Dataai State of Mobile 2024 en
Dataai State of Mobile 2024 en
MOBILE 2024
The Industry's Leading Report
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data.ai | E X E C U T I V E S U M M A R Y
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data.ai | E X E C U T I V E S U M M A R Y
New App App Store Daily Time Spent Mobile Total Hours
Downloads Spend Per User Ad Spend Spent
iOS, Google Play, Third- iOS, Google Play, Third- Android Phones; Weighted Android phones
Party Android in China Party Android in China Average Among Top 10
Mobile-First Markets
>489,000 apps >$325,000 spent per 1/3 of daily Larger than the total 14 Billion hours
downloaded per minute in 2023 waking hours economies of countries collectively per day
minute in 2023 including Colombia, Finland in 2023
and New Zealand
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Contents
01 Macro Mobile Trends 08 Food & Drink
04 Finance 11 Sports
07 Social
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App IQ & Game IQ Taxonomy
1.2 Million Apps Classified / 321 Subgenres Total
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Top Performers by Mobile Performance Score
Mobile Performance Score is the industry's first mobile scoring system that's like a credit score, but for apps.
Track Trending apps by their MPS within your genre: Compare apps to see each quadrant's performance by hovering over them.
Apps may have the same MPS score, but their quadrant score may be different:
Top Performer for Genre: Apps | Entertainment
Kwai Max: Stream HBO, TV, & Movies TikTok Star+ Spotify
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Source: data.ai Intelligence | Note: Excludes apps without a calculated Mobile Performance Score. Apps Mobile Performance Score calculated as the average weekly score in 2023 at the country / genre level.
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See How Top Breakout Apps in 2023 Improved Their Scores
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Consumers are increasingly spending more time in apps, creating new opportunities Mike Holtgrewe
for brands to build direct relationships with customers. Marketers who invest in Head of Sales, Apps
developing seamless app experiences and advanced app solutions are meeting
consumer expectations and driving ROI for their businesses.
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MACRO MOBILE TRENDS Average Daily Hours Spent on Mobile Per User
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Top 20 Mobile Markets in 2023 MACRO MOBILE TRENDS
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Plan with confidence:
Read our 5 Mobile App Predictions for 2024.
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MACRO MOBILE TRENDS
First Time, Then Money: App Spend Climbs During Disposable Income Squeeze as Mobile Takes
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Source: data.ai Intelligence and OECD | Note: Consumer Spend across iOS, Google Play; Spend is gross — inclusive of any percent taken by the app stores. Disposable income growth and consumer spend growth are both indexed to Q1 2017. Household disposable income data
from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and available through Q2 2023.
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MACRO MOBILE TRENDS
Will Consumers Soon Spend More in Apps Than Games? More Than $60 Billion Spent in Apps
Yearly Worldwide App Consumer Spend Worldwide Consumer Spend Growth by App Genre
2014 - 2023 iOS and Google Play only: 2023 vs. 2022
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Source: data.ai Intelligence | Note: Consumer Spend across iOS & Google Play and third-party Android stores in China; App genre breakdown includes iOS and Google Play only. Spend is gross — inclusive of any percent taken by the app stores. Based on App IQ
Taxonomy as of Jan 4, 2024.
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Top 20 Global App Subgenres by Downloads in 2023 MACRO MOBILE TRENDS
Source: data.ai Intelligence | Note: Among non-gaming apps; Downloads and spend across iOS & Google Play and China is iOS only.Time spent is Android phones only;
Spend is gross — inclusive of any percent taken by the app stores; Based on App IQ primary categorization as of Jan 4, 2024
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Top 20 Global App Subgenres by Time Spent (Hours) in 2023 MACRO MOBILE TRENDS
The App Market is Resilient: Entertainment and Social Apps See Strong Growth — and
Downloads: App Growth 2023 YoY Consumer Spend: App Growth 2023 YoY Time Spent (Hours): App Growth 2023 YoY
Source: data.ai Intelligence and OECD | Note: Consumer Spend across iOS & Google Play and China is iOS only; Spend is gross — inclusive of any percent taken by the app stores. Time Spent on Android phones; Based on App IQ Taxonomy as of Jan 4, 2024.
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MACRO MOBILE TRENDS Number of Apps Surpassing Annual Global Consumer Spend
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Source: data.ai Intelligence | Note: Consumer Spend across iOS, Google Play, iOS only for China;
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MACRO MOBILE TRENDS Apps to Reach $1 Billion in Annual Global Consumer Spend
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MACRO MOBILE TRENDS
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MACRO MOBILE TRENDS
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data.ai | S T A T E O F M O B I L E 2 0 2 4
AI on Mobile
AI took the world by storm in 2023, and mobile was no exception. Generative AI was
the breakout mobile genre and market leaders across verticals integrated AI into
their mobile solutions.
