Google Play free chart snapshot, April 25, 2026
Free Fire: Lost Treasure holds fifth on the April 24, 2026 UTC Google Play free list while WhatsApp Messenger, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram still occupy ranks one through four. Fifteen Play titles follow, then eight YouTube Trending lines from the same Trends MCP capture.
Top trending apps on Google Play: April 25
- WhatsApp Messenger. Meta chat default that still anchors rank one in many markets where SMS replacement and business threads run on one app.
- Facebook. Mass market social graph client that still drives Android acquisition outside lean bundles.
- YouTube. Google video client that charts high from logged in use and update cycles on devices where it ships as a core stub.
- Instagram. Reels and Stories client that tends to move with Facebook when Meta runs cross app install pushes.
- Free Fire: Lost Treasure. Garena battle royale with seasonal Lost Treasure branding that often lifts installs when limited events rotate.
- Messenger. Meta chat sibling that charts when markets split blue app messaging from the main Facebook icon.
- Flipkart Online Shopping App. Indian e commerce app that can spike on seasonal sale pushes.
- TikTok - Videos, Shop & LIVE. Short video and commerce stack that charts when regional campaigns or shop features get a fresh push.
- Clash of Clans. Supercell strategy base builder that resurfaces during major updates and creator led events.
- Google Photos. Backup and gallery client that trends on updates, storage prompts, and new device onboarding flows.
- Google Chrome. Default browser install and update churn keeps this inside the global free top cluster.
- PUBG MOBILE. Tencent backed battle royale that still moves installs around seasonal content and esports moments.
- Roblox. UGC game platform that charts when school breaks, creator payouts, or platform wide events lift Android acquisition.
- Phone by Google. Dialer and spam filter bundle that gains rank when OEMs ship it as a promoted replacement dialer.
- Google Play services. Core Android services layer that often appears when devices refresh system components tied to the store stack.
The full list of 50 trending apps is available via the Trends MCP API. Get your free API key →
What today's Google Play trends reveal
The April 25, 2026 free list still stacks messaging and video utilities first, then layers commerce, games, and system glue beneath them. WhatsApp Messenger, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram define that top band, which fits how Android markets treat chat and short video as baseline installs.
Further down the fifty rank pull, regional retail stays visible through Flipkart Online Shopping App, while battle royale lanes split between Free Fire: Lost Treasure and PUBG MOBILE. Roblox and Clash of Clans show how evergreen franchises hold mid chart gravity even when marketing beats on YouTube pull attention elsewhere.
Also trending: YouTube Trending on April 25
The same Trends MCP capture pairs the Play chart with YouTube Trending, where music drops, trailer chatter, and sports edits share the same attention window.
- I Can't Love You Anymore. Ella Langley and Morgan Wallen duet that trade press dated April 24, 2026, matching a launch week spike.
- Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced: Official Game Overview Trailer. Ubisoft remake overview tied to the late April 2026 trailer cycle for the July 9, 2026 launch window in coverage.
- Round 1. Short highlight title that often tracks NHL Stanley Cup first round clips in late April.
- Doors. Roblox horror hit Doors (LSPLASH) where daily run uploads sometimes chart with minimal titles.
- FINAL FANTASY XIV: Evercold Teaser Trailer. Evercold expansion teaser after Square Enix's April 24, 2026 Fan Festival keynote.
- Day 1, Round 1. Compressed sports label consistent with PGA Tour or playoff highlight packaging.
- Hanzel La H ❌ Arcángel ❌ Hades66 ❌ Ñengo Flow ❌ Kendo Kaponi ❌ Luar la L - Loyalty 4 Ever Remix. Multi artist Latin remix line consistent with a coordinated release push.
- Clayface | Official Teaser. DC Studios Clayface teaser from late April 2026 trade coverage.
Track these trends in real time with Trends MCP
The ranks above come from the Trends MCP top trends pull for Google Play and YouTube Trending at the same capture time, so the install stack and the video leaderboard share one timestamp for diffing day over day. Product and growth teams can schedule the same call to watch how collaboration events, sale banners, or trailer beats move ranks without hand copying store pages. See https://trendsmcp.ai/app-download-trends for the Android install data source page.
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Related trend reports
- Google Play free chart, April 18, 2026 for the prior same platform daily capture in this series.
- Top YouTube trending videos, April 25, 2026 for the companion daily post that flips the primary source to YouTube Trending on the same calendar day.
- App download trends data source for stable documentation of the Google Play feed in Trends MCP.
- Cross platform trend analysis tools for evergreen workflow context when comparing install and video signals.