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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 released version 5.2.0 with bug fixes and improvements. The app was featured by Apple in Japan, where it holds a strong #2 rank in Utilities Free, up from #8 a week ago. However, chart positions dropped significantly in Europe: falling 68 spots to #198 in Spain and 79 spots to #153 in the UK. Daily downloads rose slightly to an estimated 304,096, though newer notes indicate a dip to 281k/day. The average rating dipped marginally from 4.86 to 4.85, with over 104,000 fewer new ratings this week. This pattern suggests regional volatility rather than a critical 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
4.4 ★
1.9M ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#3
Android · Tools 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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