AI short-drama apps capture 12 of top 50 US iOS spots · Digg

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AI short-drama apps capture 12 of top 50 US iOS spots

The category has reached 250 million monthly active users.

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AI short-drama apps capture 12 of top 50 US iOS spots

The category has reached 250 million monthly active users.

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DE Deedy@deedydas

10:18 PM · Jul 22, 2026

This is one of the least known typed of AI apps, yet 12 of the top 50 Entertainment apps in the US fall into this category. It's short form drama: AI-generated shows with 30-60s episodes. Most of the publishers are from China and there are >250M global monthly users. And it's all, well, see for yourself..

FF François Fleuret@francoisfleuret

10:07 AM · Jul 23, 2026

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Currently watching "Mafia Single Daddy's Stolen Bride". I am absolutely certain this is worse for my brain than eating lead paint.

Deedy@deedydas

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Positive users celebrate AI-generated short-form dramas surging in top US apps due to low production costs and new formats, while negative users dismiss the content as low-quality slop or porn.

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T💻TadasG 💻@tadasgedgaudas

2:16 AM · Jul 23, 2026

@deedydas Yes, they are doing very very well:) (screenshot from http://appkittie.com)

N🏆Neil 🏆@neil_ruaro

11:15 PM · Jul 22, 2026

@deedydas not sure how popular these are in the US, but in east asia and southeast asia, these things slap!

AG Arjun Goli 🌎@goli_arjun

3:03 AM · Jul 23, 2026

@deedydas I watch ai Manhua recaps all the time

SX Sophia Xing@xingsthatmatter

7:38 AM · Jul 23, 2026

@barofclo @deedydas @plotpartyai Yesss

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