Whatnot Downloads & RevenueWhatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect · App Store & Google Play
Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect gets 50k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect by Whatnot Inc. is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect update history & changes
Last change · 118 events since 6 Dec 2019Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 114 events in the last 12 months
- 🌟Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect featured by AppleiOSapps · FR
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect: new screenshotsiOS6 screenshots (was 6) · IT
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect added hidden keywords: etsyiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect featured by AppleiOSapps · FR
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect: new screenshotsiOS6 screenshots (was 6) · VN, AE
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect added hidden keywords: kijijiiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🔎Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect reached Top 10 for “vinted”iOS#10 in France search · popularity 91
- 🌟Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect featured by AppleiOSapps · FR
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect: new screenshotsiOS6 screenshots (was 6) · 10 countries
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect added hidden keywords: thriftiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🔎Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect reached Top 10 for “ebay”Android#8 in United States search · popularity 88
- 🌟Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect featured by AppleiOSapps · FR
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect: new screenshotsiOS6 screenshots (was 6) · US, CA
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect: new screenshotsiOS6 screenshots (was 6) · AR
- 📦Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect updated to version 26.45.5iOSBug fixes and improvements
- 🌟Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect featured by AppleiOSapps · FR
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect: new screenshotsiOS6 screenshots (was 6) · 10 countries
- 📦Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect updated to version 26.45.1iOSBug fixes and improvements
- 🌟Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect featured by AppleiOSapps · FR
- 📦Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect updated to version 26.45.0iOSBug fixes and improvements
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect added hidden keywords: clothesiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🚀Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect: now shown next to Tilt: Shop Live Deals, Grip - Discover Your Live, Palmstreet: Buy & sell LIVE +2 moreAndroidthe store's “similar apps” for it changed: who it's seen as competing with
- 🔎Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect reached Top 10 for “ebay”Android#6 in Canada search · popularity 94
- 🌟Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect featured by AppleiOSapps · FR
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect added hidden keywords: vintageiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect featured by AppleiOSapps · FR
- 📈Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect hit #1AndroidTop Free · Shopping · GB
- 📈Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Shopping · TH
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect added hidden keywords: connection, etsyiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect featured by AppleiOSapps · FR
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect added hidden keywords: shpock, clothesiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect updated to version 26.44.5iOSBug fixes and improvements
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect added hidden keywords: vinted, cards, cheapiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect: new screenshotsiOS6 screenshots (was 5) · IT
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect added hidden keywords: connectioniOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect entered the top 10iOSTop Free · All Apps · AU
- 📦Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect updated to version 26.44.0iOSBug fixes and improvements
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect added hidden keywords: clothesiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect added hidden keywords: collectioniOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect: new screenshotsiOS6 screenshots (was 5) · ES, AR
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect added hidden keywords: cheapiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect updated to version 26.43.5iOSBug fixes and improvements
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect added hidden keywords: vintediOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect: new screenshotsiOS6 screenshots (was 5) · TH
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect added hidden keywords: guessiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect updated to version 26.43.1iOSBug fixes and improvements
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect: new screenshotsiOS6 screenshots (was 5) · 11 countries
- 📈Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect new best rank in the overall chart: #4AndroidTop Free · All Apps · AU
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect added hidden keywords: usediOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect: new screenshotsiOS6 screenshots (was 5) · CO
- 📈Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect charting in a new countryAndroidVietnam
- 📦Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect updated to version 26.43.0iOSBug fixes and improvements
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect added hidden keywords: achetez, offersiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect new best rank in the overall chart: #7AndroidTop Free · All Apps · AU
- 📈Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect charting in a new countryAndroidSpain
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect added hidden keywords: sportsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect: keywords changediOS· US
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect added hidden keywords: sports, tradingiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect updated to version 26.42.6iOSBug fixes and improvements
- 📈Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect charting in a new countryAndroidThailand
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect added hidden keywords: thriftiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect updated to version 26.42.5iOSBug fixes and improvements
- 📦Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect updated to version 26.42.0iOSBug fixes and improvements
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect added hidden keywords: clothesiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect charting in a new country in 3 chartsAndroidMexico · Netherlands · Sweden
