• Health and Fitness Apps
• Travel app downloads
• Grocery delivery apps
• Music app downloads

Answers: 

• Health and Fitness Apps: Positive
• Travel app downloads: Negative
• Grocery delivery apps: Positive
• Music app downloads: Slightly negative

Questions:

• What apps have you recently downloaded while you and your family have been "sheltering in place?"
• What apps are you using more frequently?
• Do you think the increased popularity of these apps will continue after the coronavirus has passed? 
• What other apps do you think have done well in the past few weeks? 

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Behind the numbers (Morning Brew; love their daily newsletter which you can sign up for here)

Winners:

• Some grocery delivery apps, including Instacart, Walmart Grocery, and Shipt, hit record downloads in mid-March, per Apptopia.
• Business conference apps had their biggest download week ever March 14–21.
• Health and fitness apps saw a surge in downloads.

Losers:

• Travel app downloads dipped 31% in March.
• Music app downloads were also slightly down. Same with podcasts.
• Ride-sharing app downloads have collapsed.

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About the Author

Tim Ranzetta

Tim's saving habits started at seven when a neighbor with a broken hip gave him a dog walking job. Her recovery, which took almost a year, resulted in Tim getting to know the bank tellers quite well (and accumulating a savings account balance of over $300!). His recent entrepreneurial adventures have included driving a shredding truck, analyzing executive compensation packages for Fortune 500 companies and helping families make better college financing decisions. After volunteering in 2010 to create and teach a personal finance program at Eastside College Prep in East Palo Alto, Tim saw firsthand the impact of an engaging and activity-based curriculum, which inspired him to start a new non-profit, Next Gen Personal Finance.

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