Chrome Extension Categories Ranked
Which Chrome Web Store categories are open vs crowded, ranked by demand, competition, and stale incumbents · Updated Sep 2, 2026
| Niche |
|---|
Dark | 94 | 829 | 42 | 4.65 | 41% |
Minimalist | 83 | 732 | 18 | 4.63 | 22% |
Accessibility | 78 | 7.7K | 31 | 4.41 | 37% |
Fun | 76 | 9K | 50 | 4.52 | 36% |
Social | 76 | 7K | 27 | 4.45 | 31% |
News | 68 | 1.5K | 9 | 4.57 | 29% |
Household | 62 | 428 | 7 | 4.62 | 11% |
Entertainment | 62 | 6.9K | 16 | 4.54 | 17% |
Space | 59 | 791 | 7 | 4.51 | 12% |
Workflow | 58 | 42.1K | 21 | 4.51 | 31% |
Shopping | 56 | 7.9K | 11 | 4.58 | 19% |
Artist | 53 | 848 | 0 | 4.64 | 20% |
Travel | 51 | 749 | 7 | 4.77 | 9% |
Developer | 46 | 26.9K | 14 | 4.67 | 18% |
Well Being | 45 | 2.7K | 6 | 4.83 | 9% |
Art | 45 | 9.8K | 6 | 4.46 | 24% |
Functionality | 42 | 10.4K | 13 | 4.60 | 10% |
Communication | 42 | 6.5K | 10 | 4.71 | 7% |
Colors | 41 | 2.9K | 0 | 4.60 | 10% |
Privacy | 41 | 5K | 10 | 4.61 | 6% |
Education | 30 | 10.2K | 10 | 4.72 | 8% |
Tools | 28 | 97.6K | 11 | 4.64 | 9% |
Games | 27 | 18.2K | 3 | 4.43 | 12% |
Nature | 27 | 13.1K | 0 | 4.23 | 18% |
Animals | 26 | 7.8K | 0 | 4.44 | 8% |
Cars | 21 | 5.1K | 0 | 4.55 | 3% |
Other | 15 | 9.9K | 0 | 4.59 | 7% |
Opportunity
94
Extensions
829
Median Users
42
Avg Rating
4.65
Abandoned
41%
Total Users
5.1M
Opportunity
83
Extensions
732
Median Users
18
Avg Rating
4.63
Abandoned
22%
Total Users
1.1M
Opportunity
78
Extensions
7.7K
Median Users
31
Avg Rating
4.41
Abandoned
37%
Total Users
125.9M
Opportunity
76
Extensions
9K
Median Users
50
Avg Rating
4.52
Abandoned
36%
Total Users
36.1M
Opportunity
76
Extensions
7K
Median Users
27
Avg Rating
4.45
Abandoned
31%
Total Users
68.5M
Opportunity
68
Extensions
1.5K
Median Users
9
Avg Rating
4.57
Abandoned
29%
Total Users
2.8M
Opportunity
62
Extensions
428
Median Users
7
Avg Rating
4.62
Abandoned
11%
Total Users
196.8K
Opportunity
62
Extensions
6.9K
Median Users
16
Avg Rating
4.54
Abandoned
17%
Total Users
20.4M
Opportunity
59
Extensions
791
Median Users
7
Avg Rating
4.51
Abandoned
12%
Total Users
949.6K
Opportunity
58
Extensions
42.1K
Median Users
21
Avg Rating
4.51
Abandoned
31%
Total Users
997.9M
Opportunity
56
Extensions
7.9K
Median Users
11
Avg Rating
4.58
Abandoned
19%
Total Users
44.5M
Opportunity
53
Extensions
848
Median Users
0
Avg Rating
4.64
Abandoned
20%
Total Users
238.9K
Opportunity
51
Extensions
749
Median Users
7
Avg Rating
4.77
Abandoned
9%
Total Users
1.8M
Opportunity
46
Extensions
26.9K
Median Users
14
Avg Rating
4.67
Abandoned
18%
Total Users
110.9M
Opportunity
45
Extensions
2.7K
Median Users
6
Avg Rating
4.83
Abandoned
9%
Total Users
1.6M
Opportunity
45
Extensions
9.8K
Median Users
6
Avg Rating
4.46
Abandoned
24%
Total Users
13.5M
Opportunity
42
Extensions
10.4K
Median Users
13
Avg Rating
4.60
Abandoned
10%
Total Users
26.3M
Opportunity
42
Extensions
6.5K
Median Users
10
Avg Rating
4.71
Abandoned
7%
Total Users
68.5M
Opportunity
41
Extensions
2.9K
Median Users
0
Avg Rating
4.60
Abandoned
10%
Total Users
8.7M
Opportunity
41
Extensions
5K
Median Users
10
Avg Rating
4.61
Abandoned
6%
Total Users
183.9M
Opportunity
30
Extensions
10.2K
Median Users
10
Avg Rating
4.72
Abandoned
8%
Total Users
88.3M
Opportunity
28
Extensions
97.6K
Median Users
11
Avg Rating
4.64
Abandoned
9%
Total Users
324.7M
Opportunity
27
Extensions
18.2K
Median Users
3
Avg Rating
4.43
Abandoned
12%
Total Users
12.2M
Opportunity
27
Extensions
13.1K
Median Users
0
Avg Rating
4.23
Abandoned
18%
Total Users
1.8M
Opportunity
26
Extensions
7.8K
Median Users
0
Avg Rating
4.44
Abandoned
8%
Total Users
549.6K
Opportunity
21
Extensions
5.1K
Median Users
0
Avg Rating
4.55
Abandoned
3%
Total Users
657.8K
Opportunity
15
Extensions
9.9K
Median Users
0
Avg Rating
4.59
Abandoned
7%
Total Users
166.5K
Every category across the 343.1K live extensions we track. The opportunity score blends demand (users per extension), competition (how many extensions), and openings (share of abandoned incumbents), so a high score signals an underserved category worth building in.
How Chrome Web Store Categories Work
Every listing in the Chrome Web Store sits in exactly one category. There is no cross-listing, so the category you pick is the only shelf your extension appears on, and it is the only signal a browsing user gets before they read your name. The store's taxonomy also mixes real software lanes with theme categories like Nature, Animals and Colors, which is why raw category counts mislead until you separate extensions from themes. The table above ranks each category on what a builder needs instead: how much demand sits there, and how many tools already chase it.
Which Chrome Extension Categories Are Least Saturated
Listing count and audience size pull in opposite directions. Tools is the largest category by a wide margin and also the one where the typical extension reaches almost nobody, because anything that does not obviously belong elsewhere gets filed there. The better ratios sit in the narrower lanes: Privacy, Workflow and Accessibility carry far more reach per competing listing than the headline categories do. Read those as ceilings rather than expectations, since a handful of giants pull each category's average up. The number that matters when picking a lane is reach per competitor, not category size.
How to Pick a Category to Build In
Sort by opportunity to see demand and competition together, then look at the share of stale incumbents in whichever categories score well. Real reach, few listings, and a leaderboard of tools nobody has updated in years is the shape worth taking: the demand is proven and the people serving it have stopped. Real reach with active, well-rated incumbents is a fight rather than an opening. Before committing, open the extensions view filtered to that category and read the one and two star reviews on the leaders, because that is where the specific job worth stealing is written down.
Chrome Extension Categories FAQ
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