppInsiderUnited States
- 📦AVG AntiVirus & Security version 26.15.0.260821784No release notes
- 📣AVG AntiVirus & Security started 4 new ads3
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
AVG AntiVirus & Security at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-07. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A free mobile security suite for Android users offering malware scanning, privacy tools like app lock and photo vault, and scam protection features. The app maintains strong commercial performance in the Tools category across diverse markets, ranking #2 in grossing charts in Great Britain and Sweden while holding top-10 positions in major regions including the US, Germany, and Brazil.
Similar apps: Avast Mobile Security, Norton Mobile Security, Kaspersky Mobile Antivirus
AVG AntiVirus & Security on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v26.18.0.261002870, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
AVG AntiVirus & Security downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where AVG AntiVirus & Security's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in AVG AntiVirus & Security before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How AVG AntiVirus & Security makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
Apps near AVG AntiVirus & Security on the chart
Tools Grossing, around #2.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about AVG AntiVirus & Security
From the 200 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users overwhelmingly praise the app for its reliability, ease of use, and effective protection against scams and malware. However, a minority report issues with unauthorized billing, broken features like speed tests, and intrusive ads in the free version.
Mostly positive (86% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Useful: “useful cleans my phone sometimes”
- Ease of use: “it's fast and easy to use”
- Speed & performance: “it's fast and easy to use”
- Features & content: “Great security with many options”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Expensive and confusing to use”
- Crashes & bugs: “But I know it should not be freezing my phone”
- Features & content: “Lots of features are unsold with offer”
- Ads: “as soon as I open my phone I am iinundated with pop up ads and they won't go away”
About AVG AntiVirus & Security
Over 100,000,000 people already installed AVG’s antivirus mobile security apps. Join them now and:
✔ Scan apps, games, settings, and files in real-time
✔ Clean unnecessary files to free up space
✔ Lock sensitive apps with a PIN, pattern, or fingerprint
✔ Hide private photos in an encrypted Vault
✔ Block scam calls and texts
✔ Stay anonymous with VPN
✔ Scan Wi-Fi networks for threats
✔ Discover and block scam sites to stay extra-safe
✔ Check Wi-Fi download and upload speed
✔ Receive alerts if your passwords have been leaked
✔ Get insight into the permission level of installed apps
✔ Powerful cybersecurity tool that can defend your Android device against a wide range of threats
With AVG AntiVirus FREE 2026 for Android you’ll receive effective virus and malware protection, app lock, Wi-Fi Scanner, and photo vault to help shield you from threats to your privacy and online identity.
App Features:
Protection:
✔ Scan apps, games, and files with our antivirus and remove malicious content
✔ Wi-Fi Scanner for network encryption
✔ Hack Alerts: Get warned if your passwords are compromised
✔ Smart Scan: Run an advanced scan and find vulnerabilities hidden in hard-to-find places on your phone.
Scam Guardian
✔ Web Guard: Advanced tools to help keep you safe from hidden scams while browsing, banking, and shopping online. Scan and block malware-infected links, as well as Trojans, adware, and spyware (for privacy and safe web browsing, e.g. Chrome).
Scam Guardian Pro
✔ Call Guard (Call Blocker): Automatically blocks scam calls and labels if the call is a potential scam, spam, or a verified business
✔ SMS Guard: Powerful scam protection for every text message
✔ Link Guard: Scan websites to see which ones are real and fake
Privacy:
✔ Hide private photos in a password-protected Vault to prevent snooping
✔ App Lock: lock sensitive apps to protect your privacy and safety
✔ VPN Protection: Secure your online privacy
✔ App Permissions: get insight into the level of permission required by your installed apps
Performance:
✔ Clean unnecessary files and free up storage space
✔ Check Wi-Fi download and upload speed
✔ Junk Cleaner: Remove hidden junk, free up disk space
Hack Alerts:
✔ See which accounts have been compromised in past leaks
✔ Get warned if a new leak puts your data at risk
✔ Discover the details behind each leak and when they happened
✔ Change compromised passwords easily and quickly
App Insights:
✔ See permissions requested for individual apps
✔ See where your data is used
✔ Discover potential privacy issues
Keep your phone safe against viruses, ransomware and other malware.
This app uses Accessibility Service API to protect the visually impaired and other users against phishing attacks and malicious we
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