- 📈Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Free · Shopping · NL · Top Free · Shopping · SE
- 📈Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect entered the top 10AndroidTop Free · All Apps · AU
- 📦Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect updated to version 26.41.5iOSBug fixes and improvements
- 📈Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect charting in a new countryAndroidItaly
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect added hidden keywords: auction, bidiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · All Apps · DE
- 📦Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect updated to version 26.41.0iOSBug fixes and improvements
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect added hidden keywords: videoiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect entered the top 10 in 2 chartsiOSTop Free · Shopping · DE · Top Free · All Apps · FR
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect added hidden keywords: sneakersiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect updated to version 26.40.5iOSBug fixes and improvements
- 📦Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect: now updating weeklyiOS4 updates in 30 days, after a quiet two months
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect added hidden keywords: sneakers, dealsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect entered the top 10AndroidTop Free · All Apps · GB
- 📈Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect new best rank in the overall chart: #9AndroidTop Free · All Apps · GB
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect added hidden keywords: vendre, vintediOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect updated to version 26.40.0iOSBug fixes and improvements
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect added hidden keywords: offers, collectiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect featured by AppleiOSapps · FR
- 📈Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect hit #1AndroidTop Free · Shopping · FR
- 📈Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect entered the top 10AndroidTop Free · Shopping · CA
- 📈Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · All Apps · CA
- 📈Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect new best rank in the overall chart: #12AndroidTop Free · All Apps · GB
- 📈Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect charting in a new countryAndroidUnited Arab Emirates
- ✏️Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect added hidden keywords: sneakersiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect featured by AppleiOSapps · FR
- 🌟Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect featured by AppleiOSapps · FR
- 📈Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect entered the top 10AndroidTop Free · Shopping · AU
- 📈Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect new best rank in the overall chart: #15AndroidTop Free · All Apps · GB
- 🌟Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect featured by AppleiOSapps · FR
- 📈Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect hit #1iOSTop Free · Shopping · GB
- 📈Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect entered the top 10iOSTop Free · All Apps · GB
- 📈Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect new best rank in the overall chart: #28AndroidTop Free · All Apps · FR
- 📈Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect new best rank in the overall chart: #16AndroidTop Free · All Apps · GB
- 🆕Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidUnited States
- 📦Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect updated to version 26.39.5iOSBug fixes and improvements
- 🆕Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect first spotted by AppInsideriOS#13 in Top Free · All Apps · United Kingdom
- 🌟Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect featured by AppleiOSapps · FR
- 📦Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect version 26.39.1iOSNo release notes
- 📣Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect started a new adiOS3
- 📣Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect started a new adiOS3
- 📣Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect started a new adiOS3
- 📣Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect started a new adAndroid3
- 📣Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect started a new adiOS3
- 📣Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect started a new adiOS3
- 📣Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect started a new adiOS3
- 📣Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect started a new adiOS3
- 🆕Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect released on the App StoreiOS
- 🆕Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect released on Google PlayAndroid
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Shopping FreeWhatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Whatnot is a live-streaming marketplace for buying and selling niche collectibles, fashion, and everyday items through real-time auctions and interactive shows. The app holds the #1 spot in UK Shopping and top-5 positions across major European markets like France and Germany, indicating strong momentum in international expansion beyond its US base.
Similar apps: eBay, Mercari, TikTok Shop
App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect’s App Store privacy label declares 2 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 9 linked to your identity and 1 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v26.27.0, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 50k+ | 100M+ |
| Google Play | 10k+ | 10M+ Measured |
| Total | 50k+ Confidence | 100M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Hidden keywords
Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect shows up in App Store search (US) for 6 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #1 Shopping Free | 10 of 30 countries | #5 | – |
| Google Play | #2 Shopping Free | 9 of 23 countries | #7 | – |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings by country (12)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | 7,969 | 75% | steady |
| United Kingdom | 1,330 | 13% | ▲ +16% |
 France | 696 | 7% | ▲ +7% |
 Germany | 249 | 2% | ▲ +15% |
 Canada | 175 | 2% | steady |
 Australia | 169 | 2% | ▲ +6% |
 Netherlands | 25 | 0% | steady |
 Mexico | 2.8 | 0% | ▼ -70% |
 Philippines | 1.9 | 0% | – |
 Spain | 1.4 | 0% | – |
 United Arab Emirates | 1.2 | 0% | – |
 South Africa | 1.1 | 0% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.8 ★ | 1.1M |
| Google Play | 4.7 ★ | 334k 24k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.7 ★ weighted by ratings | 1.4M |
What users say about Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect
From the 200 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users frequently report severe issues with customer support, including AI-only responses and account bans during disputes. While some praise the fun of live auctions and finding deals, many complain about scams, fake items, and high shipping costs.
