Clubhouse's June downloads surged to its second-highest level ever thanks to its move to Android

A user of the social media app Clubhouse shows her smartphone with the logo of the audio application. Christoph Dernbach/picture alliance via Getty Images Downloads of buzzy audio chat app Clubhouse are surging after months of decline. The increase comes due to its recent launch on Android, Google’s mobile operating system. But its monthly downloads are still well-below its all-time highs in February 2021 of 9.6 million. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Downloads of Clubhouse are surging again after months of freefall thanks to its long-awaited launch on Android. In June, the audio chat app was downloaded around 7.8 million times across Android and iOS, according to data from research firm Sensor Tower shared with Insider – almost twice as many as the previous month. Clubhouse, which launched last year and allows users to engage in live, freeform audio conversations, became immensely popular over the pandemic as homebound users logged on to chat and listen to everyone from Oprah Winfrey to Mark Zuckerberg. But more recently the service faltered, with its downloads on iOS dropping precipitously. In June, Clubhouse’s downloads on iOS increased for the first time in four months, from an estimated 723,000 to 880,000. But the…
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