Q4 2025 Quarterly Trends Report

Q4 2025 Quarterly Trends Report

What drives growth when costs peak? My Q4 2025 report for Singular showed how mobile marketers shifted strategy to survive the industry’s most expensive quarter and still won.

Included:

  • Global ad spend up +24% QoQ across both iOS and Android
  • iOS CPIs soared +44% while installs dropped
  • Retention spend delivered 3x higher ROI
  • Retail: most expensive vertical globally
  • Utilities: +110% installs, fastest-growing category
  • TikTok, Apple Ads, and Moloco surged in ad share
  • Gaming rebounded: Simulation and Match genres were top performers
  • Exclusive insights from Moloco, Affle, Tinuiti, Mobupps, and AppGrowing

The report is available here.

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