Google Halts Payments in Russia
Google announced early Thursday that effective immediately, [Google Play's billing system is on pause in Russia](https...
Did Someone Forget To Turn Off Ads for Talking Ben the Dog?
I've been analyzing the top charts for Russia and the surrounding countries a lot this week, for obvious reasons, and ...
Rising Gas Prices Grow Demand for GasBuddy By 1,200%
Gas prices have been on the rise in recent months, and the situation in Russia has pushed prices even higher. The hi...
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Bleacher Report's PPV Event Scored BIG
Over the weekend, I spotted an app I don't normally see in the top-grossing list, or really, much at all. That's Bleac...
The Highest Earning Apps in February
This week I crunched the numbers to rank the highest-earning apps in the US. I'll be looking at games next week. ![]...
VPN Apps Save Millions from Censorship in Russia
Demand for VPN apps is skyrocketing in Russia right now as the government tightens censorship
Reface Takes a Stand and Gets a Standing Ovation
This week Reface, an app that shapeshifts faces using AI to look like celebrities, went viral after [taking a stand](h...
VPNs Top Russia's App Store
Edit: We've updated the numbers and added more details in a new article. Check it out rarr; While most of the attenti...
Demand for News Apps Quadrupled Last Week - CNN, Al Jazeera, and Newsmax In the Lead
News is obviously hot right now, and I already showed that it's channels and not aggregators that are in demand [last ...
Microsoft Word Was One of the Most Downloaded Apps in the World in February
I'm early again this week with our monthly analysis of the most downloaded apps and games in the world for February. I...
Hyper Casuals Make a Comeback
I've analyzed the most downloaded games in February (early, again!) this week, and hey, it's Wordle up top! Kind of. ...
Donald Trump's Truth Social Hits 1,000,000 Downloads in First Week
Donald Trump has officially joined the social media platform race this week with the public rollout of his platform, T...
Readers Choose CNN and Fox Over Aggregators
With so much happening in the news this week, I had to look to see if the trend we've seen in the last few years with ...
Signal Tops the App Store in Ukraine
I was surprised to see news apps weren't at the top of the App Store and Google Play in Ukraine, given the current sit...
The Mobile Index for Travel in Ukraine is Exploding Right now
The [Mobile Download Index](https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index) is a great way to understand consumpti...
Global App and Game Ratings Cross 14 Billion
I talk about ratings a lot in my [Keyword Teardowns](/resources/keyword-teardowns) because they've become one of the m...
India Bans 54 Apps and Games, Including a Top China-Backed Game
Last week the government of India instructed app store operators to remove a list of 54 apps and games from their stor...
The Highest-Earning Games in the US
Speaking of games, this week I crunched the numbers to rank the highest-earning games (and apps, a bit below) in the U...
TikTok Was the Highest-Earning App in the US Last Month
This week I also crunched the numbers to rank the highest-earning apps in the US, so you can see the full picture, and...
The Super Bowl Reminded Us About the Olympics
Have you been watching the Olympic games? I love sports but missed out on most of the first week simply because it w...
How Much Free Bitcoin is Coinbase Giving Away?
Coinbase, the crypto trading platform that's almost synonymous with cryptocurrency, went big this Super Bowl with a cl...
Apple's Losing Battle in the Netherlands
A few weeks ago, regulators in the Netherlands ruled that Apple must allow dating apps to integrate 3rd party payment ...
Dating By Emoji?? Why Bumble Acquired Fruitz
Bumble has announced its first acquisition earlier this week. Fruitz, the company Bumble will be acquiring, is a dati...
Disney+ vs. HBO Max - Who will Take the Lead in 2022?
The last few months have been busy for the top streamers in the US. Hits like the Matrix Resurrections and Encanto hav...
