Clubhouse Reportedly Surpasses 8 Million App Store Downloads

[MacRumors]

Clubhouse, the online audio app that has become a social sensation, has reportedly surpassed eight million iOS App Store downloads, according to data from App Annie (via TechCrunch).

The app, best described as a place to hold public group FaceTime-like audio calls, is currently iOS exclusive, although an Android counterpart is in the works. The app requires users to be invited to the app to use it, making it somewhat exclusive for users who are lucky enough to have an account. The data from App Annie shows that as of February 1, the app had obtained 3.5 million downloads. A little more than two weeks later, that number more than doubled to 8.1 million.

Estimates beyond App Annie indicate that downloads for the app could be as high as 10 million. The significant uptick in downloads could be attributed to appearances on the app by Tesla founder Elon Musk, and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Clubhouse, when contacted for comment on the statistics by TechCrunch, says that it doesn't disclose user numbers.

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[Klae17]

What I don’t get is it’s like a podcast, just less convenient. You can’t rewind or save things. You’re more likely to join in the middle of the session.

 

[calstanford]

Idiotic hype Silicon Valley app with zero features

 

[DelayedGratificationGene]

That’s why investing in social media stocks like FB is extremely risky...tiktok, Snapchat. Clubhouse etc...anybody can come up with anything at anytime it goes viral and there everybody goes....can’t create a microprocessor in your garage but u certainly can create clubhouse...

 

[jonnyb098]

What am I missing with that logo? Because it makes no sense.

 

[5232152]

Didn't know what to expect. But had a great time meeting and sharing information within multiple categories I'm professionally and personally interested in. No need to schedule meetings or webinars. Just drop in whenever you got time. I'm a big fan so far.

 

[Marbles1]

Create demand by making it 'exclusive'. Give it a few months/year and it'll be dead.

 

[Michael Scrip]

What am I missing with that logo? Because it makes no sense.

Ernest Goes to Silicon Valley

🤣

 

[The Game 161]

You tubers seem to be obsessed with it.

 

[Pangalactic]

I might be in the minority, but I actually like it. It's like podcasts but with a lot more interactivity and personal interaction. And sure a lot of features are missing (better schedules, saved podcasts and so on), but people need to remember it's a startup, not a finished company.

 

[Mike_Trivisonno]

Gross. Mark Zuckerberg is on it? Count me out.

 

[contacos]

My covid-19 life is too boring for this.
„Today I „worked“ ate and watched tv and repeat. I got nothing to share 😅

 

[mdatwood]

So they reinvented AM talk radio. People say it's like podcast, but more interactive. The only relationship to podcasts is that it's audio. There is no way to time shift or speed up. I'm waiting for someone to start playing music, then they'll have reinvented FM radio.

I think part of the cool factor now is that high profile people join every once in awhile. But does anyone think that will really last? High profile people are busy and their time maps directly to big dollars.

What could make it useful is if it can become a free content generation platform. People get together and talk, it's recorded, transcribed, and indexed. Basically an audio message board.

 

[sw1tcher]

What I don’t get is it’s like a podcast, just less convenient. You can’t rewind or save things. You’re more likely to join in the middle of the session.

It's just a huge conference call

 

[Rychiar]

I can't imagine why I would would want this. I don't like talking to people I know on the phone....

 

[SEmAN]

Discord has already done it…maybe too nerdy/creepy for normies? 😅

 

[coredev]

So it's "somewhat exclusive" and "invite only", but has 8 million downloads?

 

[vicviper789]

Idiotic hype Silicon Valley app with zero features

yeah but some 20 year old is going to retire before he is 23 with this app

 

[DeepIn2U]

Didn't know what to expect. But had a great time meeting and sharing information within multiple categories I'm professionally and personally interested in. No need to schedule meetings or webinars. Just drop in whenever you got time. I'm a big fan so far.

So then with people your interested in ... it's a drop in the pond whether or not they're "in" a video for you to listen to or join into right? IF nobody is there you'd be non-the-wiser or are you somehow notified?

invite please?

 

[madmin]

My covid-19 life is too boring for this.
„Today I „worked“ ate and watched tv and repeat. I got nothing to share 😅

Yeah and if you complain people will say you're lucky to have work, which even if true doesn't help

 

[DeepIn2U]

So it's "somewhat exclusive" and "invite only", but has 8 million downloads?

I guess at 10 million it looses its 'cool' and 'exclusive' aura?

Who knows but its a practice that works - has at night clubs, bars, exclusive hotels, etc etc.

 

[Michael Scrip]

So it's "somewhat exclusive" and "invite only", but has 8 million downloads?

When you consider there are a billion iPhones out in the world... I'd say it's exclusive...

 

[ArtOfWarfare]

I can't imagine why I would would want this. I don't like talking to people I know on the phone....

I haven't used it, but my understanding is you should think of it more like radio. 99.99% of people should be joining to listen, not to talk. They might take audience questions or something like calling into a show, but mostly you're joining to hear Elon Musk be interviewed by Joe Rogan or have a conversation with Putin.

 

[jonnyb098]

You tubers seem to be obsessed with it.

Of course they are. If theres a revenue stream potential, they'll be there like a fly on a turd!

 

[alpi123]

So it's "somewhat exclusive" and "invite only", but has 8 million downloads?

You can download it, and that still would count, but that doesn't mean you can use the app, unless you have an invite.

I doubt there are actually 8 million active users, at least half of them downloaded the app just to see it and maybe they didn't know it's invite only. Nowhere in the article, it says how many users are in, just how many people downloaded the app.