Expedia Takes on Airbnb
Vrbo, the other Airbnb has seen a big spike in downloads in the last few weeks. So high that it's now getting more dow...
This Week in Apps #75 - A Bunch of Firsts!
Apps are slowly becoming bringing everyone into the metaverse and brands are trying to stay ahead.
Fashion + NFTs = Game
French fashion house Louis Vuitton [dipped its toes into the world of mobile games](https://www.ft.com/content/e21a8cf...
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Yik What???
Earlier this week, Yik Yak made a comeback after being shut down in 2017. If you have no idea what Yik Yak is or thi...
YouTube's Mountain of Money
YouTube hasn't dropped out of the top 5 grossing apps in the U.S. App Store even once this year. Or last year. Or the ...
Hopper's AI Shines
Hopper, the travel company that uses AI to help you with travel, [raised 175M this week](https://techcrunch.com/2021/0...
TikTo's Newest Achievement
Social media is slowly becoming all about creator monetization. We can see that when looking at Twitch's and TikTok's ...
This Week in Apps #73 - Look at Them Grow!
Weather apps show massive growth in revenue, as does Disney+. Instagram kicks TikTok, and Square gets into the Buy Now Pay Later game.
Weather apps = cash machines
If you've been paying attention to the news or the Air Quality Index lately, you'd know that a lot is going on right n...
Instagram dethrones TikTok
We just published our monthly report of the most downloaded apps in July, and it comes with a small surprise. 
Square wants you to spend more money
Buy now pay later services have seen a serious boom in the last few years. A combination of more time to shop and easi...
Who's this other Uber?
If I'd ask you to name a company that can give you a ride, deliver food to your door, and rent you an electric scooter...
What a month for Disney+
July was a busy month for Disney. It opened with Black Widow, which had fans waiting to see since 2004, and ended with...
This Week in Apps #70 - ESPN, Dinsey, Instagram, and more
It's been a solid week of growth for all different types of apps, from sports to travel and social media.
Gooooooooooooooool
Sports dominated this week. EURO 2020 finals (soccer), NBA finals (basketball), MLB All-Star game (baseball), and a UF...
Instagram explosion
It's been a while since I looked at download trends for Instagram. Why, you ask? Because they've been pretty flat for ...
The most downloaded apps in June
This week we released our monthly report of the most downloaded apps in the world for the month of June. 
Disney's new princess
Black Widow, the MCU's latest episode, opened last weekend, and unlike F9, which went with the (very) old model of the...
Travel downloads up 86% from last year
This week's indication that the unlockdown is happening comes from the Mobile Download Index. In the last year, one ca...
This Week in Apps #69 - Come Sail Away
Didi's IPO and immediate shutdown in China raised interesting questions while Nextdoor plans its IPO and social media keeps expanding.
This Week in Apps #68 - Peacock, Clubhouse, Crypto, and more.
A lot has happened this week but the gist is pretty clear, everything is growing.
It's Time to Move Around the Cabin
Vaccines summer travel. Let's end the week on a high note by looking at the continuing unlockdown. To get an idea o...
More Hopper
Travel is continuing to pick up steam and return to pre-pandemic trends. This week, flight and hotel booking app Hoppe...
