Another Record Crushed! The Highest Earning Games in October
Last week we looked at the most-downloaded apps, which means this week, it's time to rank apps and games by revenue. We...
A Streaming Blunder Leads to 3,500% Growth in Downloads for These Apps
While browsing the top apps in the US I noticed an icon I haven't seen at the top of the chart before. That icon was for...
The Day Twitter Blue Finally Made Real Money
A lot is going on at and with Twitter right now. There are lots of opinions out there, all of which I will ignore and fo...
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Affirm Takes the Lead from Klarna in the US
Black Friday -- the official one, not the excuse lots of retailers are using to offer discounts in October -- is just ar...
TikTok's Comeback! The Highest Earning Apps in October
This week I also ranked the highest-earning apps in the US, and was welcomed by a new winner -- TikTok! TikTok was th...
Where Facebook is (Still) On Top - The Most Downloaded Apps in October
Now that October is all done, and that I've looked at numbers related to the Twitter madness that's taken over the news ...
Which Social Platforms Grew the Most In the Last Few Years? Not Snapchat...
A lot has changed for social platforms over the last few years, and the trend is clearly visible when looking at downloa...
A Bit More Casual - The Most Downloaded Mobile Games in October
I crunched the numbers and ranked the most downloaded mobile games in the world for October, and it's safe to say ATT's ...
Millions of US Shoppers Downloaded This New Chinese Shopping App
Fast fashion, also known as cheap fashion, has been gaining momentum over the last few years. That market generally belo...
Gas, the Overnight Sensation, is Actually Making Money
I've been following Gas, an anonymous messaging app for kids I expected to disappear as quickly as it appeared. But I wa...
Amazon's New Play for Music Streaming
Spotify and Apple Music are the most popular destinations for music streaming these days (even though Pandora is one of ...
YouTube's About to Lock In Its App Store Revenue Lead
YouTube has become one of my main channels for acquiring knowledge and entertainment these days. In other words, it's wh...
Twitter's App Revenue Grew in October, But...
October is behind us, which means it's time to take a look at Twitter's in-app revenue. This month is a bit special - it...
Mastodon Sees Downloads Soar After Elon Took Twitter
Elon's takeover of Twitter prompted some users to look for an alternative. While there isn't a true replacement for Twit...
Taylor Swift Gave Ticketmaster a Brand New Record!
Taylor Swift made history last week by taking over all Top 10 songs on Billboard Hot 100 with her new album. She's the f...
Snapchat's App Revenue Is... Stable
A few months ago, Snapchat gave its users the option to pay to get early access to features, and the first month of th...
The Mac App Store is Still Stuck...
For a long time now I've been hoping the Mac App Store will take off. Maybe it's because I'm a hopeless romantic, or m...
NFTs Skyrocket Reddit's Mobile Revenue to Highest Ever
Reddit's mobile app topped the charts for a good chunk of days last week. That demand also gave the red alien its bigg...
NFT Marketplace Veve Collectibles Revenue Down 84% in 2022
Reddit's foray into NFTs within a mobile app is exciting, but they're not the biggest or the highest-earning app to do...
The First Million - Did Marvel Get Monetization Right with Snap?
Marvel recently launched Snap, a card battler with your favorite MCU characters. Many like Snap's simpler approach to ...
Trump's Truth Social Launches on Android - First Week Numbers
Trump's social network Truth finally launched on Google Play last week, nearly eight months after launching on the App S...
Will Kanye West Buying Parler Legitimize It Enough?
There's a lot going on with Kanye West right now, none of which I really want to think about, except for this one thing ...
Amazon's Second Prime Day of the Year Didn't Really Impact Downloads...
Amazon tried something interesting this year by attempting to kick off the holiday shopping season before Thanksgiving o...
Peacock's Latest Release Helped It Overtake Netflix
The streaming race got some attention again this week after mostly being over for a while. The big news was Netflix's pl...
