Apple said on May 20, 2026, it blocked over $2.2 billion in potentially fraudulent App Store transactions in 2025 to protect users and developers across 175 storefronts.

Apple said the App Store drew over 850 million weekly visitors and that it had prevented more than $11.2 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions over six years. The company said it rejected over 2 million problematic app submissions in 2025. It said App Review evaluated more than 9.1 million submissions.

Apple said its systems blocked 1.1 billion fraudulent attempts to create customer accounts in 2025. It said it deactivated 40.4 million customer accounts for fraud and abuse. The company said it terminated 193,000 developer accounts and rejected more than 138,000 developer enrolments over fraud concerns.

Apple said it detected and blocked 28,000 illegitimate apps on pirate storefronts in 2025. It said it prevented 2.9 million attempts in the last month to install or launch apps distributed outside the App Store or approved alternative app marketplaces. The company said it removed nearly 59,000 apps for bait-and-switch manoeuvres.

Apple said it rejected over 1.2 million new apps and nearly 800,000 app updates under App Store Review Guidelines. It said it rejected over 22,000 submissions for hidden or undocumented features. The company said it rejected over 371,000 submissions for copying other apps, spam, or misleading users, and over 443,000 for privacy violations.

Apple said it blocked more than 2.5 million TestFlight submissions for fraud or security concerns in 2025. It said it processed over 1.3 billion ratings and reviews. The company said it blocked nearly 195 million fraudulent ratings and reviews, 7,800 deceptive apps from search results, and 11,500 apps from charts.

Apple said over 680,000 apps used its payment technologies. It said it stopped more than 5.4 million stolen credit cards from being used for fraudulent purchases and banned nearly 2 million user accounts from transacting again. The company said it rejected more than 5,000 apps from the Kids category.