Signal, download peak after the chats published by Atlantic, the ironic invitation of the CEO: « If you register, you could also end up in a group with Vance »
Travelers who unloaded Signal doubled in the USA: after the scandal of the journalist invited in a group chat where the attacks at the Houthi were organized, in 24 hours reached the peak of 200 thousand downloads
“Don’t miss this occasion». An unrepeatable offer that of Moxie Marlinspike – At the Registry Matthew Rosenfeld – promoting the app that helped create over a decade ago on X. What does it propose? From subscribe to Signalthe instant messaging app known for its safety and protection of privacy, but recently become known to the most precisely for the opposite reason.
For Rosenfeld the Ghiotta opportunity is precisely this: « There are many excellent reasons to be on Signal. Including the opportunity that the Vice -president of the United States of America It accidentally adds to a group chat for the coordination of delicate military operations ». A joke, but with a fund (bitter) of truth.
The effects of « Signalgate »
Now There is even talk of Signalgate – yet another expression borrowed from the Watergate scandal – in reference to the scoop of Jeffrey Goldberg, journalist of The Atlantic which was precisely added by mistake From the National Security Councilor Mike Waltz (and not by Vice President Vance, as he said, jokingly, Marlinkspiike) to a group chat to organize the bombings in Yemen against the Houthi.
For the American government it proved to be a half disasterso much so that some allies of Donald Trump himself now They want Waltz’s (figured) head. For Signal, however, it is all of earning.
For Appfiguresanalysis platform on smartphone apps, the case of Atlantic has Download the daily downloads of Signal. Indeed, even more. On average, the app stands around 95 thousand downloads all over the world. The day the article was published, they grew by 26%. And the following Thursday was at the peak of 195 thousand downloads in 24 hours.
Obviously, most of the attention came from American users, who probably sought Signal on the App Store to understand how it works (We explained it here). But Yemeniti users also made themselves known. According to the analysis of Appfigures, in the country of the Arabic peninsula, the downloads have fifted. The starting number, however, was small and in its peak the thousand downloads were reached in 24 hours.
« In the story of Signal, this is with a huge margin the moment of greatest growth in the United States, » he said to Wired Jun Harada, head of the growth and partnership of Signal. « It is stunning, for us too. »
Growth comparable only to the escape of users from WhatsApp When, in 2011, Mark Zuckerberg’s messaging app had changed the conditions of use so as to allow data sharing with Facebook (We had told it here). On that occasion, however, the mass of new inscriptions came from extra-US countries, where the Meta messaging app is less popular than in Europe.
