Back to apps. One trend I covered more than once in the newsletter this year was how sports is going the app route. ESPN made that very clear, but there's another app that popped into our highest-earning list that's worth mentioning.
When I saw Apple chose it as the Apple TV App of the Year, I wanted to take a closer look and see how it's fared this lockdown season.
Short answer: Better than Minecraft!
Since turning on in-app payments in 2017, net revenue has seen steady growth quarter after quarter. DAZN ended 2020 with $69 million in net revenue, and we project 2021 to earn the sport-streamer nearly $100,000,000.
But wait, what's DAZN? A sports streaming app where you can catch boxing matches. Other sports too, but from what I've seen, mainly boxing matches. It launched in Australia and Japan back in 2016 and slowly made its way west, with the US getting access in 2018.
Japan is still one of DAZN's biggest countries by revenue.
ChatGPT's mobile app is no longer alone in AI, but Appfigures estimates show it is still the revenue leader by a wide margin.
HBO Max filled its biggest remaining European gaps in 2026. The UK brought the biggest mobile audience, while Germany and Switzerland showed stronger revenue depth.