Google Chat Downloads & RevenueGoogle Chat · App Store & Google Play
Google Chat gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Google Chat by Google is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Full timeline · 38 events
- ✏️Google Chat added hidden keywords: workplaceiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🔎Google Chat reached Top 10 for “signal”iOS#10 in Canada search · popularity 92
- ✏️Google Chat added hidden keywords: groupiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🔎Google Chat reached Top 10 for “viber”Android#10 in Canada search · popularity 94
- 🔎Google Chat reached #1 for “chat” in 2 countriesAndroidFrance, Mexico search · popularity 54
- 🔎Google Chat reached Top 10 for “whatsapp business”Android#10 in Brazil search · popularity 92
- 📊Google Chat passed 10k downloads a dayiOS7-day average, our estimate
- 🔎Google Chat reached #1 for “chat” in 3 countriesAndroidIndia, Spain, Thailand search · popularity 81
- 🔎Google Chat reached #1 for “chat”iOS#1 in Malaysia search · popularity 62
- 🔎Google Chat reached Top 10 for “google”iOS#9 in United States search · popularity 92
- 🔎Google Chat reached Top 10 for “messenger”Android#10 in Australia search · popularity 99
- 📈Google Chat entered the top 10iOSTop Free · Business · JP
- 📦Google Chat updated to version 1.0.494iOSBug fixes and performance improvements.
- 📦Google Chat updated to version 1.0.492iOSBug fixes and performance improvements.
- 🔎Google Chat reached Top 10 for “chat”iOS#2 in Argentina search · popularity 69
- 📦Google Chat updated to version 1.0.490iOSBug fixes and performance improvements.
- 📈Google Chat entered the top 10AndroidTop Free · Business · SE
- 📈Google Chat charting in a new country in 3 chartsAndroidSweden · Thailand · Taiwan
- 📈Google Chat entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Free · Business · TH · Top Free · Business · TW
- 📦Google Chat: now updating weeklyiOS4 updates in 30 days, after a quiet two months
- 🔎Google Chat reached #1 for “chat”iOS#1 in Netherlands search · popularity 78
- 📈Google Chat entered the top 100 in 5 chartsAndroidTop Free · Business · ES · Top Free · Business · MX · Top Free · Business · NL · Top Free · Business · TR · +1 more
- 📈Google Chat charting in a new country in 5 chartsAndroidSpain · Mexico · Netherlands · Turkey · +1 more
- 📦Google Chat updated to version 1.0.488iOSBug fixes and performance improvements.
- 📈Google Chat entered the top 10AndroidTop Free · Business · JP
- 🔎Google Chat reached Top 10 for “messenger”Android#10 in Canada search · popularity 99
- ✏️Google Chat added hidden keywords: groupsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Google Chat added hidden keywords: voice, filesiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🔎Google Chat reached Top 10 for “chart”iOS#10 in Vietnam search · popularity 33
- 📦Google Chat updated to version 1.0.486iOSBug fixes and performance improvements.
- 📈Google Chat entered the top 10AndroidTop Free · Business · CA
- 📈Google Chat entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Business · SA
- 📈Google Chat charting in a new country in 2 chartsiOSRussia · Saudi Arabia
- 🆕Google Chat first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidUnited States
- 🆕Google Chat first spotted by AppInsideriOS#38 in Top Free · Business · United Kingdom
- 📦Google Chat version 1.0.484iOSNo release notes
- 🆕Google Chat released on the App StoreiOS
- 🆕Google Chat 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
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v2026.10.19.1005077904.Release, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Google Chat downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 5k+ | 10M+ |
| Google Play | 10k+ | 50M+ Measured |
| Total | 10k+ Confidence | 100M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Google Chat's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #15 | 13 of 30 countries | #30 | – |
| Google Play | #11 | 23 of 23 countries | #18 | – |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisGrowing fastest in
United Arab Emirates ▲ +64% ·
Indonesia ▲ +62% ·
Canada ▲ +38%
New ratings by country (12)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| 223 | 48% | ▲ +8% | |
| 77 | 17% | ▼ -14% | |
| 33 | 7% | ▲ +38% | |
| 29 | 6% | ▼ -5% | |
| 23 | 5% | steady | |
| 21 | 5% | ▼ -24% | |
| 15 | 3% | ▼ -33% | |
| 12 | 3% | ▲ +13% | |
| 8.8 | 2% | ▲ +64% | |
| 8.8 | 2% | ▼ -5% | |
| 8 | 2% | ▲ +62% | |
| 6.8 | 1% | ▼ -7% |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review 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 | 4.6 ★ | 307k |
| Google Play | 4.6 ★ | 375k 26k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.6 ★ weighted by ratings | 682k |
What users say about Google Chat
From the 78 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Mixed (54% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and being useful. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs, and speed and performance.
