Gen AI Chatbots: January 2026 Apptopia Data Brief
ChatGPT maintains category leadership with approximately 35% DAU market share domestically and close to 50% worldwide. The incumbent position remains secure even... Read more.
Kalshi has its own audience, but is threatening to take sportsbook users
Kalshi, the predictions market platform, is growing mobile app daily active users. Giving the timing, the NFL season and College Football, have had a big impact... Read more.
Netflix’s Market Share Is Either 55% or 3.5%—The DOJ Has to Pick One
The $82.7 billion question hanging over Netflix’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery isn’t whether regulators will scrutinize the deal, but... Read more.
Amazon’s Gen Z Problem: Mobile Data Shows Walmart Closing the Gap
Amazon is slowly losing its grip on the next generation of mobile customers and Walmart is benefitting. As far as mobile commerce goes, Amazon is still the larger... Read more.
Black Friday 2025: Consumers Download More Apps But Spend Less Time Shopping
While online spending hit a record dollar amount for the Black Friday holiday weekend, Time Spent per DAU in retailer mobile apps was down 18.2% year-over-year (YoY),... Read more.
Starbucks Churn Jumps 36% Among Power Users as Dutch Bros Surges—But Is It Really a Threat?
Dutch Bros is on a tear. The coffee chain’s app growth is outpacing major competitors in Starbucks and Dunkin. Starbucks has only had two months within the... Read more.
Anthropic’s Hopes of Claude Being a Mass Consumer Product May Be Over
ChatGPT’s mobile app market share is being challenged by Google Gemini. Gemini has increased its share of DAUs for two consecutive months, even cutting short... Read more.
Finance Apps With The Most Gen Z MAUs
Our latest data on the top 50 US finance apps (by Q3 2025 MAU) shows Cash App dominating Gen Z engagement by an absurd margin. It came in at 1,319% above the category... Read more.
Top QSR apps in the U.S. for April 2023 by Downloads
The original article is posted at QSR Magazine, where I write a monthly column. The top 10 quick-service restaurant apps in the U.S. were downloaded... Read more.
4 of the 5 most downloaded apps in the U.S. are developed and published by Chinese companies
Despite concerns about data privacy and security, several Chinese apps have continued to gain a significant following, with millions of Americans using them on a... Read more.