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fr-FR on the App Store: the 9 storefronts that read it

Short answer

fr-FR is the default search language in 9 of the 175 App Store storefronts we measure — 5% of them. Metadata written once in fr-FR is what search reads in every one of them, so the cost of that text is amortised across 9 markets rather than one.

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By Updated: Data: 2026-09-23 · archive · Last successful measurement: 2026-09-231 min read

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What one listing covers

Of the 42 language slots across the 175 storefronts, fr-FR is the fourth widest. The widest is en-GB at 85 storefronts; 29 slots reach exactly one storefront each, where the same translation work buys a single market instead of 9.

Storefronts per language slot
en-GB85
es-MX17
ar-SA11
fr-FR9
ru-RU6
de-DE3
en-US3
el-GR2

The storefronts

StorefrontCodeStorefront ID
CameroonCM143574
Côte d’IvoireCI143527
FranceFR143442
GabonGA143614
LuxembourgLU143451
MadagascarMG143531
MaliML143532
NigerNE143534
SenegalSN143535

Each of these 9 rows passed three checks: search returns that country's own results, the country code is accepted, and Apple accepts the language code. Two storefronts that failed were dropped rather than listed.

Default is not the only language. Apple can index more than one language in a storefront; this list is the language each storefront's search reads by default. It answers “where does this text land”, not “which languages are indexed here”.

Frequently asked

Which App Store countries use fr-FR as the default language?

9 of the 175 storefronts we measure: Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, France, Gabon, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Senegal. Each storefront's code and ID is in the table above; the full list is on App Store storefront country codes.

Does one fr-FR listing cover all 9 storefronts?

Yes — fr-FR is the language search reads by default in each of them, so metadata written once in fr-FR is read in all 9. Being read is not the same as ranking: rank depends on each storefront's own competition and on whether your words are what people there actually search. See ASO localization.

Is fr-FR the only language indexed in these storefronts?

No. Apple can index more than one language in a storefront; this list only shows the language each storefront's search reads by default. It answers "where does this text land", not "which languages are indexed here". For the term itself, see storefront.

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