Mixed but leaning positive (67% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for good value, and being fun. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and privacy and spam.
What people like
- Price & subscription: “You have to know your prices”
- Fun: “They are awesome and so much fun!”
- Ease of use: “Sometimes a little too easy”
- Useful: “I highly recommend this app”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “$7.53 over charge you get back $1.50”
- Privacy & data: “Scam gold coins trader bea”
- Customer support: “Terrible Customer Service”
- Login & account: “They ban accounts for nothing”
About Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect
FIND INCREDIBLE DEALS ON NAME BRANDS - Join hundreds of thousands of sellers to shop deep discounts from your fashion favorites and everyday essentials. From brands you know and love, to emerging and hard-to-find specialty products. Whatnot has a deal on whatever you’re looking for.
SHOPPING HAS NEVER BEEN MORE FUN - Whether you’re getting in on fast-paced auctions, incredible flash sales, live show giveaways, searching through the marketplace, or jumping into the chat—you’ve never had this much fun shopping. Whatnot has brought the best of shopping in-person online.
SHOP WITH CONFIDENCE: Purchases are backed by Whatnot's Buyer Protection policy – if your item arrives damaged, missing, or not as described, you're covered.
INTERESTED IN SELLING ON WHATNOT? Last year, small businesses generated more than $8 billion in sales on Whatnot. Make more by selling live, join Whatnot today.
Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect App Store
Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect gets 50k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect is #1 in Shopping Free in United Kingdom and charting in 10 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026 Shopping FreeWhatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Whatnot is a live-streaming marketplace for buying and selling niche collectibles, fashion, and everyday items through real-time auctions and interactive shows. The app holds the #1 spot in UK Shopping and top-5 positions across major European markets like France and Germany, indicating strong momentum in international expansion beyond its US base.
Similar apps: eBay, Mercari, TikTok Shop
Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect’s App Store privacy label declares 2 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 9 linked to your identity and 1 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Hidden keywords
Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect shows up in App Store search (US) for 6 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | ShoppingFree | #1 |
| United Kingdom | All AppsFree | #4 |
| United States | ShoppingFree | #5 |
| France | ShoppingFree | #2 |
| United States | All AppsFree | #25 |
| France | All AppsFree | #7 |
| Australia | All AppsFree | #8 |
| Australia | ShoppingFree | #3 |
| Germany | ShoppingFree | #9 |
| Germany | All AppsFree | #33 |
| Canada | All AppsFree | #22 |
| Canada | ShoppingFree | #10 |
| Netherlands | ShoppingFree | #83 |
 Italy | ShoppingFree | #188 |
 Sweden | ShoppingFree | #111 |
| South Africa | ShoppingFree | #76 |
Apps near Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect on the chart
Shopping Free, around #1.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings by country (12)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,969 | 75% | steady |
| United Kingdom | 1,330 | 13% | ▲ +16% |
| France | 696 | 7% | ▲ +7% |
| Germany | 249 | 2% | ▲ +15% |
| Canada | 175 | 2% | steady |
| Australia | 169 | 2% | ▲ +6% |
| Netherlands | 25 | 0% | steady |
| Mexico | 2.8 | 0% | ▼ -70% |
| Philippines | 1.9 | 0% | – |
| Spain | 1.4 | 0% | – |
| United Arab Emirates | 1.2 | 0% | – |
| South Africa | 1.1 | 0% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect
From the 200 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users frequently report severe issues with customer support, including AI-only responses and account bans during disputes. While some praise the fun of live auctions and finding deals, many complain about scams, fake items, and high shipping costs.
