# Publish on Google Play Store

> Learn how to publish your application on Google Play, the largest application marketplace, and reach a global audience with these step-by-step instructions.

https://docs.pandasuite.com/essentials/mobile-publishing/android/publish-on-google-play-store/

**Google Play is the largest application marketplace in the world: publishing your application on the Play Store allows you to reach a large audience worldwide.**

[Image: Google Play Store displayed on Android mobile screens]

Here are the steps to publish your application on Google Play:

1. [**Create a Google Play Developer account**](https://docs.pandasuite.com/essentials/mobile-publishing/android/create-your-google-play-developer-account/)

2. [**Get the P12 Android certificate**](https://docs.pandasuite.com/essentials/mobile-publishing/android/generate-a-p12-certificate-for-your-android-app/)

3. [**Export the binary file (APK/ AAB)**](https://docs.pandasuite.com/essentials/mobile-publishing/android/export-an-apk-or-aab-file/)

4. [**Create the app on Google Play Console**](https://docs.pandasuite.com/essentials/mobile-publishing/android/create-your-app-on-google-play-console/)

> **Info**
>
> 💡 There is another way to distribute your Android application:
> [sideloading](https://docs.pandasuite.com/essentials/mobile-publishing/android/publish-your-android-app-without-google-play/)
> allows you to download an application outside the Play Store. Users install
> the APK file directly on their device from a download link.