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Grade B20 sourcesHIS-00462

Gas app

App & software · 2022 · Niche

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Gas reached No. 1 in the US App Store before Discord acquired the compliments app.

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Discord logo superimposed onto a background of $100 bills
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Gas, a positive social network for teens (no, really)
Malwarebytes

Spread Score

How it works
Reach38ContagionNo data yetBreadth60Velocity20Longevity1936

Numbers

October downloads (Appfigures peak estimate)
3.2M
As of Jul 21, 2023 · App stores · Self-reported · Appfigures / Ariel Michaeli on LinkedIn
Peak date
Week of Jan 23, 2023
Aug 29 ’22 to Week of Jan 23, 2023
Platforms
8
Started on App stores
Origin
Seeded
Technology

Mechanics

  • Maker origin
  • Platform jumpPrimary
  • Press loop
  • Pairing
  • Dupe economy

How it spread

Trace the origin

Gas launched in August and topped the US App Store in October. Teens shared it with friends while a false trafficking rumor spread on TikTok and Snapchat. Discord acquired the app in January, then announced its closure in October.

Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

Wikipedia views · Google searchesJul ’22SepOctNovDecFeb ’23JunOctMar ’24JulPeakApp storesXPressTVTikTokYouTubeRedditOpen web
App storesXPressTVTikTokYouTubeRedditOpen web

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Timeline (16)

  1. August 2022

    Find Your Crush LLC seed · Aug 29 ’22

    The iPhone app launched publicly as Crush before adopting the Gas name in September.[1][2][3]

    Open the first post ↗
  2. September 2022

    Find Your Crush LLC owner response · Sep 29 ’22

    The released app changed its name from Crush to Gas.[1]

  3. 42matters commercial · Sep 30 ’22

    42matters later estimated 79,557 downloads on the final day of September.[4]

Changelogupdated Oct 16 ’26
  1. 2026-10-16Added 1 number
  2. 2026-10-14Peak date 2022-10-21 → 2023-01-23 · Added 3 events · Revised 13 events · Added 7 sources · Archived 9 sources · Revised 10 numbers · Removed 2 numbers · Added 1 series · Added 2 evidence checks · Mechanics revised · Summary rewritten · Read rewritten · Score 38 → 36
  3. 2026-10-13Added: 13 events, 13 sources · Score 38
Origin
Seeded
Sector
Technology
Region
US
October downloads (Appfigures peak estimate)
3.2M
As of Jul 21, 2023 · App stores · Self-reported · Appfigures / Ariel Michaeli on LinkedIn
Evidence
Grade B

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Wikipedia views · Google searchesJul ’22SepOctNovDecFeb ’23JunOctMar ’24JulPeakApp storesXPressTVTikTokYouTubeRedditOpen web
App storesXPressTVTikTokYouTubeRedditOpen web

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  1. August 2022

    Find Your Crush LLC seed · Aug 29 ’22

    The iPhone app launched publicly as Crush before adopting the Gas name in September.[1][2][3]

    Open the first post ↗
  2. September 2022

    Find Your Crush LLC owner response · Sep 29 ’22

    The released app changed its name from Crush to Gas.[1]

  3. 42matters commercial · Sep 30 ’22

    42matters later estimated 79,557 downloads on the final day of September.[4]

  1. commercial · Oct 11 ’22

  2. owner response · Oct 16 ’22

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