This Week in Apps

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

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

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

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

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)

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Links:

• Newsletter: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210924

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).

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Links:

• Newsletter: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210910

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.

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Links:

• Newsletter: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210910

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

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.

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Links:

• Newsletter: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210806

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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• Read online: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210820