What people like
- Ease of use: “It clean and simple to use”
- Useful: “I would recommend downloading this for work, and personal use”
- Updates: “Add an update that allows user choose their preferred wallpaper on our chats”
- Features & content: “It has all the same features, and I love it so much”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “Notifications not working”
- Speed & performance: “Persistent battery issues”
- Price & subscription: “It’s charging me to look up stuff so I deleting app”
- Updates: “Update missing call options”
About Google Chat
AI-first messaging & collaboration, transformed by Gemini
• Stay on top of things with conversation summaries
• Automatically translate messages across more than 120 languages
• Find what you’re looking for with AI-powered search
• Capture action items so the whole team is on the same page
Everything teams need to stay connected and get work done
• Start a chat with a colleague, a group or even your whole team
• Tell your team when you’re heads-down or ready to connect with personalized status updates
• Share detailed updates with audio & video messages
• Connect in real-time, anytime with huddles
The full power of Workspace to transform your teamwork
• Integrated with Workspace apps like Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Tasks, and Meet
• Streamline teamwork with smart chips to link files, people and spaces
• Stay on top of requests, comments and approvals with the Google Drive app for Chat
• Install powerful, popular Chat apps like PagerDuty, Jira, GitHub, Workday, and many more
• Build no-code, low-code and pro-code apps with Chat APIs
Secure
• Protected by Google’s cloud-native, zero-trust architecture
• No desktop apps to patch, no data stored on end-user devices
• Keeps data safe with AI-powered data loss prevention (DLP) plus phishing & malware detection
• Migrate away from insecure legacy platforms
Chat is included as part of Google Workspace for consumer, education, and business customers.
Some premium features require a paid subscription.
Follow us for more:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/googleworkspace
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/googleworkspace
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/googleworkspace/
Google Chat App Store
Google Chat gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Google Chat is #15 in Business Free in Japan and charting in 13 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Google Chat on the App Store
App details
Google Chat 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 Google Chat's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| BusinessFree | #15 | |
| BusinessFree | #30 | |
| BusinessFree | #51 | |
| BusinessFree | #25 | |
| BusinessFree | #68 | |
| BusinessFree | #48 | |
| BusinessFree | #42 | |
| BusinessFree | #64 | |
| BusinessFree | #44 | |
| BusinessFree | #35 | |
| BusinessFree | #32 | |
| BusinessFree | #69 | |
| BusinessFree | #49 |
Apps near Google Chat on the chart
Business Free, around #15.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisGrowing fastest in
United Arab Emirates ▲ +64% ·
Indonesia ▲ +62% ·
Canada ▲ +38%
New ratings by country (12)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| 223 | 48% | ▲ +8% | |
| 77 | 17% | ▼ -14% | |
| 33 | 7% | ▲ +38% | |
| 29 | 6% | ▼ -5% | |
| 23 | 5% | steady | |
| 21 | 5% | ▼ -24% | |
| 15 | 3% | ▼ -33% | |
| 12 | 3% | ▲ +13% | |
| 8.8 | 2% | ▲ +64% | |
| 8.8 | 2% | ▼ -5% | |
| 8 | 2% | ▲ +62% | |
| 6.8 | 1% | ▼ -7% |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review 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 Google Chat
From the 78 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Mixed (54% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and being useful. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs, and speed and performance.
