Report: Insider Intelligence’s Mobile Trends to Watch in 2022. Article: Apple temporarily closes some of its stores, adding to concerns about disruptions this holiday season. Article: Apple, Google smartphone duopoly makes it impossible for new entrants to gain headway, watchdog says.

After mobile streaming app Quibi fell apart, Roku acquired exclusive global distribution rights to Quibi’s programs in January. Previously, Roku’s streaming service, The Roku Channel, was entirely made up of licensed shows, many of which it didn’t have exclusivity over. Adding Quibi’s shows gave The Roku Channel a quick burst of unique programming.

Why it’s worth watching: Stripe Terminal’s launch in Singapore reflects two key trends. Digital payments growth across Southeast Asia. Mobile wallets are now one of the most popular payment methods across the region, supported by increased smartphone penetration.

TikTok isn’t the only platform where potentially dangerous trends can go viral, but it’s had its share of challenges reach the mainstream and create a moral panic. The report also found that 46% of teens wanted more information about the risks of challenges. In a blog post published Wednesday, TikTok said it is working to provide those resources.

This report explores the impact COVID-19 will have on our latest regional estimates and trends for total media, traditional media, digital and mobile ad spending in six markets in Latin America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru.

Mobile Web Isn’t Dead. Only 18.5% of mobile advertising will be via the web in 2022, according to our estimates. Even so, privacy rules and commissions within apps have boosted in-app costs to the point that some advertisers are looking more closely at mobile web advertising.

eMarketer principal analysts Mark Dolliver and Nicole Perrin at Insider Intelligence discuss the most significant consumer behavior shifts in the wake of the coronavirus. They then talk about where people start their online shopping, search trends during the pandemic and how young is too young for kids to use chat apps?

According to Deloitte’s “Connectivity & Mobile Trends 2021” survey, some 39% of people in the US own a wearable device such as a smartwatch or health and fitness tracker, but only about 40% of those users say they are very or somewhat concerned about the privacy of the data that is collected by the companies behind the wearable device and the supporting apps. A little education changes the equation.

Southeast Asia emerges as a mobile-first consumer economy: Online food delivery, grocery sales, and digital payments to benefit as internet accessibility expands in the region.

Our podcast listener estimates are based on the analysis of survey and traffic data from research firms and regulatory agencies; the growth trajectory of major digital audio companies; historical trends; internet and mobile adoption trends; and demographic adoption trends. Overview of Our Podcast Listener Forecasts.

Businesses have been moving their data operations to the cloud for years, but the low latency, fast speeds, and decentralized architecture of 5G networks will accelerate this trend and create opportunities for financial services firms to design much more flexible teams and offices.

Proximity and peer-to-peer mobile payments are on the rise in the UK, thanks to high user adoption of mobile and banking. However, growth is slow, which means that wallet providers looking to crack the market will need to get creative.

On today's episode, we discuss the most important trends in media, including what is happening with the rise of smart products, how concerning the plateauing of social media use is, and how people are using voice assistants in different ways. Tune in to the discussion with chief research officer at GlobalWebIndex Jason Mander and eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Karin von Abrams.

That move will make data tracking across apps more difficult, reducing mobile advertisers’ visibility into the activity that results from their advertising. The social networks also didn’t make as many of their own changes as we expected. In one example from August, Facebook removed some rarely used targeting options that were redundant or too granular.

eMarketer senior analyst at Insider Intelligence Paul Briggs discusses what he's paying attention to in 2021 and why: online grocery shopping, food delivery apps, and more 2021 trends to watch out for in Canada.

Social media platforms are betting on social audio as part of the creator economy: Live audio is becoming less about the platforms that started the trend as more big firms launch creator-focused features.

For more insights and key statistics on the biggest trends in today's most disruptive industries, subscribe to our Chart of the Day newsletter. Among US social network users, those ages 18 and older will spend an average of 1 hour, 40 minutes per day on those platforms in 2022, the same amount as last year.