In 2023, we became #1 French consumer app publisher in the world by focusing on Jean-Baptiste Hironde
creating exceptional products for profitable growth. Leveraging data.ai for market CEO & Founder
insights allows us to build scalable publishing solutions with our expanding
community of developers. With 2024's AI Act reshaping the landscape, market
foresight becomes indispensable.
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Generative AI App Weekly Downloads by Subgenre AI ON MOBILE
Worldwide
Generative AI is the Breakout
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Source: data.ai Intelligence | Note: Cohort of select apps that have added AI features.
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AI ON MOBILE Apps with AI-Related Terms in App Names or Descriptions in 2023
The majority of ai-related apps launched in 2023. For Release Years for Apps with AI-Related Terms
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Gaming
Demand for games at all-time high, yet spending on in-game purchases cools.
data.ai offers market industry benchmarking and competitive insights that are an Matt Liu
essential aid to companies that desire to be at the forefront. Complementing our Head of NetEase Games Overseas Publishing
own analytics, it offers side by side view of market data that affords us the
opportunity to maintain a competitive edge, to remain innovative and to have the
ability to pivot as the fast paced gaming market requires.
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GAMING Mobile Game Consumer Spend Growth
new grounds, crossing $4 Billion in all-time consumer Mobile Game Download Growth
spend in Q1 2023.
Worldwide
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Master and Attack Hole were key download drivers, but 80B 6.65B -1.83B
2023 saw some surprise hits such as Avatar Life
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Source: data.ai Intelligence | Note: Downloads across iOS, Google Play and third-party Android in China combined; Time spent is Android phones only;
Spend is gross — inclusive of any percent taken by the app stores
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GAMING
Over 1.1 B Downloads, $1.5B Spend Spent Per Week on Mobile Games Globally in 2023
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Source: data.ai Intelligence | Note: Downloads and consumer spend are across iOS and Google Play. iOS only for China.
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GAMING
#1 - Hypercasual #5 - Puzzle
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Top 20 Global Game Subgenres by Downloads in 2023 GAMING
Fewer New Releases Enter the Market; Average Downloads of Past Releases Surpass Volume
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Source: data.ai Intelligence | Note: Downloads across iOS, Google Play, iOS only for China; Spend is gross — inclusive of any percent taken by the app stores.
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Worldwide
Top Genre by Market Concentration Share of Downloads by Time Since Release Top 3 Games
Top 3 Game Share of Market Top 20 Share of Market Rest of Market < 6 Mths 6 Mths to 1 Yr 1 to 2 Yrs > 2 Yrs
Party 23.3% 45.8% 30.9% 31.39% 65.38%
Other 18.2% 38.8% 43.1% 12.01% 42.10% 40.98%
Shooting 15.8% 19.9% 64.3% 27.64% 65.56%
Sports 15.4% 23.7% 60.9% 25.28% 68.29%
Match 12.9% 20.2% 66.9% 9.91% 33.17% 52.57%
Tabletop 11.6% 19.9% 68.4% 27.92% 64.52%
Strategy 10.8% 31.9% 57.3% 29.02% 61.44%
Racing 9.5% 22.8% 67.7% 20.43% 67.87%
Puzzle 8.3% 13.4% 78.3% 29.69% 60.37%
RPG 8.0% 17.1% 74.8% 12.01% 20.92% 26.81% 40.27%
Action 7.4% 15.6% 77.1% 19.58% 69.24%
Casino 10.3% 85.2% 19.14% 29.34% 45.40%
Kids 10.6% 85.4% 24.43% 69.94%
Simulation 10.3% 85.7% 32.21% 52.63%
Hypercasual 7.6% 90.3% 13.03% 55.30% 27.44%
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Top 20 Global Game Subgenres by Consumer Spend in 2023 GAMING
Older Games Are Driving Revenue While Average Consumer Spend Among
New Releases Remains Stable
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Battle) Creative Sandbox)
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$10M 3 Location RPG) Luck Battle) | Battle Royale) | Luck Battle) (Simulation |
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Source: data.ai Intelligence | Note: Consumer spend across iOS, Google Play, iOS only for China; Spend is gross — inclusive of any percent taken by the app stores.
