On 2026-09-04, the top ranks remained unchanged (top-10 held 93%, |Δ| 0.8), with movement concentrated in the lower tier—GoPro Quik appeared simultaneously at ranks 30–45 in android-video-players across four markets (DE/GB/US/JP), while Geometry Dash Lite did the same in android-game across three markets (US/GB/DE). New entrants in AI photo apps and short dramas also continued.

1. New Entrants

The strongest clue is simultaneous entry across multiple markets on the same day. GoPro Quik: Video Editor entered android-video-players/free in four markets at once: DE #39 / GB #41 / US #43 / JP #44. In games, Geometry Dash Lite appeared at US #22 / GB #32 / DE #34; Find The Cat 2 at GB #30 / DE #39 / KR #43; and You Know: Associations at US #23 / GB #28. In photography, AI editing apps entered multiple countries at once: Photoroom (GB #37 / JP #39 / DE #41), AI Photo Studio: Editor Pro (US #29 / KR #45), Hailuo AI (US #36 / GB #44), and SeaArt AI (DE #42 / HR #44). Among new grossing entries, KR's Home Workout - No Equipment #8 ranked highest.

2. Sharp Gains Over Nine Days

The reference date 2026-08-26 was 9 days ago and is simply the oldest available archive date; there is not yet a full month of data. The largest gains were HR's House Cleaning: ASMR Makeover #5 (+40), Splitwise #5 (+38), and TradingView #1 (+36). Apps absent on the reference date that are now in the top 20 include IPTV Online Player: Live TV (HR #1 / DE #4 / GB #5) and KR's Bunker TapTap Defense #1.

3. By Tier

top(1–10) was nearly fixed at held 93% / new 0% / |Δ| 0.8; mid was 89% / 1% / 2; and only bottom(31–45) showed churn, at held 80% / new 12% / |Δ| 2.5. Developer names are missing for every row, so this data cannot identify developers that dominate the top ranks.

4. By Country

top-10 held remained highly stable across all markets: JP 95%, KR 94%, US 93%, and DE/GB/HR 92%. The US had the most new entrants at 150, while JP had the fewest at 75. Shared hits include Canva (#1 in all six markets), ChatGPT, Spotify, Duolingo, and Facebook. Strongly local performers include Rakuten Household Account Book #5 (+27) and the EDION app #15 (+29) in JP, E-Mart24 #9 (+28) in KR, and eduVULCAN #6 (+28) in HR.

5. By Category

The categories with turnover were android-game (75 new entries, top-10 held 84%), android-photography (45), android-music-and-audio (33), and android-entertainment (32, held 87%). By contrast, android-libraries-and-demo and android-watch-face were static, with held 100% and almost no new entries; android-news-and-magazines and android-tools were also stable at 98%.

Key Findings

1. GoPro Quik enters android-video-players in four markets on the same day—a coordinated push for a video-editing app

GoPro Quik: Video Editor entered the free video-player charts in four markets on the same day: DE #39, GB #41, US #43, and JP #44. Rather than a single-market appearance, this is a simultaneous cross-regional inflow—the earliest sign of either a campaign or a shift in store visibility. PowerDirector (US #40 / KR #43) and GIPHY (US #41 / GB #44) also entered multiple markets in the same category that day, indicating movement across the wider video editing and creation category.

Confidence: High

2. Four AI photo and image-generation apps each enter multiple markets simultaneously

Photoroom (GB #37 / JP #39 / DE #41), AI Photo Studio: Editor Pro (US #29 / KR #45), Hailuo AI: Image&Video Maker (US #36 / GB #44), and SeaArt AI (DE #42 / HR #44) appeared in multiple markets on the same day. android-photography recorded 45 category-level new entries, second only to games. While its top tier remains firm at top-10 held 91%, the lower tier is increasingly being filled by AI editing apps. This is the most accessible segment for a new entrant.

