Short-Form Streamer Quibi Hits 1.7 Million App Downloads in First Week

Mobile-only service is also fast-tracking a connected TV option

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More than 1.7 million people have downloaded Quibi, the app for the short-form mobile-only streaming service, since it debuted one week ago, “significantly exceeding” the company’s expectations.

Quibi was No. 1 in the Google Play store’s entertainment section, No. 2 in the Apple App Store’s entertainment section, and was among the top five apps overall in both app stores last week, the streaming service said today, a promising early start for the short-form video service whose launch plans were upended due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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