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Worldwide
Top Genre by Market Concentration Share of Consumer Spend by Time Since Release Top 3 Games
Top 3 Game Share of Market Top 20 Share of Market Rest of Market < 6 Mths 6 Mths to 1 Yr 1 to 2 Yrs > 2 Yrs
Party 81.0% 15.0% 40.8% 59.1%
Other 75.6% 20.5% 97.3%
Shooting 58.2% 34.7% 7.1% 94.5%
Action 53.1% 34.0% 12.9% 94.4%
Match 43.6% 35.1% 21.3% 8.1% 90.9%
Racing 42.5% 41.2% 16.3% 14.4% 8.8% 76.7%
Sports 38.0% 35.8% 26.2% 8.7% 87.3%
Simulation 35.1% 23.2% 41.7% 20.3% 75.9%
Tabletop 34.5% 38.3% 27.2% 94.6%
Kids 33.9% 16.9% 49.2% 11.2% 87.3%
Puzzle 33.9% 29.3% 36.8% 7.3% 91.2%
Hypercasual 19.8% 32.9% 47.3% 10.0% 56.9% 31.5%
Strategy 14.9% 42.4% 42.7% 20.4% 76.8%
Casino 12.2% 34.2% 53.5% 7.5% 91.9%
RPG 12.1% 28.3% 59.6% 12.5% 23.5% 59.4%
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Source: data.ai Intelligence | Note: Consumer spend across iOS, Google Play, iOS only for China; Spend is gross — inclusive of any percent taken by the app stores. Genre breakdown based on data.ai Game IQ Taxonomy as of January 4th, 2024
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MACRO MOBILE TRENDS
RPG | Team Battle 191.98M Honkai: Star Rail Party | Luck Battle $1,196.54M Coin Master
Source: data.ai Intelligence | Note: Downloads and consumer spend across iOS and Google Play. iOS Only for China. Spend is gross — inclusive of any percent taken by the app stores
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Top 20 Global Game Subgenres by Time Spent in 2023 GAMING
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2023 Top Games & Breakout Rankings by Market | Games
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Source: data.ai Intelligence | Note: Top apps by year-over-year download and consumer spend growth across iOS and Google Play. MAU Growth on iPhone and Android Phone. Games apps are classified using data.ai's Game IQ taxonomy as of Jan 4, 2024.
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Finance
Consumers feel the financial pressure: personal loans on the rise as crypto trading and
investing growth stalls. The lines between different subgenres continues to blur as "super
apps" add new features.
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making it easy to find parking, fuel, and repair shops to offering innovative safe
driving tools like Drivewise and crash detection services, we’re continually enhancing
the Allstate mobile app to give customers more ways to seamlessly connect with their
coverage and protect what matters most.
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Finance Subgenre App Downloads Top Apps by Downloads FINANCE
by Country in 2023
Consumers Embrace Mobile
Powered by data.ai's App IQ Taxonomy
90%
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regulations — plus the unique consumer needs for each
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impacts of the global economy on the app ecosystem
Source: data.ai Intelligence | Note: Downloads across iOS, Google Play; China is iOS only.
Apps are classified using data.ai's App IQ taxonomy. Inflation is from the OECD.
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FINANCE Features for Finance "Super Apps"
In a competitive mobile market, top finance apps have Google Digital Wallets &
Pay Payment
continued to add new features to incentivize customers
turning to their app for all finance needs, from mobile Alipay Digital Wallets &
Payment
banking to sending money to trading in crypto. Super
apps have become particularly popular in China, with Nubank Mobile Banking
Alipay as a prime example.
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data.ai's Feature Tags reveals that all of the top markets
have at least one app with four or more of the features
listed here, and several including the US, UK, China and
Brazil have three or more such apps. These apps tend to
be market leaders in the finance space. In fact, these Features for Finance "Super Apps"
super apps control more than 20% of the Finance monthly
Share of Finance Downloads Share of Finance MAU
active user base in China (47%), the US (32%) and
Argentina (24%).
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the feature tags — with 20 different features tagged
specific to the Finance genre alone. Filter by different
features to see what is helping apps stay on top. Source: data.ai Intelligence | Note: Includes Mobile Banking and Digital Wallets & Payment apps among the top 10 Finance apps by downloads in each market.
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2023 Rankings by Market | Finance
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Source: data.ai Intelligence | Note: Top Apps by year-over-year downloads growth across iOS, Google Play. MAU Growth on iPhone and Android Phone. Finance apps are classified using data.ai's App IQ taxonomy as of Jan 4, 2024.
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Retail
Personalization, optimized experience, frictionless checkout: mobile shopping apps bridge
in-person and at-home shopping experiences.
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Annual Hours Spent in Shopping Apps RETAIL
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2020 2021 2022 2023 United States saw a dip in time spent in 2023, other
markets bucked this trend. The leaders by YoY growth
were Brazil (+31%), Australia (+13%), and Mexico (+7%).
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Source: data.ai Intelligence | Note: Android Phones. Shopping apps are classified using data.ai's App IQ taxonomy.
