App Removal Requests
Legal Violation

App removal requests ask Apple to remove an app from the App Store based on alleged/suspected violations of local law, for example, law enforcement or regulatory agencies suspect an app may be unlawful or relate to/contain unlawful content.  Apple began reporting on App Removal requests in Transparency Report Period July 1 - December 31, 2018. 

  • January - June 2023

  • July - December 2022

  • January - June 2022

  • July - December 2021

  • January - June 2021

  • July - December 2020

  • January - June 2020

  • July - December 2019

  • January - June 2019

  • July - December 2018

Date Range

Beginning with the 2022 calendar year, Apple publishes government App Store takedown requests in a dedicated App Store Transparency Report that includes data showing takedown demands by government entity and law cited. See https://www.apple.com/legal/more-resources/

H1 - 2022 - App Removal Requests - Worldwide
2021
Legal Violation
114
104
419
2021
Platform Violation
4
4
7
2020
Legal Violation
95
95
445
2020
Platform Violation
22
22
57
2019
Legal Violation
124
114
424
2019
Platform Violation
42
42
134
2018
Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable
2018
Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable
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