X grew US unique visitors from 132.5 million in June 2025 to 132.8 million in March 2026 while rivals Threads (-43%) and Bluesky (-44%) both lost ground, undercutting the "X exodus" narrative, according to a May 2026 Comscore report.
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When Caitlin Clark suffered an injury that sidelined her for much of the 2025 season after a transformative 2024 rookie year, concerns emerged about the WNBA's trajectory. But the league proved resilient, with viewership recovering to 2024 levels by season's end despite an initial 55% drop in the two weeks following her injury, according to USA Today.
In today’s podcast episode, we discuss what the data says about young people actually going out and touching grass, what “logging off” really looks like, whether this trend is a temporary backlash or the beginning of a long-term cultural shift away from screens, and some of the best examples of brands taking note of this trend by creating real-world experiences. Join Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, Vice President of Content Suzy Davidkhanian, Analyst Paola Flores-Marquez, and Senior Analyst Gadjo Sevilla. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube or Spotify.
YouTube Shorts earns MRC stamp: Shorts is the first short-form platform accredited, giving brands third-party backing on safety systems.
Just 7% of US adults use AI chatbots extremely often or often for health information, while 59% never use them at all, ranking chatbots last among seven major health information sources, according to an October 2025 Pew Research Center survey.
Amazon's rapid expansion into artificial intelligence, advertising, and supply chain services is prompting analysts to reconsider what kind of company it has become, even as its core retail operations continue to fuel growth across all divisions. "Is Amazon even a retailer anymore?" said our analyst Suzy Davidkhanian on a recent episode of "Behind the Numbers." "It started as a bookstore. It turned into a marketplace. Then it became AWS, and then they started selling their fulfillment services, and then advertising, and now they're making AI chips."
$11 billion Europe bet, faster delivery, and Prime expansion aim to lift overseas share.
An unusual partnership signals the need for scale to win stablecoin spend.
Fannie-backed loans let buyers pledge Bitcoin, widening the mortgage pool.