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Shopping Subgenre Year-over-Year Top Apps by Breakout RETAIL
Pharmacy & 6 JD.COM E-Commerce mortar stores, which are capitalizing on the return to in-
Drugstore person shopping to boost mobile adoption. Supermarket
7 95分 Resell & Convenience Store and Retailer Store apps saw year-
Malls & Shopping over-year download growth at 9% and 7%, respectively,
Centers
8 1688.com E-Commerce well ahead of E-Commerce's -7% annual growth.
E-Commerce
9 LimeRoad E-Commerce For brick & mortar retailers, it is clear that failing to
embrace a mobile shopping experience puts you at a
BNPL 10 Wildberries E-Commerce disadvantage.
Other Shopping
0 5% 10% 15%
Temu's massive advertising push in 2023 propelled it to
the top of the charts. data.ai customers can use
Download Channel data to find out how paid vs. organic
Source: data.ai Intelligence | Note: Downloads across iOS, Google Play; China is iOS only. Shopping apps are classified using data.ai's App IQ taxonomy.
Subgenres with less than 15,000 downloads in the prior year are excluded. Brekaout apps are defined by gross download growth in 2023 compared to 2022. channels contributed to adoption.
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RETAIL Share of Shopping App Downloads
by Publisher Headquarters
Going Global: SHEIN and
The United States has long been the home to some of the
90%
biggest retailers like Amazon, Walmart and eBay.
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market share over the past few years.
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2020. Singapore-based SHEIN has also had a strong 54.2% 53.1%
presence in recent years across top retail markets. 57.6% 55.6%
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Source: data.ai Intelligence | Note: Top Apps by year-over-year downloads growth across iOS, Google Play. MAU Growth on iPhone and Android Phone. Shopping apps are classified using data.ai's App IQ taxonomy as of Jan 4, 2024.
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Video Streaming
TikTok encroaches on the video streaming space: User-Generated Content
captures mobile-first audiences alongside exclusive content releases.
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Yearly OTT Consumer Spend OTT Revenue Growth vs. Market VIDEO STREAMING
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The Streaming Battle: Strong
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Disney+ has found success across the globe, earning at
least $1 million in consumer spend in more than 50
different markets. data.ai customers can see the full
Source: data.ai Intelligence | Note: Consumer Spend across iOS, Google Play; China is iOS only. Spend is gross — inclusive of any percent taken by the
app stores. OTT apps are classified using data.ai's App IQ taxonomy. breakdown of Disney+'s performance here.
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VIDEO STREAMING
Share of OTT Consumer Share of OTT Consumer Spend
Spend by Price on iOS by Subscription vs. One-Time
Streaming Services Adjust
50% 50% consumers in 2023 have forced apps to get creative with
their monetization.
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30% 30% Disney+ and Hulu are raising the monthly price of their
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Source: data.ai Intelligence | Note: Top Apps by yearly Downloads and Consumer Spend across iOS, Google Play.
Video Streaming apps are classified from Entertainment - ‘OTT’,‘Live Streaming’,‘Video Sharing’ subgenres using data.ai's App IQ taxonomy as of Jan 4, 2024.
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Social
Disrupting social media: "tipping" content creators carves out social media monetization
pathways outside of advertising.
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a platform that is focused primarily on your users and iterate on the features and
benefits of that platform based off of the ones that are most used, most liked, most
loved, so that the people you're bringing in then ultimately have higher retention
rates and stick around and add value to your business overall.
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Source: data.ai Intelligence | Note: Monthly active users across iOS, Android. MicroBlogging apps are classified using data.ai's App IQ taxonomy.
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SOCIAL Top Apps by Cumulative Consumer Spend Over Time
2013 - 2023
Watch TikTok's Rapid Climb
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which can be used to tip creators during live streams.
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losing steam? Source: data.ai Intelligence | Note: Consumer Spend across iOS, Google Play;
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Source: data.ai Intelligence | Note: Consumer Spend across iOS, Google Play; China is iOS only. MAU across iOS, Android; China is iOS only.
