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   inktri Lurker

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   What factors determine an app's ranking in the "Top Free" and "Top New Free" lists in the Google Play Store? I'm talking about these lists:
   https://play.google.com/store/apps/collection/topselling_free
   https://play.google.com/store/apps/collection/topselling_new_free
   
   Is it just download count over some period of time (eg. number of downloads in the past X hours)? What is X in this case for each list?
   
   Thank you!

    

   
   

   
   

   #1 inktri, Apr 22, 2012
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   Diabo Member

   It's part downloads, part ratings, and mostly secret to stop developers from spamming their way to the top of the list.

    

   #2 Diabo, Apr 22, 2012

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