This Week in Apps

Breaking records

This week in apps I looked at the most downloaded apps in the world, Tinder's big milestone, Peacock's Squid Game moment, Slack vs. Microsoft Teams, and ended by looking at Royal Match's mountain of cash.
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Links:
The most downloaded apps in the world: https://appfigures.com/resources/insights/most-downloaded-apps-sep-2021
Newsletter: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20211022
App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
Mobile Download Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index
Mobile Revenue Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index
Top SDKs: https://appfigures.com/top-sdks
Find me on Twitter: @arielmichaeli
 

Apple‘s secret weapon

This week in apps I looked at LinkedIn's bold move, Twitter's in-app revenue, TikTok's new milestone, ironSource's latest acquisition, and how the HomePod Mini is taking over.
Rather watch? The podcast is (now) on YouTube! https://youtube.com/appfigures
Links:
Newsletter: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20211015
App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
Mobile Download Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index
Mobile Revenue Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index
Top SDKs: https://appfigures.com/top-sdks
Find me on Twitter: @arielmichaeli
 

It‘s all in the timing...

This week in apps I looked at Telegram's rise when Facebook was down, the numbers behind Mario Kart Tour, which celebrated its second anniversary, the numbers behind Houseparty which Epic killed last month, Facebook's other problem (AppLovin), and ended with a look at how home improvement is moving in-app.
Rather watch? The podcast is (now) on YouTube! https://youtube.com/appfigures
Links:
Newsletter: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20211008
App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
Mobile Download Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index
Mobile Revenue Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index
Top SDKs: https://appfigures.com/top-sdks
Find me on Twitter: @arielmichaeli
 

Gotta be original

This week in apps I looked at ratings for pre-installed iOS apps (everyone hates Apple's Podcasts app...), how original content is winning the race for Hulu and Netflix, the new race to teach kids math (via app, of course), and then I looked at the numbers behind the launch of Pokemon Unite, which we grazed last week.
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Links:
Newsletter: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20211001
App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
Global ratings for all pre-installed iOS apps: https://appfigures.com/resources/insights/apple-pre-installed-app-ratings
Mobile Download Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index
Mobile Revenue Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index
Find me on Twitter: @arielmichaeli
 

R.I.P Paid Apps

This week in apps I looked at Toast's IPO and the app behind it, Pokémon Unite's first few days, the death of paid apps, TikTok dethroning Twitch as revenue generator for creators, and lastly, how revenue is growing for dating apps in the U.S. (hint: fast)
By the way, if you like the podcast please give us a rating, so we feel the ❤️
Links:
Newsletter: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210924
App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
Mobile Download Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index
Mobile Revenue Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index
Find me on Twitter: @arielmichaeli
 

IRL is back!

This week in apps I looked at the release of Harry Potter: Magic Awakened in China, how Paramount+ compares to other streamers, analyzed Clubhouse now that it's a year old, and talked about the unlockdown while looking at downloads for New York's Excelsior app, Clear, and Ticketmaster (which is making a solid comeback).
By the way, if you like the podcast please give us a rating, so we feel the ❤️
Links:
Newsletter: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210910
App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
Mobile Download Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index
Mobile Revenue Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index
Find me on Twitter: @arielmichaeli
 

Where‘s All that Money Coming From?

This week in apps I looked at Genshin Impact's silly revenue growth, How much money Super Follows are('nt) making for Twitter, a huge increase in revenue for the top apps, the state of non-native app development, and the growth trend of WhatsApp Business which had its best month of downloads in August.
By the way, if you like the podcast please give us a rating, so we feel the ❤️
Links:
Newsletter: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210910
App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
Mobile Download Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index
Mobile Revenue Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index
The most downloaded apps in August: https://appfigures.com/resources/insights/most-downloaded-apps-aug-2021
Find me on Twitter: @arielmichaeli

Not Going to Happen!

This week in apps I looked at Korea's new Google Law and how it will impact Apple and Google, how a new rule in China will push game developers to use subscriptions, McDonald's move from toys to games, a weird TikTok meme and its impact on revenue (hint: it was big), and lastly, what you can find on the Mac App Store.
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Links:
Newsletter: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210903
App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
Mobile Download Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index
Mobile Revenue Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index
Aug. 27th TikTok meme: https://www.insider.com/tiktok-august-27-explained-manifesting-countdown-2020-8
Find me on Twitter: @arielmichaeli

Reaching New Highs!

This week in apps I looked at Peacock and Discord, which hit new revenue highs. I also looked at Headspace's battle with Calm, the Mac App Store (but there's not much there), and have the numbers to prove societies all around the world are changing post-covid.
By the way, if you like the podcast please give us a rating, so we feel the ❤️
Links:
Newsletter: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210806
App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
Mobile Download Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index
Mobile Revenue Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index
Find me on Twitter: @arielmichaeli

A bunch of firsts!

This week in apps I looked at Louis Vuitton's new game and its success in China, the return of anonymous messaging app Yik Yak (Yuk?), YouTube's amazing revenue growth over the years, HOpper's biggest month in downloads and the future of travel apps, and closed off with TikTok's creator revenue in China.
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Links:
Read online: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210820
Get App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
Mobile Download Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index
Find me on Twitter: @arielmichaeli