App EconomySports BettingTravel Mobile macro – gig apps jump, sportsbooks growth recent highs, travel slows July 29, 2024 Tom Grant July 29, 2024 This was first published July 26, in our weekly newsletter Apptopia Insight. To receive insights like this weekly, sign up here. (JET/UBER) Gig apps jump – food delivery & rideshare apps trended up in June, up +6% YoY after more modest growth in recent months. (FLTR) Sportsbook growth at recent highs – Sportsbooks apps are accelerating, with downloads +45% YoY in June – its highest level in the last 12 months. (Airlines) Travel slows – travel app downloads slowed, -1% YoY, after improvement in recent months. Airlines led the charge, with AAL / UAL / DAL /JBLU all decelerating on YoY growth in June. June mobile macro We use aggregated download data to check on sector-level trends across mobile apps. Gig apps jump – food delivery & rideshare apps trended up in June, up +6% YoY after more modest growth in recent months. JET / Grubhub jumped in June, up to +24% YoY – likely driven by the Amazon Prime partnership. Uber also improved in June, up to +4% YoY after being negative in May. Sportsbook growth at recent highs – Sportsbooks apps are accelerating, with downloads +45% YoY in June – its highest level in the last 12 months. In June, the growth was driven by Fanduel – jumping to +61% YoY. DraftKing’s growth remains strong but decelerated from May. Travel slows – travel app downloads slowed, -1% YoY, after improvement in recent months. Airlines led the charge, with AAL / UAL / DAL /JBLU all decelerating on YoY growth in June. Reach out for our detailed 2Q earnings preview report Questions on the underlying data included in this analysis? Data request Tom Grant