Confidence: High

3. Casual-game launches show the largest inflow—android-game has 75 new entries and the lowest top-10 held rate of any category at 84%

Geometry Dash Lite (US #22 / GB #32 / DE #34), Find The Cat 2 (GB #30 / DE #39 / KR #43), You Know: Associations (US #23 / GB #28), Fluffy Drop (GB #25 / US #36), Knock Out (US #27 / GB #29), and Arrow Pro 3D (JP #29 / DE #40) entered multiple markets on the same day. With top-10 held at 84%, android-game has the greatest turnover at the top among all 35 categories, leaving the most room for new entrants.

Confidence: High

4. IPTV ranks in single digits across three markets—HR #1, DE #4, and GB #5 after being absent on the reference date

IPTV Online Player: Live TV was absent on the 2026-08-26 reference date, then nine days later ranked HR #1 / DE #4 / GB #5. Related app Pro IPTV also rose sharply to GB #16 (+29) and DE #11 (+26), suggesting demand for live-TV viewing apps is emerging simultaneously across three European markets. The important point is that this is not an isolated event: it is supported by two apps across three markets.

Confidence: High

5. The top tier is effectively fixed, with changes concentrated below rank 31 (top: held 93%/new 0%, bottom: held 80%/new 12%)

Ranks 1–10 were nearly static across 4,064 slots, with held 93%, new 0%, and an average movement of 0.8. Ranks 11–30 had held 89% and |Δ| 2, while ranks 31–45 had held 80%, new 12%, and |Δ| 2.5. Every signal today is occurring in the lower tier, so searching for top-tier news will come up empty. Since the developer column is missing for every row, this dataset cannot determine whether developers dominate the top ranks.

Confidence: High

6. HR's android-finance/TOP_GROSSING turns over completely in nine days—TradingView #1 (+36) among a refreshed top five

Compared with the 2026-08-26 reference date, TradingView #1 (+36), Splitwise #5 (+38), and Kraken #6 (+23) surged. In addition, Investing.com #2, Finanzguru #3, and YNAB #4 were absent on the reference date and are now within the top 20. HR's grossing finance chart appears to have seen near-complete turnover at the top. However, the reference date was only nine days ago, and HR/android-finance/TOP_GROSSING is included among degraded sources, so the absolute size of these movements should be interpreted cautiously.

Confidence: Medium

7. Short dramas expand in both free and grossing charts—JP HotShort #5 (+29), KR YouDrama #17 (+28)

ReelShort holds top-10 positions in all six markets—GB #1 / HR #1 / DE #2 / JP #4 / US #4 / KR #9—while JP's HotShort #5 (+29) and KR's YouDrama #17 (+28) rose sharply from the reference date. DramaBox Lite also entered simultaneously at DE #39 / US #42, while HR saw new grossing entries from MoboReels #20 and FlareFlow #29. android-entertainment has substantial turnover, with top-10 held at 87%, leaving room for entrants.

Confidence: High

8. There are 15 global staples in the top 10 across all six markets, with Canva #1 everywhere

Canva is #1 in android-art-and-design/free across all six markets: DE/GB/HR/JP/KR/US. ChatGPT (#1 in DE/GB/JP/US), Spotify (top 10 in all six markets in both free and grossing charts), Duolingo, Facebook, Flightradar24, Findmykids, and Facer also maintain top-10 positions across every market. Product planning should assume these slots will remain immovable for the time being.

Confidence: High

9. Local everyday-life apps gain ground in JP and KR—EDION #15 (+29), Rakuten Household Account Book #5 (+27), E-Mart24 #9 (+28)

JP is the most stable of the six markets, with top-10 held at 95% and the fewest new entrants at 75. The apps gaining ground there are domestic everyday-life and household-finance services such as the EDION app #15 (+29), Mirupo #6 (+26), Rakuten Household Account Book #5 (+27), and ClevCalc #11 (+28). KR is similarly led by domestic services including E-Mart24 #9 (+28), Berriz #12 (+27), and Gmarket #15 (+23). In both markets, tracking local-app movement is likely to be more productive than watching global new releases.

