Updated Mar 17, 2026 by Sensor Tower
AI-powered productivity tools experienced explosive growth in Q1 2023, with a 378% increase in downloads and a nearly 400% surge in revenue to $20 million.
Temu captured a 50% market share in North American retail and surpassed Amazon in user engagement, averaging 64 minutes per user following its Super Bowl campaign.
Global mobile app downloads contracted by 2.6% year-over-year to 35 billion, with 26.9 billion installs on Google Play and 8.1 billion on the App Store.
TikTok maintained its position as the world's top app for the eleventh consecutive quarter, even as traditional social networking and messaging installs saw a general downturn.
The gaming sector remained stable during early 2023, supported by the continued popularity of established titles like Subway Surfers and Roblox.
Consumer behavior is shifting away from broad social media dominance toward specialized utility-driven AI tools and highly competitive, gamified e-commerce platforms.
AI-powered productivity tools experienced explosive growth in Q1 2023, with a 378% increase in downloads and a nearly 400% surge in revenue to $20 million.
Temu captured a 50% market share in North American retail and surpassed Amazon in user engagement, averaging 64 minutes per user following its Super Bowl campaign.
Global mobile app downloads contracted by 2.6% year-over-year to 35 billion, with 26.9 billion installs on Google Play and 8.1 billion on the App Store.
TikTok maintained its position as the world's top app for the eleventh consecutive quarter, even as traditional social networking and messaging installs saw a general downturn.
The gaming sector remained stable during early 2023, supported by the continued popularity of established titles like Subway Surfers and Roblox.
Consumer behavior is shifting away from broad social media dominance toward specialized utility-driven AI tools and highly competitive, gamified e-commerce platforms.