{"id":18667,"date":"2018-06-15T05:03:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T05:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apptopia.com\/en\/insights\/coffee-wars-starbucks-dunkin-donuts-and-mcdonalds\/"},"modified":"2018-06-15T05:03:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-15T05:03:00","slug":"coffee-wars-starbucks-dunkin-donuts-and-mcdonalds","status":"publish","type":"insight","link":"https:\/\/apptopia.com\/en\/insights\/coffee-wars-starbucks-dunkin-donuts-and-mcdonalds\/","title":{"rendered":"Coffee Wars: Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts and McDonalds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This may come as surprise to you\u2026 but most of us at Apptopia are coffee&nbsp;<em>addicts<\/em>.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>So, in the spirit of all things caffeinated, we decided to break down the apps behind the six largest coffee chains in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In no particular order, here\u2019s which ones we looked at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Caribou Coffee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dunkin Donuts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Starbucks Coffee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>McDonalds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peet\u2019s Tea &amp; Coffee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tim Horton\u2019s<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Before we get started, it&#8217;s important to understand the data we&#8217;re using:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For Downloads and DAUs, we used the last 365 days of data in the United States<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For Retention, we analyzed 30-day retention for the month of April in the United States<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">App Downloads<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image apptopia__blogu002du002dimg\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full apptopia__blog--img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/apptopia.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/61gDXXSBg9L__SY741_-Feb-10-2021-01-46-20-71-PM.webp\" alt=\"61gDXXSBg9L._SY741_\" class=\"wp-image-385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apptopia.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/61gDXXSBg9L__SY741_-Feb-10-2021-01-46-20-71-PM.webp 200w, https:\/\/apptopia.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/61gDXXSBg9L__SY741_-Feb-10-2021-01-46-20-71-PM-175x300.webp 175w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u2018To inspire and nurture the human spirit &#8212; one person, one cup, one neighborhood at a time.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s the famous slogan behind Starbucks, the largest coffee company in the United States. In our analysis, Starbucks hit nearly 9M downloads in the last 365 days across iOS and Google Play. This works out to nearly 64% more downloads than it\u2019s nearest competitors, McDonalds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#bed32b\" class=\"has-inline-color\">(Statistic graph missing)<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Daily Active Users<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>So &#8211; what coffee do the majority of Americans use every day? The answer is again, Starbucks.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/apptopia.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/81Nz6ZX8HhL__SL1500_-Feb-10-2021-01-46-19-78-PM.webp\" alt=\"81Nz6ZX8HhL._SL1500_\" class=\"wp-image-388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apptopia.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/81Nz6ZX8HhL__SL1500_-Feb-10-2021-01-46-19-78-PM.webp 200w, https:\/\/apptopia.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/81Nz6ZX8HhL__SL1500_-Feb-10-2021-01-46-19-78-PM-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Nearly 1.5M Americans use the Starbucks app&nbsp;<em>every day&nbsp;<\/em>across iOS and Google Play. That\u2019s almost DOUBLE the Daily Active Users of McDonald&#8217;s. Wow!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#bed32b\" class=\"has-inline-color\">(Statistic graph missing)<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">30-Day Retention<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Again, Starbucks separates itself from the rest of the pack when it comes to 30-day retention, especially on iOS. 30 Days after download, 15.3% of users continue to use the app &#8211; nearly 3x the closest competitor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#bed32b\" class=\"has-inline-color\">(Statistic graph missing)<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wrapping Up<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Have an app we should have added? Want to see how we use Apptopia to create these analyses?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Give a shout &#8211; we&#8217;d love to talk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This may come as surprise to you\u2026 but most of us at Apptopia are coffee&nbsp;addicts. 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