Confidence: High

10. Static categories: android-libraries-and-demo and android-watch-face have top-10 held at 100%

android-libraries-and-demo had zero new entries and top-10 held 100%, while android-watch-face had one new entry and held 100%. android-news-and-magazines at 98% (5 new entries), android-tools at 98%, android-personalization at 97%, android-maps-and-navigation at 97%, and android-beauty at 97% (4 new entries) also saw little movement. These can be treated as categories with “nothing to write about today,” rather than destinations for reporting resources.

Confidence: High

11. New entries in grossing charts are few but high-quality—KR Home Workout #8, JP Proton Mail #19

New entries near the top of grossing charts are rare compared with free charts. Today, KR's Home Workout - No Equipment ranked highest at android-health-and-fitness/grossing #8. It was followed by JP's Proton Mail #19, HR's MoboReels #20, and DE's Driverslog Pro #16, Pick Up Limes #18, and Meal Planner & Grocery List #21. DE's grossing charts are concentrated around food and household finances, suggesting demand for practical subscription services.

Confidence: Medium

Recommended Actions

• Bundle the simultaneous entries of GoPro Quik (DE #39 / GB #41 / US #43 / JP #44), PowerDirector, and GIPHY into the day's lead story: “Video editing apps rise simultaneously across four markets.” Same-day appearances in four markets are the earliest trend signal available in this data.
• Group the four AI photo apps (Photoroom / AI Photo Studio: Editor Pro / Hailuo AI / SeaArt AI) into one article, using android-photography's 45 new entries as evidence for “AI editing apps taking over the lower tier.” The combined angle is stronger than individual profiles.
• Track IPTV in Europe. IPTV Online Player went from absent on the reference date to HR #1 / DE #4 / GB #5, while Pro IPTV rose +29 in GB and +26 in DE. It is worth verifying locally whether this is related to the September European sports season.
• Focus reporting resources on ranks 31–45 (held 80% / new 12%) and the four categories of games, photography, music, and entertainment. Skip the top 10 (held 93% / new 0%) and libraries-and-demo and watch-face (held 100%) today.
• Recheck headlines sourced from paid and grossing charts—such as the complete turnover in HR's grossing finance chart—using the following day's collection before publishing, because DE/GB/HR TOP_PAID and TOP_GROSSING contain many degraded sources.
• The reference date, 2026-08-26, was nine days ago and is the oldest archive date. Describe this in articles as “nine days,” not “monthly,” and rerun a proper monthly comparison after 2026-09-25, when 30 days of data are available.
• Log missing developer and ratingCount data (98,969 rows each) as a collection issue. Publisher-level concentration analysis is currently impossible, and series detection (such as simultaneous entries by Tripledot's You Know and Stack Smash) still depends on manual work.

Data Quality Notes

For 2026-09-04, 445 charts and 16,559 rows were collected. Of 481 charts in scope (the configured total excluding 149 sources that were not published), 36 charts were not collected; among recent runs, 6 completed partially and 30 fetches failed. Of the 445 charts, 412 could be compared with 2026-09-03. The remaining 33 had no prior data, so “new entry” was not determined for them; a lack of comparison was not treated as a new entry. Degraded sources are concentrated in TOP_PAID / TOP_GROSSING for DE, GB, HR, JP, and KR; in particular, DE is affected in paid and grossing charts across nearly all categories. Consequently, ranking movements on the paid and grossing side—especially HR/android-finance/TOP_GROSSING and DE's grossing charts—are one level less reliable than free-chart movements. The monthly reference date of 2026-08-26 is merely the oldest archive date, only nine days before today, and does not yet represent a monthly period. Developer names are missing in 98,969 rows, ratingCount is also missing in 98,969 rows, and rating is missing in 6,158 rows. Therefore, today's data cannot support analysis of developer-level concentration or rating-count-based analysis (which is why the “developers holding most slots” field in the tier table is blank throughout).