The viability of former President Donald Trump’s social network may be in doubt, according to new data.
Truth Social launched on Presidents Day to much fanfare, but it has struggled with a long waitlist and technical problems. These problems have delayed product adoption to the point that its user base has declined significantly.
While the app saw more than 800,000 downloads in its launch week, that number has declined to around 60,000 between March 20-27, according to data from the mobile insights company Sensor Tower.
“We estimate that Truth Social has so far reached approximately 1.2 million installs since its launch,” Sensor Tower spokeswoman Stephanie Chan told the Wrap. The website also saw a significant drop in traffic. While the website saw its numbers start out around 6 million weekly visits in the first week, according to Similarweb, that number dropped to 1.9 million weekly visits between March 20-27.
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Other alternative social media apps have maintained somewhat better numbers well after their release. Jason Miller’s Gettr app has 1.9 million daily users and 6.7 million global installs, according to Sensor Tower. It also had 10 million visitors in January, according to Similarweb, or 2.5 million users weekly.
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While Trump attempted to promote Truth Social during its release, he has yet to post more than once on the network since its launch. Its access has also been limited by its exclusivity to the Apple App Store. While Truth Social announced that it intended to release an Android app, the release date for the app is to be determined. Several conservative influencers have also expressed doubts about the long-term viability of the networks.
