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Adam Blacker

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Commerce

Live shopping apps have best quarter ever

Adam Blacker

Apr 21, 2022

Even though the top eight live shopping apps have grown installs 123% YoY in the first quarter, performance fe...

Food & Dining

Top QSR apps in the U.S. for March 2022 by Downloads

Adam Blacker

Apr 13, 2022

The original article is posted at QSR Magazine, where I write a monthly column.

Social Media

Social app of the moment, BeReal, grows users 315% YTD

Adam Blacker

Apr 04, 2022

This article was updated on August 22, 2022. Below the hashed line is the original piece.

Entertainment

HBO Max & Discovery+: the whole may be greater than the sum of their parts

Adam Blacker

Mar 29, 2022

As you probably heard, Discovery and WarnerMedia are merging, which means streaming services HBO Max and Disco...

Commerce

Sneaker apps continue to grow in popularity

Adam Blacker

Mar 21, 2022

The sneaker app market has witnessed a massive uptick since the summer of 2020, with both monthly downloads an...

Fintech

Digital Currencies 2022 Playbook

Adam Blacker

Mar 17, 2022

Globally, demand for crypto apps has exploded, with new installs of the top 20 apps (wallets & exchanges) ...

Fintech

Personal Finance App MAUs Climb to All-Time High

Adam Blacker

Mar 10, 2022

Monthly active users of the top personal financial tracking and budgeting apps in the United States have hit a...

Food & Dining

Top QSR apps in the U.S. for February 2022 by Downloads

Adam Blacker

Mar 08, 2022

The original article is posted at QSR Magazine, where I write a monthly column.

News & Reference

High demand for information out of Ukraine from news apps

Adam Blacker

Feb 28, 2022

News app downloads are spiking in the United States as people tune into Russia's war on Ukrainian sovereignty....