Tving’s mobile app sees a rebound in September, with new installations rising for a second straight month and returning the platform to the top of South Korea’s streaming-app rankings. Industry figures show Tving records 814,483 new Android and iOS installations in September—its highest monthly total—up 43.8% from 566,538 in August, according to Mobile Index data compiled by IGAWorks.
The improvement comes as outlets note ongoing controversy around a major personal data breach that first came to light earlier. Tving had led installations in June before the breach disclosure, then installations fell 24.6% in July to 340,409, and the app dropped out of the top position, reaching sixth place. Several reports frame September’s turnaround as a return to form amid continued scrutiny of the breach’s fallout.
Yonhap’s report closely tracks the same underlying ranking and installation figures, with a straightforward focus on the September comeback, while Korea Times also explicitly links the rise to the breach timeline and its impact on prior months.
