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Avatarify

App & software · 2020 · Niche

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Photo-animation app Avatarify was downloaded over 6 million times from February 2021.

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Numbers

Seed to peak
11 months
Apr 6 ’20 to Feb 25 ’21
Platforms
6
Started on Open web
Origin
Seeded
Technology

Mechanics

  • Shareable outputPrimary
  • Platform jump
  • Controversy

How it spread

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Avatarify's code went public on April 6, 2020, with a demo of a fake Elon Musk on a Zoom call. Its iOS app followed in mid-2020. In February 2021 it reached No. 1 on China's free App Store chart as Douyin videos spread, and it was removed there on March 2.

Google searchesJan ’20MayJulNovFeb ’21AprAugJan ’23Jun ’24Nov ’25Apr ’26PeakOpen webYouTubePressGroup chatsApp storesTikTok
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Timeline (18)

  1. April 2020

    Avatarify developers seed · Apr 6 ’20

    Avatarify's code repository became public.[1]

  2. Ali Aliev platform jump · Apr 8 ’20

    Ali Aliev posted "Elon Musk Joined Our Zoom Call," an Avatarify demo, on YouTube.[2]

  3. Avatarify developers owner response · Apr 13 ’20

    The repository added Windows support.[3]

Changelogupdated Oct 16 ’26
  1. 2026-10-16Added 2 events · Revised 1 event · Added 1 source · Added 3 numbers
  2. 2026-10-13Added: 16 events, 14 sources · Score 0
Origin
Seeded
Sector
Technology
Region
Global
Reported figure
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Evidence
Grade B

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Google searchesJan ’20MayJulNovFeb ’21AprAugJan ’23Jun ’24Nov ’25Apr ’26PeakOpen webYouTubePressGroup chatsApp storesTikTok
Open webYouTubePressGroup chatsApp storesTikTok

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  1. April 2020

    Avatarify developers seed · Apr 6 ’20

    Avatarify's code repository became public.[1]

  2. Ali Aliev platform jump · Apr 8 ’20

    Ali Aliev posted "Elon Musk Joined Our Zoom Call," an Avatarify demo, on YouTube.[2]

  3. Avatarify developers owner response · Apr 13 ’20

    The repository added Windows support.[3]

  1. press · Apr 16 ’20

  2. owner response · Apr 17 ’20

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