Spend is gross — inclusive of any percent taken by the app stores. Social apps are classified using data.ai's App IQ taxonomy and include Short
Videos apps from the Entertainment genre and excludes Dating. 67 / 103
2023 Rankings by Market | Social
1 TikTok TikTok Threads (Social TikTok TikTok TikTok TikTok TikTok TikTok
(Entertainment | (Entertainment | Media | (Entertainment | (Entertainment | (Entertainment | (Entertainment | (Entertainment | (Entertainment |
Short Videos) Short Videos) MicroBlogging) Short Videos) Short Videos) Short Videos) Short Videos) Short Videos) Short Videos)
2 Instagram (Social Threads (Social TikTok WhatsApp Instagram (Social Instagram (Social Facebook (Social Instagram (Social Facebook (Social
Media | Media Media | (Entertainment | Messenger (Social Media | Media Media | Media Media | Social Media | Media Media | Social
Sharing Networks) MicroBlogging) Short Videos) Media | Sharing Networks) Sharing Networks) Networks) Sharing Networks) Networks)
Communication)
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3 Facebook (Social WhatsApp WhatsApp Facebook (Social Threads (Social Facebook (Social Instagram (Social WhatsApp WhatsApp
Media | Social Messenger (Social Messenger (Social Media | Social Media | Media | Social Media | Media Messenger (Social Messenger (Social
Networks) Media | Media | Networks) MicroBlogging) Networks) Sharing Networks) Media | Media |
Communication) Communication) Communication) Communication)
4 WhatsApp Instagram (Social Instagram (Social Instagram (Social WhatsApp WhatsApp WhatsApp Facebook (Social Instagram (Social
Messenger (Social Media | Media Media | Media Media | Media Messenger (Social Messenger (Social Messenger (Social Media | Social Media | Media
Media | Sharing Networks) Sharing Networks) Sharing Networks) Media | Media | Media | Networks) Sharing Networks)
Communication) Communication) Communication) Communication)
5 Telegram (Social Facebook (Social Facebook (Social Threads (Social Facebook (Social Pinterest (Social Telegram (Social Telegram (Social Telegram (Social
Media | Media | Social Media | Social Media | Media | Social Media | Media Media | Media | Media |
Communication) Networks) Networks) MicroBlogging) Networks) Sharing Networks) Communication) Communication) Communication)
Source: data.ai Intelligence | Note: Top Apps by yearly Downloads and Consumer Spend across iOS, Google Play.
Social apps are classified from Social Media (excluding Dating) and Entertainment - ‘Short Videos’ and 'Live Streaming' subgenres using data.ai's App IQ taxonomy as of Jan 4, 2024.
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DiDi as a global leader in ride-hailing services, continues to grow rapidly in Ajay Kaul
international markets in providing affordable ride-hailing, food delivery and fintech Global Performance Marketing Head
services in 2023. In this venture, data.ai has been a trustworthy and invaluable
analytics partner, providing us comprehensive market data and user behavior
analytics, which have enabled us to understand and adapt to diverse market dynamics
across different regions. Their in-depth analysis of app usage trends, competitive
landscapes, and consumer preferences have been pivotal in crafting localized
marketing strategies.
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FOOD & DRINK
Quarterly Metrics for Food & Drink Subgenres by Market
40B
150M Food Delivery & Carryout remained the top subgenre by
downloads and held an even larger gap by total sessions.
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30B
2022, they remain well above pre-pandemic levels.
100M
In the US, the QSR and Food Delivery & Carryout
20B subgenres have diverged as in-person dining resumed,
both in terms of new downloads and sessions. Top QSRs
50M like McDonald's and Starbucks have made mobile apps an
10B integral part of their strategy, including loyalty and
rewards programs and in-app ordering options.
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Source: data.ai Intelligence | Note: MAU across iOS and Android. Sessions on Android Phones only.
QSR apps are classified using data.ai's App IQ taxonomy.
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2023 Rankings by Market | Food & Drink
1 Zomato (Food & McDonald's (Food & McDonalds Canada Rappi (Food & Drink | iFood Delivery de PedidosYa (Food & Rappi (Food & Drink | PedidosYa (Food & PedidosYa (Food &
Drink | Food Food Delivery & Comida (Food & Drink Drink | Food Delivery Food Delivery & Drink | Food Drink | Food Delivery
Delivery & Carryout) Drink | QSR) (Food & Drink | QSR) Carryout) | Food Delivery & & Carryout) Carryout) Delivery & & Carryout)
Carryout) Carryout)
2 McDonald's App DoorDash (Food & Uber Eats (Food & DiDi Food (Food & Drink DiDi Food (Food & McDonald’s App Agora: Ahorra,
(Food & Drink | Drink | Food Drink | Food Delivery | Food Delivery & McDonald’s App McDonald’s App Drink | Food Delivery (Food & Drink | compra y paga (Food
QSR) Delivery & & Carryout) Carryout) (Food & Drink | QSR) (Food & Drink | QSR) & Carryout) QSR) & Drink | Grocery
Carryout) Delivery)
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3 Uber Eats (Food & Uber Eats (Food & DoorDash (Food & Uber Eats (Food & Drink Zé Delivery de Spid35: Miles de
Drink | Food Drink | Food Drink | Food Delivery | Food Delivery & Bebidas (Food & Drink Mostaza (Food & McDonald’s App (Food productos (Food & Rappi (Food & Drink |
Food Delivery &
Delivery & Carryout) Delivery & & Carryout) Carryout) | Grocery Delivery) Drink | QSR) & Drink | QSR) Drink | Grocery Carryout)
Carryout) Delivery)
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Drink |
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Source: data.ai Intelligence | Note: Top Apps by yearly Downloads across iOS, Google Play. MAU rankings by Yearly Average MAU across iPhone and Android Phone. Food & Drink apps are classified using data.ai's App IQ taxonomy.as of Jan 4, 2024
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Travel
The travel floodgates are open: pent-up demand reshapes consumer spending priorities.
