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Google Play country-specific custom store listings
Write separate Google Play listings for different countries even when the language is the same, because the local reasons to install are often different.
Why this can grow a startup
English-speaking markets often look identical from the CMS and behave differently in the store. Google Play custom store listings let the team change the app name, descriptions, and graphics for selected countries. That gives the listing room to talk about the shows, workflows, pricing context, or product promises that actually matter in each market instead of flattening the whole English-speaking world into one default pitch.
Key metric to watch
Google Play supports up to 50 custom store listing pages per app
Ian's take
From scaling consumer platforms across MENA and Southeast Asia, my default is to distrust growth work that only looks good in a slide. My bias is to treat this as a small market test first. Make the audience narrow, make the promise concrete, and let the first real response decide whether it deserves more work. I would run it small enough to learn quickly, then only scale the parts that real users repeat, save, reply to, or buy from. For this tactic, I would watch Google Play supports up to 50 custom store listing pages per app before putting more time or budget behind it.
Action plan
- Define one narrow startup segment where google play country-specific custom store listings can create a measurable lift.
- Turn the tactic into one offer, page, campaign, or workflow for the Google Play and Localization channel.
- Use the evidence from support.google.com to set the first version of the message, format, and audience.
- Launch a small test for 7 to 14 days with one success metric: Google Play supports up to 50 custom store listing pages per app.
- Review the result, keep the winning message, remove weak variants, and turn the learning into a repeatable growth playbook.
Source-backed example
Google Play's custom store listing help uses the example of a video streaming app showing different features and content to English speakers in the United States and Singapore through separate listings.
Source: Play Console Help (support.google.com)
GrowthDex source hub: Play Console Help
Last checked: 2026-05-27
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Ian Goh has helped grow consumer platforms across Southeast Asia, India, and MENA. His work includes scaling Tiki to 100M+ users, doubling BIGO's MENA revenue in 7 months, and increasing OYO's direct booking share across 6 Southeast Asian markets.
- Helped scale Tiki to 100M+ users.
- Doubled BIGO's MENA revenue in 7 months.
- Raised OYO's direct booking share by 50% across 6 Southeast Asian markets.
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