2026 NBA Finals Draws New Users to Streaming Apps
Tracking aggregate metrics for streaming apps during content events can only provide so much info. You can see below this paragraph that daily active users increased... Read more.
SpaceX IPO Doubled Robinhood’s Download Volume
The biggest IPO in history gave Robinhood a boost in engagement and news users. On June 12, the day SpaceX began trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker SPCX, US... Read more.
Linkedin’s Time Spent per User Is up 25% Year-to-Date, the Fastest in Social, as Its 360Brew AI Feed Takes Hold
When LinkedIn’s data science team pushed the 360Brew feed-ranking model live, Apptopia’s user-level panel started picking up a clear acceleration in... Read more.
Gen AI Chatbots: June 2026 Apptopia Data Brief, Claude Continues Reducing U.S. Daily Mobile User Gap With ChatGPT as Both Head for IPO
Claude mobile app DAUs in the US are up 1,100% YTD while ChatGPT has slipped 12%. Microsoft’s consumer Copilot app has seen the largest drop at 60%, contributing... Read more.
Strava’s April Download Surge Hit an All-Time High Right Before Potential IPO
Strava, the private fitness platform reportedly preparing for a 2026 IPO, just posted its strongest download month on record. April 2026 generated 924k US downloads... Read more.
America’s Gig Workforce Is Growing — Led by Gen Z
More Americans are turning to gig-work, according to Apptopia’s data on the six largest worker-side apps: DoorDash-Dasher, Uber-Driver, Instacart Shopper,... Read more.
Threads Is Bleeding Users, X Is Winning on Every Engagement Metric We Track
Global DAUs of Threads have declined every month for the past eight months. US DAUs of the app have declined for seven out of the past eight months. US DAUs are... Read more.
Whatnot Hits Record Downloads in April, Rivals TikTok Engagement
Whatnot, the live-auction shopping app, pulled 4.6 million US downloads in April 2026, its highest monthly total on record. That’s a 57% increase over April... Read more.
Gen AI Chatbots: May 2026 Apptopia Data Brief, DAUs fall but high frequency usage is sticky
Daily active users of the Gen AI Chatbot app market in the US have contracted 1.5% month-over-month in April. DAUs still remain elevated 3.8% from February. The... Read more.
OSB App Market Grows Monthly Users 11% in Q1 2026 As Engagement Continues To Fall
While MAU grew 10.7% for the US sportsbook market, DAU shrunk 4.7% YoY in Q1 2026. When MAU increases and DAU decreases, this points to a decrease in engagement.... Read more.