PUBG Takes Aim at the Clones
Clones are a huge issue for games and apps alike, one that has been going on for ages. But PUBG is no longer okay with...
HBO Max's Biggest Opener
HBO Max had a great opening week this year, and while you're probably yawning right now because growth is par for the ...
New Year, New Widget, Same Growth Strategy
A new app rose to the top of the US downloads chart this week. The app's name is Locket Widget, and it gives users the...
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Dating Apps Are No Longer (Just) for Freeloaders
Dating apps were an easy go-to when lockdowns started because of their convenience, but dating apps have a long histor...
More Couch Potato Please – Rise of the Streamers
One of my favorite go-to topics last year was movie streamers, and not just because of the big numbers they put up, bu...
Influencers = Creators = Real Business Now
TikTok is the 2 top-grossing app in the US right now. Remember the prediction I made a few weeks ago that TikTok will ...
People are Paying for Music
Another thing you can stream that now even more people are willing to open their wallets for is music. Like dating a...
Where Will Hyper Casual Games Go?
I've talked about hyper casual games, those (mostly) stick figure games that rise to the top of the charts for a few d...
The Highest-Earning Apps This Christmas
I've been waiting for this chart for quite a few months, trying to theorize who would win and by how much. Not to toot...
Apple Tops Google Play
If you looked at the most downloaded Android apps on Christmas weekend, you'd notice Apple was there. That's right! An...
The HomePod Hits Alexa & Google Home, Again, this Christmas
A while back, I [looked at downloads of Alexa and Google Home]() over the years and noticed a very alarming trend for ...
How Many Teslas Were Sold in 2021?
While we're talking proxies, one interesting chart I've been keeping my eye on is downloads of the Tesla app. The app ...
Oculus Went Mainstream in 2021
One last proxy, I promise. And I only chose it because it's a pretty significant trend that will definitely impact 202...
The Most Downloaded App in 2021
2021 was an intriguing year in mobile and propelled what I think will be a very important trend in 2022. Let's have ...
Twitter Ends the Year with a Bang
Although Twitter didn't make the most downloaded list, it did have a really good 2021. In fact, it had a great Novembe...
Apple's Latest Android App
Let's put trends on hold for a moment and talk about something that just happened. AirTags have quickly become very p...
Remember Widgetsmith?
Speaking of popular things, last year, Apple released iOS14 and with it, widgets, which were the hottest feature for t...
What Reddit's Year in Revenue Means for the Future of Creators
You know who else had a magnificent month? Reddit. Although Reddit has been around for what feels like forever but h...
Twitter's Making Money!
A few months ago, Twitter launched Super Follows, a way for users to subscribe to exclusive content from creators. If ...
What a Month for Games!
We just released our [monthly report of the most downloaded games in the world](https://appfigures.com/resources/insig...
Are Paid Games Still a Thing?
I don't normally analyze paid apps these days because there's not much going on there. But, I looked this week because...
More Games in 2021, But...
While I'm on the topic of games, as we end 2021, I was curious to see if game developers have been as busy this year a...
Big in Japan
Back to apps. One trend I covered more than once in the newsletter this year was how sports is going the app route. ES...
🎮 The Top Mobile Games in November
We crunched the numbers and ranked the games with the most downloads and revenue across the App Store and Google Play in November 2021.