As a leading global travel service provider, Trip.com ensures world-class Han Feng
customer service through its all-in-one app offerings. Committed to pursuing Senior Marketing Director
the perfect trip for a better world, we constantly seek creative ways to serve
and engage our users. Our partnership with data.ai has helped us access
precise market insights and embrace new opportunities in the ever-changing
mobile app landscape.
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Travel App Trends in Key Markets TRAVEL
Record-Breaking Travel
Worldwide Worldwide
Continued in 2023 with
3.5B 16B
Downloads Up 34%
Compared to 2019
3B 14B
It didn't take long for travel to come roaring back. By
2022, downloads were well-above pre-pandemic levels
12B in most markets. Travel app downloads came roaring
2.5B back after the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022.
10B
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2B
following years of low travel, it was uncertain whether
8B these gains would hold in 2023. The results are in and it is
1.5B clear that the huge demand for travel was not a one-off.
6B
Compared to the low in 2020, global downloads more
1B than doubled by 2023 and time spent was up more than
4B 85%.
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travel during the summer of 2023
Source: data.ai Intelligence | Note: Downloads across iOS, Google Play and third-party Android in China combined; Time spent is Android phones only;
Spend is gross — inclusive of any percent taken by the app stores
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Quarterly Travel App Downloads by Subgenre TRAVEL
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TRAVEL
Top Transportation App Downloads and Session Trends
Average Monthly Downloads
Rideshare Outlook Improving
Source: data.ai Intelligence | Note: Downloads across iOS, Google Play; China is iOS only. Sessions on Android Phones only.
Transportation apps are classified using data.ai's App IQ taxonomy.
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2023 Rankings by Market | Travel
1
Uber (Travel | Uber (Travel | Uber (Travel | DiDi-Mobility (Travel Uber (Travel | Uber (Travel | inDrive (Travel | Uber (Travel | inDrive (Travel |
Transportation) Transportation) Transportation) | Transportation) Transportation) Transportation) Transportation) Transportation) Transportation)
4 Expedia (Travel |
inDrive (Travel | Integrated Travel Airbnb (Travel | Airbnb (Travel | Hotel Booking.com
| Integrated
(Travel DiDi-Mobility (Travel | Airbnb (Travel | Hotel Transit Directions by
Travel Moovit (Travel | Cabify (Travel |
Transportation) Service) Hotel Booking) Booking) Service) Transportation) Booking) Other Travel) Transportation)
5 Hopper (Travel | The Transit App Booking.com (Travel Transit Directions by Transit Directions by Viajes Falabella
Airbnb (Travel | Hotel Integrated Travel (Travel | | Integrated Travel Moovit (Travel | SUBE (Travel | Moovit (Travel | (Travel | Hotel Uber (Travel |
Booking) Service) Transportation) Service) Other Travel) Transportation) Other Travel) Booking) Transportation)
6 VRBO Vacation Booking com (Travel Transit Directions by Booking com (Travel |
Source: data.ai Intelligence | Note: Top Apps by yearly Downloads and year-over-year download growth across iOS, Google Play. Travel apps are classified using data.ai's App IQ taxonomy.as of Jan 4, 2024.
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"Noom is dedicated to empowering people everywhere to live a better, healthier Barry Wright
life," said Barry Wright, chief of staff at Noom. "We're constantly learning about Chief of Staff
how people are tackling their health and wellness goals, and using tools like data.ai
helps us uncover critical insights about what people need, and how our products
are keeping people engaged along their health journeys."
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HEALTH & FITNESS Quarterly Consumer Spend by Health & Fitness Subgenre
$150M
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significantly by market. Discover which are growing the
fastest.
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Source: data.ai Intelligence | Note: Consumer Spend across iOS, Google Play; China is iOS only. MAU across iOS and Android.
Demographic data is Android only. Gender represented as Male and Female only and is not representative of all gender identities.
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Women's Health) Fitness | Telehealth) Health & Fitness) Women's Health) Women's Health) Tracker) Women's Health) | Mental Health) Telehealth)
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Source: data.ai Intelligence | Note: Top Apps by yearly Downloads and Consumer Spend across iOS, Google Play. Health & Fitness apps are classified using data.ai's App IQ taxonomy.as of Jan 4, 2024
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Sports
Unmissable action: Sports TV apps tap into latent demand for live matches; Sports
Betting expands in the US — opening a large lucrative market for mobile apps.
