Uber and Lyft May Have Outgrown the US, But Not Waymo!
I recently visited San Francisco (for GDC), and it was hard not to see the swarm of Waymos driving around, picking up an...
Airbnb Ends Its Best Summer To Date
Airbnb has been in the news a lot recently, and not just because of founder mode. For a few years, I used Airbnb's down...
Non-Traditional Car Rentals Continue to Dominate Growth
A few summers ago I looked at the car rental market on mobile to see who's the go-to. As a user of most of those apps (b...
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Hopper Goes from Leader to Loser in Travel Booking Race
Hotel booking, when it came to apps, was a game Expedia won. But then the pandemic happened, erasing demand substantiall...
Airbnb's Best Summer Ever!
Airbnb's (ABNB) app downloads has been a very good proxy for understanding the impact of covid lockdowns on mobility and...
Everyone Wants to Drive for Uber (and some for Lyft)!
Driving for Uber (UBER) and Lyft (LYFT) has become a real job. Not that this is new in any way, but as a result of covid...
Scooters Lose Their Hype - Downloads Down Post-Pandemic
Scooter rental apps are one of my favorite topics to look at during the summer. Downloads peak in August, and over the l...
This Week in Apps - Not Over Yet
#168 - Turo's downloads double, Zoom hits a new milestone, ChatGPT didn't crush 3rd parties, and more!
Turo is the Most Downloaded Car Rental App Right Now
Summertime means travel time. And wouldn't it be nicer to travel in class? Turo, the Airbnb of car rentals, offers exac...
This Week in Apps #125 - Another Overnight Success
MD Vinyl took over the App Store, Jackpoket won the lottery, the highest earning games made more money in July, and more!
Scooter Apps are Gearing Up for their Best Year of Downloads
Scooter rental apps peak in August. That's been the case every year since electric scooters became a serious mode of t...
This Week in Apps #122 - Mergers Or Acquisitions?
App Tracking Transparency continues to (re)shape the mobile game world, yet in-app revenue continues to grow. That and more in this week's episode.
Tracking Border Crossings into Canada with Downloads
I found an interesting trend where downloads of an app can be used as a proxy to what's going on IRL -- Traveling to C...
This Week in Apps #121 - Big Battles Ahead
TikTok is under fire, Twitter's revenue isn't growing, Google Maps and Waz are on fire, and more.
Google's Mapping Empire Nearly Doubled So Far in 2022
Last week I looked at how revenge travel is sky-rocketing and how well we can see it translate into downloads. I looke...
This Week in Apps #120 - Let's Roam Around the Cabin
Travel is big right now, and apps is where it's starting. Also, Reddit gets big downloads while Clubhouse loses most downloads.
Demand for Car Rental Apps Hits All-Time High
Summer is finally here, and with it, something many of us have been missing for the last few years. Travel! Car rent...
Airline Cancellations Drive Millions of App Downloads
Everyone I talk to who traveled by plane recently had to mention how their flight was canceled at least twice and the ...
Travel Booking Apps Reach New Highs
Airlines and travel booking apps aren't identical, but like airlines, demand for booking apps hit a whole new kind of ...
This Week in Apps #114 - Lots of Turbulence Ahead
AppLovin acquires Wordle, Airbnb loses its crown, Twitch too, Bumble stumbles, and VPNs still dominate Russia.
Airbnb is No Longer the King of Short-Term Rentals...
Airbnb has made an amazing comeback in the last month. After having downloads disappear due to lockdowns in early 2020...
Airbnb Beat COVID, Sets a New Daily Downloads High
It's been a while since we looked at how apps that were hit the hardest by covid lockdowns are faring. I'm happy to sh...
This Week in Apps #111 - They're All Talking About It!
Apple's about to delete 35% of the App Store, Elon doubles Twitter, Trump joins his own social media network, and more.
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...
