HEDGEYEAI WEEKLY · MOBILE
FRESH · LATEST BRIEF
WEEK ENDING 07/05/26 · INTELLIGENCE BRIEFVERIFIED · 96/100

AI mobile holds the floor —
assistants lead, creative cools.

Verified weekly intelligence on 520 AI mobile apps across global markets. Every claim in the brief is tied to a specific data point and audited before it ships. Last published Jun 29, 2026, 6:27 AM EDT.

SUMMARY · CATEGORY SIGNALS

What moved this week

AI Assistants & Chat

AI Assistants & Chat United States MAU expanded +2.0% MoM, demonstrating steady market growth.

Creative AI

Creative AI International MAU grew +4.6% MoM, led by photo and video editing tools.

Productivity & Work

Productivity & Work United States MAU grew +5.4% MoM, indicating continued adoption of utility and translation applications.

EXECUTIVE TAKEAWAYS

The week in four

MONTHLYCONFIRMED INFLECTION

Microsoft Copilot MAU records structural reversal

Microsoft Copilot United States MAU contracted -16.8% MoM, marking a confirmed reversal in its engagement trend despite minor positive weekly downloads.

MONTHLYSUSTAINED TREND

Claude sustains double-digit MoM expansion

Claude by Anthropic expanded United States MAU by +13.4% MoM to 13.7M, demonstrating sustained growth within the highly concentrated assistant category.

WEEKLYSUSTAINED TREND

Meta AI weekly downloads spike

Meta AI United States downloads increased +67.1% WoW.

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Runway Announces Creative Partnership With Bertelsmann

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