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SPORTS
Sports App Consumer Spend and Downloads by Subgenre
Consumer Spend
A Win for Sports Apps as
3 Howzat Fantasy Sports Betting has now surpassed Fantasy Sports in terms
60M Sports of new downloads, reaching more than 12 million
4 DraftKings Sportsbook Sports downloads in Q4 2023.
& Casino Betting
5 FanDuel Sportsbook Sports
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Fantasy Sports apps peak in the US at the start of
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National Football League season, while Sports Betting is
40M SportyBet - Sports Sports
6 Betting App Betting highest in Q1 with March Madness and the Super Bowl as
marquee events.
7 bet365 Sports Sports
Betting
Globally, the surge in Fantasy Sports apps is largely due to
8 MyTeam11 Fantasy
20M Sports their emergence in India, where fantasy cricket apps like
Dream11, My11Circle, and Howzat are the among the most
9 PrizePicks Fantasy
Sports popular Fantasy Sports apps in the world.
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News) (Sports | Sports Betting) Sports) Betting) Sports News) Sports News) | Sports News) News) News)
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Source: data.ai Intelligence | Note: Top Apps by yearly Downloads and Consumer Spend across iOS, Google Play. Sports apps are classified using data.ai's App IQ taxonomy.as of Jan 4, 2024
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Honda is striving to understand customers as the automotive industry undergoes a Tsutomu Ogawa
historic transformation. We are using various initiatives to determine customers ever Manager Chief Engineer
Foundation Development of Customer Understanding Department
changing value and need, and will utilize mobile data to provide sustainable value and
Data-driven Solution Development Division
best mobility solutions.
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User Monetization: Consumer Spend vs. Average MAU in 2023 DATING
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Source: data.ai Intelligence | Note: Consumer Spend across iOS, Google Play; China is iOS only. MAU across iOS and Android. Average active days and open rate
are Android only. Spend is gross — inclusive of any percent taken by the app stores. Dating apps are classified using data.ai's App IQ taxonomy.
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2023 Rankings by Market | Dating & Friend-Finding
Worldwide United
States Canada Mexico Brazil Argentina Colombia Chile Peru
1 Soul-跟 Glamour –
Tinder Tinder Bumble
App Tinder Tinder Tinder Tinder Tinder Badoo Tinder 随灵魂找 Tinder With Live calling Hinge Omi Bumble
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Badoo Hinge Hinge Badoo happn Kismia Bumble App Badoo Kismia Badoo 真心,遇 중년천국 Tinder QuackQuack Bumble
App Heat Up Tinder
见你
Source: data.ai Intelligence | Note: Top Apps by yearly Downloads and Consumer Spend across iOS, Google Play. Dating apps are classified using data.ai's App IQ taxonomy.as of Jan 4, 2024.
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TICKET SERVICE
Ticket Service Quarterly App Downloads
Worldwide
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trended up throughout 2023. By the end of the year, more Organic Search Organic Featured
Organic Search Organic Featured
than 12% of global Ticket Service downloads and 34% of Paid Search Paid In-App Ads Paid Search Paid In-App Ads
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Source: data.ai Intelligence | Note: Downloads across iOS, Google Play; China is iOS only. Download channel data available starting 2021 Q2.
Ticket Service apps are classified using data.ai's App IQ taxonomy.
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As privacy requirements continue to affect the efficiency of acquiring users, Luis de la Camara
mobile gaming companies are rethinking how to approach audience growth. VP of Marketing at Rovio
IP, Transmedia, and enhanced focus on Community will be key levers for
further growth, while the Digital Markets Act will open new opportunities
through increased competition across iOS and Android.
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2023 Rankings by Market | Top Apps
1 TikTok Entertainment | Short Videos 1 TikTok Entertainment | Short Videos 1 Facebook Social Media | Social Networks
2 Instagram Social Media | Media Sharing Networks 2 YouTube Entertainment | Video Sharing 2 WhatsApp Messenger Social Media | Communication
3 Facebook Social Media | Social Networks 3 Disney+ Entertainment | OTT 3 Instagram Social Media | Media Sharing Networks
4 WhatsApp Messenger Social Media | Communication 4 Tinder Social Media | Dating 4 Facebook Messenger Social Media | Communication
5 CapCut Photo & Video | Video Editing 5 Google One Utility & Productivity | File Management 5 TikTok Entertainment | Short Videos
6 Telegram Social Media | Communication 6 Max: Stream HBO, TV, & Movies Entertainment | OTT 6 Telegram Social Media | Communication
7 Snapchat Social Media | Media Sharing Networks 7 piccoma Books & Reference | Comics 7 Amazon Shopping | E-Commerce
8 WhatsApp Business Business | Business Communication 8 Bumble App Social Media | Dating 8 Spotify Entertainment | Music & Audio
9 Facebook Messenger Social Media | Communication 9 LinkedIn Business | Integrated Career Platform 9 X Social Media | MicroBlogging
10 Threads Social Media | MicroBlogging 10 Audible Books & Reference | Audio Books 10 Snapchat Social Media | Media Sharing Networks
Note: Downloads and consumer spend based on combined iOS App Store and Google Play. MAU based on Combined iPhone and Android Phone Monthly Active Users; Excluding pre-installed Apps. Market-level rankings. App Genres are classified using data.ai's App IQ
taxonomy.as of Jan 4, 2024.
