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Breakout app #5 · iPhoneold app, new surgefeatured by Apple: 무료 앱 순위 (KR)updated 5 days ago (v5.2.0)16 years old

Google Authenticator gets 100k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).

Google Authenticator by Google is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.

Today AI note ·

Google Authenticator entered the top 10 in Korea, reaching #5 in All Apps Free with an Apple featuring placement. Conversely, chart positions dropped significantly in Spain (#198) and the UK (#153). The app remains stable at #2 in Japan's Utilities Free category and #5 in Australia. Daily download estimates dipped to approximately 281,141 from last week's 296,317. Version 5.2.0 introduced bug fixes and improvements. While the overall rating holds at 4.9, new ratings fell by over 104,000 this week, causing the weekly average to dip marginally from 4.86 to 4.85. This pattern suggests regional volatility rather than a global decline.

Google Authenticator update history & changes

Last change · 78 events since 20 Sep 2010Full timeline ↓
Full timeline · 78 events
  1. ✏️
    Google Authenticator added hidden keywords: copilotiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  2. 📈
    Google Authenticator entered the top 100Android
    Top Free · All Apps · TH
  3. ✏️
    Google Authenticator added hidden keywords: totp, gmx, sécuritéiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  4. ✏️
    Google Authenticator added hidden keywords: authoriOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  5. 📦
    Google Authenticator updated to version 5.2.0iOS
    • Bug fixes and improvements.
  6. ✏️
    Google Authenticator added hidden keywords: steamiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  7. ✏️
    Google Authenticator added hidden keywords: steamiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  8. ✏️
    Google Authenticator added hidden keywords: bitwarden, steamiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  9. ✏️
    Google Authenticator added hidden keywords: steamiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  10. 📈
    Google Authenticator entered the top 10 in 2 chartsAndroid
    Top Free · Tools · ES · Top Free · Tools · TW
  11. 📈
    Google Authenticator entered the top 100Android
    Top Free · All Apps · TW
  12. ✏️
    Google Authenticator added hidden keywords: assistantiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  13. ✏️
    Google Authenticator added hidden keywords: linkediniOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  14. 📈
    Google Authenticator entered the top 10Android
    Top Free · Tools · SE
  15. ✏️
    Google Authenticator added hidden keywords: identificationiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  16. 📈
    Google Authenticator new best rank in the overall chart: #5Android
    Top Free · All Apps · JP
  17. ✏️
    Google Authenticator added hidden keywords: resetiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  18. 📈
    Google Authenticator hit #1Android
    Top Free · Tools · JP
  19. 📈
    Google Authenticator new best rank in the overall chart: #6Android
    Top Free · All Apps · JP
  20. ✏️
    Google Authenticator added hidden keywords: patient, protectiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  21. 📈
    Google Authenticator entered the top 10Android
    Top Free · All Apps · JP
  22. 📈
    Google Authenticator new best rank in the overall chart: #9Android
    Top Free · All Apps · JP
  23. 📈
    Google Authenticator hit #1iOS
    Top Free · All Apps · JP
  24. ✏️
    Google Authenticator added hidden keywords: ultra-rapide, lightningiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  25. ✏️
    Google Authenticator added hidden keywords: アシスタントiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  26. 📈
    Google Authenticator entered the top 100Android
    Top Free · All Apps · ES
  27. ✏️
    Google Authenticator added hidden keywords: identity, secure, privacyiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  28. 📈
    Google Authenticator hit #1iOS
    Top Free · Utilities · JP
  29. 📈
    Google Authenticator entered the top 10iOS
    Top Free · All Apps · JP
  30. ✏️
    Google Authenticator added hidden keywords: protection, assistantiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  31. ✏️
    Google Authenticator: description updatediOS
    · KR
  32. 📦
    Google Authenticator updated to version 5.1.0iOS
    • Bug fixes and improvements.
  33. ✏️
    Google Authenticator added hidden keywords: identifyiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  34. ✏️
    Google Authenticator added hidden keywords: gitlabiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  35. ✏️
    Google Authenticator added hidden keywords: secureiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  36. 📈
    Google Authenticator entered the top 10Android
    Top Free · Tools · NL
  37. 📈
    Google Authenticator new best rank in the overall chart: #18Android
    Top Free · All Apps · JP
  38. 📈
    Google Authenticator entered the top 100 in 3 chartsAndroid
    Top Free · Tools · MX · Top Free · All Apps · NL · Top Free · Tools · TH
  39. 📈
    Google Authenticator new best rank in the overall chart: #20Android
    Top Free · All Apps · DE
  40. 📈
    Google Authenticator new best rank in the overall chart: #24Android
    Top Free · All Apps · DE
  41. 📈
    Google Authenticator entered the top 10Android
    Top Free · Tools · JP
  42. ✏️
    Google Authenticator added hidden keywords: githubiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  43. ✏️
    Google Authenticator added hidden keywords: verceliOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  44. 📈
    Google Authenticator new best rank in the overall chart: #26Android
    Top Free · All Apps · DE
  45. ✏️
    Google Authenticator added hidden keywords: fidélitéiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  46. 📈
    Google Authenticator new best rank in the overall chart: #27Android
    Top Free · All Apps · DE
  47. ✏️
    Google Authenticator added hidden keywords: protectioniOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  48. ✏️
    Google Authenticator added hidden keywords: github, secureiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  49. 📈
    Google Authenticator entered the top 100Android
    Top Free · All Apps · JP
  50. ✏️
    Google Authenticator added hidden keywords: reliable, patientiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  51. ✏️
    Google Authenticator added hidden keywords: authentication, generator, online-ident, githubiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  52. 📈
    Google Authenticator new best rank in the overall chart: #30Android
    Top Free · All Apps · DE
  53. 📈
    Google Authenticator entered the top 100Android
    Top Free · All Apps · US
  54. ✏️
    Google Authenticator added hidden keywords: reliable, exact, xero, account +3 moreiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  55. 📈
    Google Authenticator entered the top 10Android
    Top Free · Tools · AE
  56. 📈
    Google Authenticator entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroid
    Top Free · All Apps · AE · Top Free · All Apps · IT
  57. 📈
    Google Authenticator new best rank in the overall chart: #35Android
    Top Free · All Apps · AU
  58. 🆕
    Google Authenticator first spotted by AppInsiderAndroid
    United Arab Emirates
  59. 🆕
    Google Authenticator first spotted by AppInsideriOS
    #63 in Top Free · All Apps · United Kingdom
  60. 📦
    Google Authenticator version 5.0.3iOS
    No release notes
  61. 🆕
    Google Authenticator released on Google PlayAndroid
  62. 🆕
    Google Authenticator released on the App StoreiOS

Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.

Downloads / month
5M+
all stores, worldwide · 100k+ a day
Rating
4.6 ★
1.9M ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#1
App Store · Utilities Free
Measured
New ratings a week
22.1k
▲ +7% vs the 2 weeks before (App Store)
Measured
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Google Authenticator at a glance

AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-07. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.

Google Authenticator is a free utility app that generates time-based and counter-based two-factor authentication codes for securing online accounts, designed for users requiring offline-capable multi-device verification. The app maintains strong visibility in the Utilities category across major markets including Japan, Canada, South Korea, and the US, ranking between #2 and #8, while also penetrating the broader All Apps charts in Japan at #6.

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