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Appistan is a weekly newsletter demystifying the latest trends across major mobile apps in emerging markets

The Most Downloaded Apps in Pakistan

We look at the most downloaded apps in Pakistan and how we stack up against other emerging markets.…

by Mutaher Khan Natasha Uderani Umaima Khan
February 1, 2023
food delivery apps

Cloudy with a chance of unfulfilled orders: Pakistan’s Food Delivery Apps 

Welcome to the 12th issue of Appistan. For the new subscribers who aren’t familiar, here we talk about…

by Natasha Uderani Mutaher Khan
December 29, 2022
Instant lending apps

Instant Loan Apps: how to get SECP’s blessing and defraud people

Despite their notoriety and a brief period where SECP & Google cared, instant loan apps are still at…

by Mutaher Khan Natasha Uderani
December 22, 2022
Pakistani Healthtech Market Map

What’s ailing Pakistani healthtech apps?

Despite over $48 million in VC funding, Pakistani healthtech players are yet to scale…

by Natasha Uderani Mutaher Khan
December 15, 2022

The Fallout from Direct Carrier Billing Suspension

It was the usual suspects in Data.ai’s Active Users Ranking, with Daraz topping the charts yet again from…

by Mutaher Khan
December 1, 2022

Revenge of the nerds: How edtech evolved in Pakistan

Welcome to the eighth edition of Appistan. In the last issue, we explored the evolving audio streaming habits…

by Natasha Uderani Mutaher Khan
November 24, 2022

A Song of Pakistani Audio Streaming Scene

A song of how the Pakistani audio streaming scene came of age…

by Mutaher Khan
November 17, 2022

The big bad interchangeable world of matchmaking apps in Pakistan

Welcome to the sixth edition of Appistan! All of us are still recovering from Pakistan’s reincarnation in the…

by Natasha Uderani
November 10, 2022
Major Players in Pakistan's Khata App Landscape

The impressive growth trajectory of Pakistani khata apps and what lies ahead for them

We trace the impressive growth trajectory of Pakistani khata apps and what lies ahead for them…

by Mutaher Khan Natasha Uderani
November 2, 2022

How Pakdata became one of the biggest app publishers from Pakistan

How a Pakistani company became a top apps publisher by focusing on local languages and Islamic apps…

by Mutaher Khan Natasha Uderani
October 26, 2022

Decoding the massive market for Islamic apps

Decoding the market of Islamic apps and how Pakistani publishers are tapping on a global audience…

by Mutaher Khan Natasha Uderani
October 14, 2022
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Authors

  • Umaima Khan

    Umaima Khan is an undergraduate student majoring in mathematics and minoring in economics. She is currently a Research Analyst at Data Darbar.
  • Susheel Vankvani

    Susheel Vankwanis an undergraduate student in his final year at IBA. He is a Financial Analyst at Data Darbar. He has previously worked at Citi as a summer intern.
  • Shahzaib Abbasi

    Shahzaib Abbasi is an undergraduate student in his final year at LUMS, majoring in Management Science. He is an Analyst at Data Darbar. He has previously worked at Soch Videos as a production intern. He can be reached at [email protected]
  • Natasha Uderani

    Natasha Uderani is the co-founder of Data Darbar and has been involved with the technology ecosystem since 2017, last working as the Startup Engagement Manager for the National Incubation Center Hyderabad, She has previously worked with Careem and Cheetay. She can be reached at [email protected].
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