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2023 Rankings by Market | Top Games
1 Subway Surfers Action | Runner 1 Candy Crush Saga Match | M3 1 ROBLOX Simulation | Creative Sandbox
2 Free Fire Shooting | Battle Royale 2 Honor of Kings Action | MOBA 2 Free Fire Shooting | Battle Royale
3 ROBLOX Simulation | Creative Sandbox 3 ROBLOX Simulation | Creative Sandbox 3 Candy Crush Saga Match | M3
4 Ludo King Tabletop | Ludo 4 Royal Match Match | M3-Meta 4 Subway Surfers Action | Runner
5 Candy Crush Saga Match | M3 5 Coin Master Party | Luck Battle 5 Minecraft Pocket Edition Simulation | Creative Sandbox
6 Royal Match Match | M3-Meta 6 Genshin Impact RPG | Open World RPG 6 Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Action | MOBA
7 Block Blast Adventure Master Puzzle | Tile-Matching 7 Gardenscapes by Playrix Match | M3-Meta 7 Ludo King Tabletop | Ludo
8 8 Ball Pool Sports | Simulation Sports 8 Monopoly GO: Family Board Game Party | Luck Battle 8 Stumble Guys Party | Party Royale
9 My Talking Tom 2 Simulation | Pet 9 Pokémon GO RPG | Location RPG 9 EA SPORTS FC™ MOBILE 24 SOCCER Sports | Simulation Sports
10 Race Master Hypercasual | Racing 10 Game For Peace Shooting | Battle Royale 10 PUBG MOBILE Shooting | Battle Royale
Note: Downloads and consumer spend based on combined iOS App Store and Google Play. MAU based on Combined iPhone and Android Phone Monthly Active Users; Excluding pre-installed Apps. Market-level rankings.
Game Genres are classified using data.ai's Game IQ taxonomy.as of Jan 4, 2024.
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2023 Rankings by Market | Top Companies - Apps
4 Microsoft United States Microsoft Teams 4 Match Group United States Tinder
5 Alibaba Group China Alibaba.com 5 Warner Bros. Discovery United States Max: Stream HBO, TV, & Movies
9 ABISHKKING Hong Kong Home Workout - No Equipments 9 Kakao piccoma Corp Japan piccoma
Source: data.ai Note: Combined iOS and Google Play; China is iOS only; Market-level rankings
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2023 Rankings by Market | Top Companies - Games
2 Tencent China Subway Surfers 2 Activision Blizzard United States Candy Crush Saga
4 Unity Technologies United States Bridge Race 4 miHoYo China Genshin Impact
6 Embracer Group Sweden Phone Case DIY 6 Take Two Interactive United States Empires & Puzzles
7 BabyBus China Ice Cream Bar Factory 7 Playtika Israel BINGO Blitz
8 Take Two Interactive United States Parking Jam 3D 8 Netmarble South Korea Marvel Contest of Champions
10 Jinke Culture - Outfit7 China My Talking Tom 2 10 Scopely United States Monopoly GO: Family Board Game
Source: data.ai Note: Combined iOS and Google Play; China is iOS only; Market-level rankings
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epitomizes agility, strategic focus, and player-centricity. In across our footprint in Europe and Africa. These apps are
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impressive player-to-payer conversion, all attained by fine with us. To continuously optimize every step of the conversion
tuning our products and tailoring marketing campaigns to funnel, data.ai Intelligence helps us in benchmarking the
better align with players’ needs and preferences. Market data, market, getting inspired, and fine-tuning our apps. This is key
including data provided by data.ai, has played a critical role in for our growth strategy."
shaping SciPlay’s strategy by providing valuable insights into
industry trends, consumer behavior and competitive Jean-Pierre Combe
landscapes. It serves as a foundation for informed decision- Head of Orange Mobile Apps
making, risk assessment, opportunity identification and
understanding our current and future market position."
Noga Halperin
Chief Revenue Officer
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