Is a mobile game's world-wide visibility in app stores affected by the publisher's country of residence?

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I've noticed on Apple Store (and I assume on Google Playstore too) I find different games and apps in France than in the US. Does this mean if my company resides in a small country and I register my game in this country, it'll only be shown to users of my country? Or is it just a matter of some settings and I can decide to be shown all around the world, for instance for American users (which is a larger market than my country), same as game producers living there?

Does a game developer's country of residence influence how many downloads world-wide he can reach at all?

My question is about Apple Store and Google Playstore, but answers for other platforms are welcome too.

You have to select countries where you want your app to be shown while uploading apk on playstore — Vivek Mishra, Jul 30 '16 at 13:17
I didn't downvoted but this question is not related to programming — Vivek Mishra, Jul 31 '16 at 11:46
How to publish your app/game is essential for game developers and thus it's related to programming in my view — Kristof, Jul 31 '16 at 11:55
I’m voting to close my own question because it's not programming related and it's not relevant. — Kristof, Nov 23 '21 at 13:06

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 30 '16 at 13:23

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It is just a matter of settings. You can select some countries or worldwide when you fill a form to publish your app.

Ads are selected with the user's current location. Admob, Facebook and Amazon handle this for you.

answered Jul 30 '16 at 13:23

Alexandre Martin

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Is a mobile game's world-wide visibility in app stores affected by the publisher's country of residence?

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