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May Investor Research Roundup

Five reports featuring the latest trends in the app economy.

Investor Research Roundup: May

Every month our Investor Research Team dives into our responsibly-sourced data and uncovers the most noteworthy trends in the app economy.

In the May edition of the Investor Research Roundup, our team covers insights which focus on:

  • Retail Apps

  • Rideshare Apps

  • Airline Apps and more!

See below for a highlight of what's entailed in the five reports.


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Big Box Retail Results Favor Walmart

Marketplaces/mass merchant’s (ex-Temu) downloads fell 9% YoY in FY1Q23, while MAUs grew 2% YoY, with much of the downward pressure stemming from softer trends at Amazon; Walmart trends remain robust with positive FY 1Q23 download and MAU growth of 3% and 9% YoY, respectively, as consumers continue to seek value for both essentials and discretionary products.


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Rising Engagement Powers Uber’s 1Q23

Uber’s 1Q23 earnings were driven by an increase in consumer and driver engagement in addition to impressive active driver growth; ST Consumer Intel data corroborated these trends, as weekly average time spent per user on the Uber and Uber Driver app in 1Q23 increased 5% and 12% YoY, respectively, while sessions counts jumped 5% and 15% YoY, respectively.


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RBLX strong user trends continued into April

Roblox reported 1Q23 DAUs up 22% YoY (12% QoQ), inline with ST DAU estimates for the Roblox mobile app (+23% YoY, +8% QoQ). Further, ST data shows continued strength for Roblox user growth into 2Q as Apr’23 DAUs were up 28% YoY (+5% MoM). ST data also showed total hours spent on the mobile app grew 16% YoY (12% QoQ) compared to Roblox’s reported hours engaged which increased 23% YoY (+13% QoQ).


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Spending Shift to Experiences Buoys Budget Airline Bookings

Across the travel sector demand is strong but decelerating, amidst a toughening economy. Budget airline Spirit had the highest sequential growth in 1Q23 of the cohort, as value became a key criteria for travelers.


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Sluggish IAP Bookings For Sea’s Garena

ST in-app publisher-level bookings for Garena in 1Q23 fell 38% YoY (-9% QoQ), inline with a slowdown in Sea Ltd’s reported digital entertainment bookings (-44% YoY, -15% QoQ). Per ST data, Garena’s in-app bookings slowed primarily due to a 51% YoY (-18% QoQ) decline in Garena Free Fire 1Q23 bookings. Free Fire represented 64% of total IAP bookings for the publisher in 1Q23.


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