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Last updated: May 20, 2025
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Google Protocol Buffers

Google Protocol Buffers logo

Protocol Buffers are a way of encoding structured data in an efficient yet extensible format. Google uses Protocol Buffers for almost all of its internal RPC protocols and file formats.

Number of apps
Over 30 thousand
Total number of downloads
Over 300 billion
License
New BSD License
Tags
#2 in Data Serialization, Open Source
Website
https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf
GitHub
Watchers: 2K, Stars: 68K, Forks: 16K
AppBrain analyzes Android apps and games on Google Play and finds the apps that contain Google Protocol Buffers. We provide free statistics on which apps and games are using these libraries, and a full list of apps can be purchased for a small fee.

Using the stats below, you can answer questions like "Who's using google protocol buffers", "Which apps are a showcase for google protocol buffers", and "How popular is this library?".

About google protocol buffers usage data

Our market share and usage data is crowd-sourced. This means that we have 100% coverage of popular apps, and the less popular an app is, the more likely we won't have detected its libraries. However, this doesn't invalidate our statistics, because the power law property of app downloads means that the vast majority of all downloads is generated by a relatively small number of popular apps, which we all cover.

The "related libraries" gives a good overview which code is frequently used together with google protocol buffers. These libraries may, for instance, work well together, or may be competitors to google protocol buffers.

Statistics

Market share overall
12.83% of apps
23.61% of installs
Market share in top apps
53.63% of apps
25.24% of installs
Market share in new apps
27.59% of apps
33.51% of installs

Related Libraries

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Top apps that contain Google Protocol Buffers

Android Accessibility Suite logo
Android Accessibility Suite
Google LLC
4.1 | Free | 10,000,000,000+
Instagram logo
Instagram
Instagram
3.9 | Free | 5,000,000,000+
Samsung Push Service logo
Samsung Push Service
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
3.9 | Free | 5,000,000,000+
Link to Windows logo
Link to Windows
Microsoft Corporation
4.0 | Free | 1,000,000,000+
ChatGPT logo
ChatGPT
OpenAI
4.8 | Free | 100,000,000+
Mi Music logo
Mi Music
Mi Music
3.9 | Free | 1,000,000,000+
Mi Video - Video player logo
Mi Video - Video player
Mi Video
4.6 | Free | 1,000,000,000+
Videos logo
Videos
HeyTap
4.3 | Free | 500,000,000+
Block Blast! logo
Block Blast!
HungryStudio
4.8 | Free | 100,000,000+
Phone Manager logo
Phone Manager
ColorOS
3.5 | Free | 500,000,000+
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Market share by category

Shopping
23.84%
Parenting
22.24%
Dating
20.72%
Comics
20.64%
News & Magazines
20.50%
Finance
19.47%
Maps & Navigation
18.92%
House & Home
18.27%
Food & Drink
17.80%
Sports
17.68%
Social
17.47%
Travel & Local
17.28%
Health & Fitness
16.56%
Auto & Vehicles
15.38%
Casino
15.38%
Card
14.89%
Word
14.32%
Entertainment
14.28%
Business
14.10%
Lifestyle
14.03%
Communication
13.68%
Puzzle
13.16%
Video Players & Editors
13.11%
Board
13.06%
Medical
12.97%
Weather
12.85%
Average
12.83%
Beauty
12.50%
Art & Design
12.09%
Events
11.99%
Productivity
11.85%
Music
11.61%
Casual
11.32%
Sports Games
10.91%
Tools
10.56%
Trivia
10.45%
Photography
10.27%
Music & Audio
9.82%
Education
9.28%
Books & Reference
8.68%
Action
8.53%
Arcade
8.10%
Simulation
8.06%
Role Playing
8.02%
Racing
7.67%
Strategy
6.32%
Adventure
6.16%
Libraries & Demo
6.00%
Personalization
5.07%
Educational
4.54%
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  • Short description
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  • Launch time and last update time
  • Estimated total and recent downloads
  • Ratings (recent, all time, and counts per rating)
  • Developer contact details
  • Google Play URL

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