What people like
- Ease of use: “It clean and simple to use”
- Useful: “I would recommend downloading this for work, and personal use”
- Updates: “Add an update that allows user choose their preferred wallpaper on our chats”
- Features & content: “It has all the same features, and I love it so much”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “Notifications not working”
- Speed & performance: “Persistent battery issues”
- Price & subscription: “It’s charging me to look up stuff so I deleting app”
- Updates: “Update missing call options”
About Google Chat
AI-first messaging & collaboration, transformed by Gemini
• Stay on top of things with conversation summaries
• Automatically translate messages across more than 120 languages
• Find what you’re looking for with AI-powered search
• Capture action items so the whole team is on the same page
Everything teams need to stay connected and get work done
• Start a chat with a colleague, a group or even your whole team
• Tell your team when you’re heads-down or ready to connect with personalized status updates
• Share detailed updates with audio & video messages
• Connect in real-time, anytime with huddles
The full power of Workspace to transform your teamwork
• Integrated with Workspace apps like Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Tasks, and Meet
• Streamline teamwork with smart chips to link files, people and spaces
• Stay on top of requests, comments and approvals with the Google Drive app for Chat
• Install powerful, popular Chat apps like PagerDuty, Jira, GitHub, Workday, and many more
• Build no-code, low-code and pro-code apps with Chat APIs
Secure
• Protected by Google’s cloud-native, zero-trust architecture
• No desktop apps to patch, no data stored on end-user devices
• Keeps data safe with AI-powered data loss prevention (DLP) plus phishing & malware detection
• Migrate away from insecure legacy platforms
Chat is included as part of Google Workspace for consumer, education, and business customers.
Some premium features require a paid subscription.
Follow us for more:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/googleworkspace
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/googleworkspace
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/googleworkspace/
Latest updates
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Google Chat Android
Google Chat gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Google Chat is #18 in Business Free on Google Play in United States and charting in 23 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Google Chat on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v2026.10.19.1005077904.Release, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Google Chat 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 Google Chat's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| BusinessFree | #18 | |
| BusinessFree | #17 | |
| BusinessFree | #17 | |
| BusinessFree | #26 | |
| BusinessFree | #15 | |
| BusinessFree | #25 | |
| BusinessFree | #22 | |
| BusinessFree | #21 | |
| BusinessFree | #26 | |
| BusinessFree | #53 | |
| BusinessFree | #11 | |
| BusinessFree | #28 | |
| BusinessFree | #49 | |
| BusinessFree | #19 | |
| BusinessFree | #19 | |
| BusinessFree | #32 | |
| BusinessFree | #33 | |
| BusinessFree | #75 | |
| BusinessFree | #50 | |
| BusinessFree | #80 | |
| BusinessFree | #46 | |
| BusinessFree | #50 | |
| BusinessFree | #48 |
Apps near Google Chat on the chart
Business Free, around #18.
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 Google Chat
From the 200 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users generally appreciate the app's reliability and ease of use for basic communication without a SIM card. However, significant complaints focus on broken media viewing features, missing accessibility options like voice messages, and confusion regarding its separation from Gmail.
Mixed (54% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and syncing. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs, and recent updates. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Ease of use: “very good, simple and easy [:”
- Connection & sync: “I wish it would work offline pls add”
- Features & content: “Great option for chatting”
- Crashes & bugs: “not buggy, not too much storage, useful for people without a phone number”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “This new image load bug is terrible”
- Updates: “HATE the NEW 10/26 update”
- Speed & performance: “its a slow app compared to Whatsapp”
- Privacy & data: “full of scammers and Hackers”
About Google Chat
AI-first messaging & collaboration, transformed by Gemini
• Stay on top of things with conversation summaries
• Automatically translate messages across more than 120 languages
• Find what you’re looking for with AI-powered search
• Capture action items so the whole team is on the same page
Everything teams need to stay connected and get work done
• Start a chat with a colleague, a group or even your whole team
• Tell your team when you’re heads-down or ready to connect with personalized status updates
• Share detailed updates with audio & video messages
• Connect in real-time, anytime with huddles
The full power of Workspace to transform your teamwork
• Integrated with Workspace apps like Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Tasks, and Meet
• Streamline teamwork with smart chips to link files, people and spaces
• Stay on top of requests, comments and approvals with the Google Drive app for Chat
• Install powerful, popular Chat apps like PagerDuty, Jira, GitHub, Workday, and many more
• Build no-code, low-code and pro-code apps with Chat APIs
Secure
• Protected by Google’s cloud-native, zero-trust architecture
• No desktop apps to patch, no data stored on end-user devices
• Keeps data safe with AI-powered data loss prevention (DLP) plus phishing & malware detection
• Migrate away from insecure legacy platforms
Chat is included as part of Google Workspace for consumer, education, and business customers.
Some premium features require a paid subscription. To learn more or start a 14-day trial, https://workspace.google.com/pricing.html.
Follow us for more:
X: https://x.com/googleworkspace
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/googleworkspace
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/googleworkspace
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/googleworkspace
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@googleworkspace
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@googleworkspace