Grade B16 sourcesHIS-00490
Sarahah
App & software · 2017 · Notable
The anonymous-feedback app Sarahah was the No. 1 downloaded app in 25 countries in 2017.
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How it worksNumbers
- Countries with No. 1 downloads
- 25
- Previous week · Reported Jul 31, 2017 · App stores · Self-reported · Axios
- Peak date
- Week of Jul 31, 2017
- Jun 13 ’17 to Week of Jul 31, 2017
- Platforms
- 6
- Started on App stores
- Origin
- Seeded
- Technology
How it spread
Trace the originSarahah, built for anonymous workplace feedback, released an English app on June 13, 2017. Teens shared profile links on Snapchat and Instagram and posted screenshots of messages; by July 18 it was No. 1 on the App Store. After bullying concerns, it was pulled in February 2018.
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November 2016
January 2017
Zain al-Abidin Tawfiq precursor · Jan 2017
Tawfiq shared the web service with friends he saw as social 'connectors'.[6]
June 2017
Changelogupdated Oct 16 ’26
- Revised 1 event · Added 2 sources · Added 1 number · Score 28 → 44
- Added: 17 events, 14 sources · Score 28
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New cases, every week
How the next thing spread, the week it does.