Mixed but leaning positive (67% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for good value, and being fun. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and privacy and spam.
What people like
- Price & subscription: “You have to know your prices”
- Fun: “They are awesome and so much fun!”
- Ease of use: “Sometimes a little too easy”
- Useful: “I highly recommend this app”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “$7.53 over charge you get back $1.50”
- Privacy & data: “Scam gold coins trader bea”
- Customer support: “Terrible Customer Service”
- Login & account: “They ban accounts for nothing”
About Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect
FIND INCREDIBLE DEALS ON NAME BRANDS - Join hundreds of thousands of sellers to shop deep discounts from your fashion favorites and everyday essentials. From brands you know and love, to emerging and hard-to-find specialty products. Whatnot has a deal on whatever you’re looking for.
SHOPPING HAS NEVER BEEN MORE FUN - Whether you’re getting in on fast-paced auctions, incredible flash sales, live show giveaways, searching through the marketplace, or jumping into the chat—you’ve never had this much fun shopping. Whatnot has brought the best of shopping in-person online.
SHOP WITH CONFIDENCE: Purchases are backed by Whatnot's Buyer Protection policy – if your item arrives damaged, missing, or not as described, you're covered.
INTERESTED IN SELLING ON WHATNOT? Last year, small businesses generated more than $8 billion in sales on Whatnot. Make more by selling live, join Whatnot today.
Latest updates
Store changes
What Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect Android
Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect gets 50k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect is #2 in Shopping Free on Google Play in United Kingdom and charting in 9 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Shopping FreeWhatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-07. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Whatnot is a live-streaming marketplace for buying and selling niche collectibles, fashion, and everyday goods through real-time auctions and interactive shows. The app demonstrates strong momentum in the UK and France shopping categories while maintaining top-10 presence in the US free charts, indicating broad adoption across major Western markets.
Similar apps: TikTok Shop, eBay, Poshmark
Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v26.27.0, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | ShoppingFree | #2 |
| United States | ShoppingFree | #7 |
| United Kingdom | All AppsFree | #9 |
| United States | All AppsFree | #31 |
| France | ShoppingFree | #3 |
| Australia | ShoppingFree | #6 |
| France | All AppsFree | #25 |
| Australia | All AppsFree | #22 |
| Germany | ShoppingFree | #20 |
| Canada | ShoppingFree | #13 |
| Germany | All AppsFree | #103 |
| Canada | All AppsFree | #76 |
| Netherlands | ShoppingFree | #84 |
| Mexico | ShoppingFree | #164 |
| Sweden | ShoppingFree | #81 |
Apps near Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect on the chart
Shopping Free, around #2.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect
From the 200 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users report frequent bidding glitches and lack of buyer protection against scams or counterfeit goods. While some praise the addictive nature and customer service speed, many complain about opaque promotional terms and poor app stability.
Mixed but leaning positive (64% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and speed. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and privacy and spam.
What people like
- Fun: “so much fun and good deals”
- Speed & performance: “fast shipping great prices”
- Price & subscription: “fast shipping great prices”
- Ease of use: “The app was very user friendly”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “it'll take your time and money”
- Privacy & data: “Let their sellers scam me”
- Ads: “Who thought that was good advertising?”
- Customer support: “Two messages to support and no response”
About Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect
FIND INCREDIBLE DEALS ON NAME BRANDS - Join hundreds of thousands of sellers to shop deep discounts from your fashion favorites and everyday essentials. From brands you know and love, to emerging and hard-to-find specialty products. Whatnot has a deal on whatever you’re looking for.
SHOPPING HAS NEVER BEEN MORE FUN - Whether you’re getting in on fast-paced auctions, incredible flash sales, live show giveaways, searching through the marketplace, or jumping into the chat—you’ve never had this much fun shopping. Whatnot has brought the best of shopping in-person online.
SHOP WITH CONFIDENCE: Purchases are backed by Whatnot's Buyer Protection policy – if your item arrives damaged, missing, or not as described, you're covered.
INTERESTED IN SELLING ON WHATNOT? Last year, small businesses generated more than $8 billion in sales on Whatnot. Make more by selling live, join Whatnot today.
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