Google did not respond to a request for comment. Google also sells content such as movies, books and apps on the Play store and collects a 30% commission. Google, whose services are banned in China, earned about $8.8 billion globally from the Play Store in 2019, said Katie Williams, an analyst at Sensor Tower. Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi confirmed they jointly developed the GDSA as a way to upload apps to their stores simultaneously.Ī Xiaomi spokesman said the alliance was not intended to challenge Google and denied Huawei's involvement with it, but Oppo and Vivo made no mention of Huawei in their statements.
Oppo and Vivo are both owned by Chinese manufacturer BBK Electronics. A prototype website says the platform will initially cover nine 'regions' including India, Indonesia and Russia.
