# Vine launch

> Twitter's looping video app reached No. 1 among free U.S. iPhone apps.

- Owner: Twitter / Vine Labs
- Kind: App & software
- Sector: Media & publishing
- Seed date: 2013-01-24
- Milestone date: 2013-04-08
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak.
- Spread Score: 64 (Viral, provisional), v1.3
- Mechanics: Maker origin, Platform jump, Press loop, Controversy

## Summary

Twitter released Vine, and Apple featured it. User videos travelled through Twitter, aggregators and compilations, and Vine topped the U.S. free iPhone chart before expanding to Android. April's anchor marks that chart milestone; Twitter later ended Vine sharing.

## Timeline

- 2013-01-23 — Dick Costolo (X) — Twitter's CEO previewed Vine with a steak tartare clip before the public app release.
- 2013-01-24 — Twitter / Vine (App stores) — Twitter released the free Vine app for iPhone and iPod touch.
- 2013-01-26 — jalada / Hacker News users (Open web) — Vinepeek's maker posted a real-time Vine viewer on Hacker News; users discussed downloading the app.

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Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/vine-launch

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Vine launch.” Case HIS-01506. Spread Score v1.3: 64/100. Updated 2026-10-23. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01506