Monthly report
App niches in September 2026
Every genre with enough niches to say something: how many there are, how strong the best of them score, and what moved. Measured from public App Store and Google Play data, every night.
Highlights
- 1,000 niches measured across 23 genres; 22 score 60 or more.
- Productivity is the largest genre, with 110 niches.
- Business has the highest share of strong niches: 6 of 53 score 60+.
- The complaint heard in the most genres: “dont waste”, a top theme in 7.
- Productivity110 niches · 2 score 60+62best
- Utilities109 niches · 1 score 60+64best
- Health & Fitness105 niches · 0 score 60+59best
- Photo & Video101 niches · 3 score 60+69best
- Finance77 niches · 3 score 60+67best
- Lifestyle63 niches · 1 score 60+74best
- Education62 niches · 0 score 60+59best
- Business53 niches · 6 score 60+64best
- Music49 niches · 1 score 60+68best
- Games40 niches · 0 score 60+48best
- Food & Drink38 niches · 0 score 60+56best
- Graphics & Design36 niches · 2 score 60+72best
- Entertainment33 niches · 2 score 60+64best
- Medical27 niches · 0 score 60+51best
- Social Networking27 niches · 0 score 60+52best
- Reference19 niches · 1 score 60+67best
- Sports10 niches · 0 score 60+51best
- Word9 niches · 0 score 60+53best
- Shopping8 niches · 0 score 60+42best
- Book6 niches · 0 score 60+47best
- Navigation6 niches · 0 score 60+43best
- Racing6 niches · 0 score 60+49best
- Simulation6 niches · 0 score 60+47best