Shopping apps hit 162 million U.S. installs in Q1 2021 - Sensor Tower
22/06/2021 16:29
** Shopping apps, which saw a COVID-19-induced spike in
adoption over 2020, hit 162 million U.S. downloads in Q1 2021,
according to a report by data analytics firm Sensor Tower
** Installation of marketplace apps, which are apps that
allow users to buy as well as sell good on a platform, were
higher on Apple Inc's AAPL.O App Store than on Alphabet Inc's
GOOGL.O counterpart Google Play in Q1 this year - Sensor Tower
** While e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O retains
the position as the top marketplace app by U.S. downloads since
2019, it is followed by OfferUp, ContextLogic Inc's WISH.O
Wish, eBay Inc EBAY.O and Mercari on the leader board for Q1,
per report
** Resale apps like OfferUp, Mercari, Craigslist and ETSY
Inc ETSY.O , whose growth boomed during the COVID-19 pandemic,
saw y/y growth in Q1 2021 as well, says Sensor Tower
** The top 25 marketplace apps gained 43 million downloads
in Q1 2021, with 63% coming from the Apple's App Store - report
(Reporting by Chavi Mehta in Bengaluru)
((Chavi.Mehta@thomsonreuters.com;))