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This Week in Apps - TikTok is Gone!
#233 - Who will win the race to replace TikTok? VPNs became very popular in the last 36 hours (but don't help), the numbers behind Grok's launch, and the top games in December.
Not All AI Apps Belong To the Young
If I asked you to guess the age of users of AI apps, I'm sure you'll say quot;youngquot;, and you won't be wrong, but th...
This Week in Apps - Minting Millionaires
#234 - The App Store minted hundreds of millionaires in 2024, a new LLM is challenging ChatGPT, the streaming race is still hot, and more.
The App Store Minted Hundreds of New Millionaires in 2024
People asked me if I think there's still money in apps all the time. I can do better than share my opinion - I have the ...
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DeepSeek Crossed a Million Downloads and is About to Challenge ChatGPT
A new Large Language Model from Chinese DeepSeek has made the news last week. The model seems to be matching and even be...
$TRUMP Generated 2.5M New Downloads for Crypto Apps in a Single Week
Last weekend, just ahead of his inauguration, Donald Trump surprised the crypto world by rolling out his own meme coin. ...
Explode Wants to Dethrone Snapchat But...
Notorious social growth hacker Nikita Bier released an app that mimics the original Snapchat to quot;spite Snapquot; a c...
Revenue Shows Amazon Finally Figured Out Streaming
The streaming race is nothing but done now that everyone realized content is still king. A few apps like Peacock and Par...
LIVE: How to Do Keyword Research for App Store Optimization #ASO with Appfigures
Learn how to do effective keyword research for App Store Optimization (ASO) with Ariel from Appfigures, including live demos, tool walkthroughs, and expert tips.
No More TikTok - This is Where TikTokers Are Going
It's official, TikTok is banned in the US and has been removed from the App Store and Google Play along with CapCut and ...
A VPN Won't Help You Get on TikTok, But That's Not Stopping the Downloads!
TikTok's ban went into effect a few hours ago which means it was completely removed from the App Store and Google Play, ...
Elon's ChatGPT Competitor Finally Got Its Own App
Grok, X's AI, has finally landed as a standlone app in the US. I've been waiting for this since the model opened up thro...
Not the Christmas I Expected... Here Are the Most Downloaded Games in December
The most important month for games is behind us, so I crunched the numbers and ranked the winners and losers of this Chr...
Top Game Developers Earned Nearly $100M More in December - These Are the Highest Earning Games
December wasn't great for downloads, but if you remember the trend, revenue is going in the opposite direction, and if y...
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This Week in Apps - TikTok Ban?
#232 - I ranked the most downloaded and highest earning apps in December. How much will creators lose if TikTok is banned in the US? Facebook's got a real problem and Bluesky still has an elon problem...
How Much Will Creators Lose if TikTok is Banned?
The clock is ticking for TikTok, which is a short week away from getting banned in the US. It's now up to the Supreme Co...
The Dust Has Settled and Bluesky Still Has an Elon Problem...
Bluesky, the social media platform that managed to accomplish what others before it tried and failed - become the altern...
Mark is Just Trying to Keep Facebook Relevant...
Mark Zuckerberg announced last week that Facebook will be switching to community moderation of posts instead of handling...
Back in the Billions - The Highest Earning Apps in December
It's 2025, which means we have data to size up December - arguably the best month for many different types of apps and g...
Demand for Threads Drops Causing a Chart Shuffle - The Most Downloaded Apps in December
Unlike the amazing revenue growth apps saw in December, downloads followed a very different trend - the opposite kind. ...
This Week in Apps - What a Year!
#231 - The apps you know and probably love grew a lot more in 2024 than you probably expect. We looked at dating, streaming, ai, and more.
ChatGPT's App Revenue Grew More Than 1,000% in 2024
It's hard to say 2024 wasn't the year of AI, and not just for the tech folks but for pretty much everyone. We can see th...
Hinge Beat Tinder and Bumble with 28% Revenue Growth Last Year
2024 was a rough year for the big dating apps. That's what it looked like a few months ago, at least. The rise of niche ...
Duolingo's Subscription Revenue Rose 567% in Four Years
Is your New Year's resolution to learn a new language? If so, you're not alone. That's where Duolingo, the now defacto g...
Streaming App Revenue Crossed $5B in 2024 - Here Are The Winners & Losers
The streaming race felt a bit cooler in early 2024, but looking at revenue for the top streamers, that's not at all true...
