Health and Fitness App Usage 2026

AI Is the Next Battleground for Health Apps

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Health apps are mainstream, but brands are having trouble keeping users engaged. Actionable, value-added AI features will be essential for many health apps to stay relevant.
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Health app adoption skews toward younger, healthier adults even as overall growth cools and churn remains high. AI-driven personalization is increasing engagement and in-app revenues. But health guidance must remain reliable and actionable.

Key Question: Who uses health and fitness apps the most, and how can healthcare brands make their apps a part of consumers’ regular routines?

Key Stat: While 40.4% of consumers currently use health apps, 22.9% have tried them but no longer use them.

authors

Rajiv Leventhal

Contributors

Beth Snyder Bulik
Eleni Digalaki
Madan Kumar
Copy Editor
Penelope Lin
Director, Data Visualization
Jennifer Pearson
VP, Research
Natalia Ramirez
Heather Sprung
Senior Editor
Jherr Daven Velasco
Researcher
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