Google Play and Android Security Enforcement Metrics for 2025

Google reported that its 2025 enforcement and review efforts blocked over 1.75 million policy-violating app submissions from being published on Google Play and resulted in bans of more than 80,000 developer accounts tied to harmful behavior. Google attributed these outcomes to expanded AI-powered, multi-layered defenses, including developer verification, mandatory pre-review checks, and testing requirements intended to raise the barrier for malicious or non-compliant apps and reduce user harm such as malware, financial fraud, hidden subscriptions, and privacy-invasive behavior.

Google also said it prevented over 255,000 apps from obtaining excessive access to sensitive user data and that Google Play runs 10,000+ safety checks as part of its protections, with detection strengthened by integrating newer generative AI models to help reviewers identify evolving malicious patterns. Additional ecosystem integrity measures cited include blocking 160 million suspicious/inauthentic ratings and identifying large volumes of malicious sideloaded apps via Play Protect, which Google said scans hundreds of billions of apps daily and expanded “enhanced fraud protection” coverage broadly across Android devices, blocking large numbers of risky installation attempts.