Shop vs Taobao
Shop
Shopify Inc.
Google Play
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 73.8M installs
VS
Taobao
Taobao
Google Play
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 60.5M installs
Revenue winnerTied
Installs winner
Shop wins
+22% vs other
MAU winner
Shop wins
+47% vs other
Rating winner
Shop wins
+105% vs other
Why Shop is winning
Top 1 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Better app store reviews. Shop sits at 4.43★ vs 2.17★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.
Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Shop
vs
Taobao
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
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$0
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
=
$0
Lifetime installs (est.)
73.8M
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60.5M
Monthly active users (est.)?
4.0M
◀
2.7M
App Store rating
4.43★
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2.17★
Total ratings
702K
◀
205K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 tiers
- Category
- Shopping
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Sep 26, 2019
- Last updated
- Jul 2, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone
- Version
- 2.259.0
- Languages
- -
- Category
- Shopping
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Sep 15, 2010
- Last updated
- Jul 2, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone
- Version
- 10.61.10.605
- Languages
- -
Shop trajectory
Taobao trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Shop or Taobao? v
Taobao earns about $0 per month, while Shop earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap. Annual revenue: Shop ≈ $0/year, Taobao ≈ $0/year. Estimates are derived from public Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Shop or Taobao? v
Shop leads with about 73.8M estimated downloads vs 60.5M for Taobao - a 1.2× gap. Shop reports 50,000,000+ installs on Google Play. Taobao reports 50,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Shop and Taobao in the same Google Play category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Shopping category, which means they compete directly for the same paying users and category-level wallet share. Direct competitors, head-to-head.
Do Shop and Taobao have in-app purchases? v
Shop does not appear to offer in-app purchases on its public listing. Taobao does not appear to offer in-app purchases. Monetization model: Shop runs "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)", Taobao runs "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)".
Which has better ratings, Shop or Taobao? v
Shop edges ahead with ★ 4.4 vs ★ 2.2 (gap of 2.3 stars). Rating volume: Shop 204K ratings, Taobao 7K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Shop vs Taobao revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for Shop and $0 for Taobao are derived from Google Play grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Shopping) - net of the 15-30% Apple/Google store cut. Real revenue depends on country mix, retention, refunds and ad fill rate, none of which Apple or Google publish.
How do I compare Shop or Taobao to a different Google Play app? v
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