Instagram dethrones TikTok
We just published our monthly report of the most downloaded apps in July, and it comes with a small surprise. 
Square wants you to spend more money
Buy now pay later services have seen a serious boom in the last few years. A combination of more time to shop and easi...
Who's this other Uber?
If I'd ask you to name a company that can give you a ride, deliver food to your door, and rent you an electric scooter...
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What a month for Disney+
July was a busy month for Disney. It opened with Black Widow, which had fans waiting to see since 2004, and ended with...
Going for gold!
After delays and controversy, the Olympic games finally kicked off in Japan last Friday. Are people interested in wa...
Why is Netflix playing games?
Netflix announced that they're expanding into a new area--mobile game development. That's right, Netflix wants to to...
Not a doctor
Nintendo announced last week that it's going to hit the undo button on Dr. Mario World, the game they released just be...
Clubhouse is open to all, but...
Clubhouse, the audio-twitter, has been making big moves over the last few months. First, it rolled out an Android app,...
Oh snap!
Snapchat was in the news a lot this morning and last night. Why? A series of unfortunate events lead to a lot of frust...
Outbrain is going public
Last summer, we saw a slew of mobile-related IPOs, a few of which I [covered in this newsletter](https://appfigures.co...
And Duolingo
Did you attempt to learn a new language during the pandemic? You're not the only one. Duolingo, the popular language-l...
Robinhood, too
Last IPO for today is, again, a favorite app of mine--Robinhood. I've been a user of Robinhood for quite a while now a...
HBO Max's takes its success international
One of my favorite streamers, HBO Max, made its first post-launch expansion last month. The streaming platform the too...
Peloton is doing what?
Peloton, which makes exercise bikes and live classes, announced it's working a game to get bike owners cycling. It fee...
🎮 The Top Mobile Games in June by Downloads and Revenue
We crunched the numbers and ranked the games with the most downloads and revenue across the App Store and Google Play in June 2021.
Gooooooooooooooool
Sports dominated this week. EURO 2020 finals (soccer), NBA finals (basketball), MLB All-Star game (baseball), and a UF...
Instagram explosion
It's been a while since I looked at download trends for Instagram. Why, you ask? Because they've been pretty flat for ...
The most downloaded apps in June
This week we released our monthly report of the most downloaded apps in the world for the month of June. 
Disney's new princess
Black Widow, the MCU's latest episode, opened last weekend, and unlike F9, which went with the (very) old model of the...
Travel downloads up 86% from last year
This week's indication that the unlockdown is happening comes from the Mobile Download Index. In the last year, one ca...
The Top Mobile Apps in June by Downloads and Revenue
We crunched the numbers and ranked the apps with the most downloads and revenue across the App Store and Google Play in June 2021.
China hits the U.S. via the App Store
The big controversy this week revolves around Didi, China's Uber. The company IPOd in the U.S. last week, raising 4.4...
How big is GETTER?
Last week I had a quick look at GETTR, a new social media app that vows to protect free speech from ex-trump spokesper...
The neighborhood is getting bigger
Another IPO that's happening now is Nextdoor, an app for neighborhoods to stay connected. If you look at Nextdoor's h...
