Orbot Downloads & RevenueOrbot · App Store & Google Play
Orbot gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Orbot by The Tor Project is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Full timeline · 16 events
- 🆕Orbot first spotted by AppInsideriOSUnited States (found via developer)
- 📈Orbot entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Communication · DE
- 📈Orbot entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Communication · SE
- 📈Orbot charting in a new countryAndroidSweden
- 📈Orbot entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Communication · NL
- 📦Orbot version 1.14.0iOS- Updated Tor to 0.4.9.14 and OpenSSL to 3.6.5.
- Updated Snowflake to 2.15.1.
- Updated Lyrebird to version 0.9.0.
- Fixed crashes that occurred seemingly at random. - 📦Orbot updated to version 17.9.7-RC-1-tor-0.4.9.14-1-g0ea112a4dAndroid- Tor 0.4.9.14
- IPtProxy 5.7.0 (Updated Snowflake to version 2.15.1)
- Security fixes from our recent independent audit
- Redesigned Kindness Mode setup, and it now restarts reliably if Android stops it
- Snowflake proxy fixes; UPnP mappings survive restarts
- Custom bridge fixes, including unusual spacing
- Updated Tor, built-in bridges and GeoIP data
- Proxy port, IPv6 and app routing fixes
- Ukraine added to exit countries
- Translation updates, including new Swahili… more - 📈Orbot charting in a new countryAndroidTurkey
- 📈Orbot charting in a new countryAndroidNetherlands
- 📈Orbot entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Communication · CA
- 📦Orbot updated to version 17.9.6-RC-1-tor-0.4.9.13Android- Tor 0.4.9.13
- Security fixes from our recent independent audit
- Other apps can no longer start Orbot
- Redesigned Kindness Mode setup, and it now restarts reliably if Android stops it
- Snowflake proxy fixes; UPnP mappings survive restarts
- Custom bridge fixes, including unusual spacing
- Updated Tor, built-in bridges and GeoIP data
- Proxy port, IPv6 and app routing fixes
- Ukraine added to exit countries
- Translation updates, including new Swahili… more - 📈Orbot charting in a new countryAndroidItaly
- 🆕Orbot first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidAustralia
- 📦Orbot version 17.9.5-RC-4-tor-0.4.9.11Android- Updated to Tor 0.4.9.11 and Snowflake 2.14.1
- Reworked Kindness Mode with a clearer proxy quality check and live NAT type
- Added Android 17 support, including permission handling for "open proxy on all interfaces"
- More accurate connection progress that persists when you rotate your device
- Fixed logs clearing on rotation, a startup crash, and boot auto-start; updated bridges and translations… more - 🆕Orbot released on the App StoreiOS
- 🆕Orbot released on Google PlayAndroid
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
App Store
App details
Google Play
App details
Orbot downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | – | – |
| Google Play | 1k+ | 10M+ Measured |
| Total | 1k+ Confidence | 10M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Orbot'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.
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | – | 0 of 30 countries | – | – |
| Google Play | #71 | 9 of 23 countries | – | – |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
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.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 3.0 ★ | 976 |
| Google Play | 3.8 ★ | 197k 8.4k written reviews |
| Both stores | 3.8 ★ weighted by ratings | 198k |
About Orbot
FEATURES:
- Browse the internet over Tor.
- Secure your traffic from insecure wireless networks and ISPs.
- Access .onion sites that are only accessible over Tor.
DISCLAIMERS:
- Web browsing is much slower than through a normal VPN because your traffic is encrypted and relayed through the Tor network.
- Orbot might not work on networks with advanced network restrictions. If the app does not connect, try using bridges (or a different type of bridge).
- Use of Orbot is at your own risk; remember that sensitive data does not always belong on a mobile device.
** Orbot is free and open-source software. You can read more about Orbot and how to support development of Tor on iOS by visiting orbot.app **
Orbot App Store
Orbot gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Not in any tracked top chart right now.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Orbot on the App Store
App details
Orbot 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 Orbot'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.
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Not charting right now. | ||
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
About Orbot
FEATURES:
- Browse the internet over Tor.
- Secure your traffic from insecure wireless networks and ISPs.
- Access .onion sites that are only accessible over Tor.
DISCLAIMERS:
- Web browsing is much slower than through a normal VPN because your traffic is encrypted and relayed through the Tor network.
- Orbot might not work on networks with advanced network restrictions. If the app does not connect, try using bridges (or a different type of bridge).
- Use of Orbot is at your own risk; remember that sensitive data does not always belong on a mobile device.
** Orbot is free and open-source software. You can read more about Orbot and how to support development of Tor on iOS by visiting orbot.app **
Latest updates
More from The Tor Project
Orbot: Tor for Android Android
Orbot: Tor for Android gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Orbot: Tor for Android is #149 in Communication Free on Google Play in United Kingdom and charting in 9 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Orbot: Tor for Android on Google Play
App details
Orbot: Tor for Android 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 Orbot: Tor for Android'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
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| CommunicationFree | #149 | |
| CommunicationFree | #141 | |
| CommunicationFree | #71 | |
| CommunicationFree | #141 | |
| CommunicationFree | #146 | |
| CommunicationFree | #196 | |
| CommunicationFree | #185 | |
| CommunicationFree | #197 | |
| CommunicationFree | #134 |
Apps near Orbot: Tor for Android on the chart
Communication Free, around #149.
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.
About Orbot: Tor for Android
Orbot is the only app that creates a truly private internet connection. As the New York Times writes, “when a communication arrives from Tor, you can never know where or whom it’s from.”
Tor won the 2012 Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Pioneer Award.
★ ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES: Orbot is the safest way to use the Internet on Android. Period. Orbot bounces your encrypted traffic several times through computers around the world, instead of connecting you directly like other VPNs and proxies. This process takes a little longer, but the strongest privacy and identity protection available is worth the wait.
★ PRIVACY FOR APPS: Any app can be routed over Tor via the Orbot VPN feature
★ PRIVACY FOR EVERYONE: Orbot prevents someone watching your connection from knowing what apps you are using or websites you visit. All anyone monitoring your network traffic can see is that you're using Tor.
***We Love Feedback***
★ LEARN MORE: Learn more about Orbot and get involved at https://orbot.app
★ ABOUT US: Guardian Project is a group of developers that make secure mobile apps and open-source code for a better tomorrow.
★ OPEN-SOURCE: Orbot is free software. Take a look at our source code, or join the community to make it better: https://github.com/guardianproject/orbot
★ MESSAGE US: Are we missing your favorite feature? Found an annoying bug? We’d love to hear from you! Send us an email: [email protected]
***Disclaimer***
Guardian Project makes apps that are designed to protect your security and anonymity. The protocols that we use are widely regarded as the state of the art in security technology. While we are constantly upgrading our software to combat the latest threats and eliminate bugs, no technology is 100% foolproof. For maximum security and anonymity users must utilize best practices to keep themselves safe. You can find a good introductory guide to these topics at https://securityinabox.org
What's new in 17.9.7-RC-1-tor-0.4.9.14-1-g0ea112a4d
- IPtProxy 5.7.0 (Updated Snowflake to version 2.15.1)
- Security fixes from our recent independent audit
- Redesigned Kindness Mode setup, and it now restarts reliably if Android stops it
- Snowflake proxy fixes; UPnP mappings survive restarts
- Custom bridge fixes, including unusual spacing
- Updated Tor, built-in bridges and GeoIP data
- Proxy port, IPv6 and app routing fixes
- Ukraine added to exit countries
- Translation updates, including new Swahili