We look back on our top digital health predictions for 2020—and we dive into why the ones we got wrong didn’t hold water.

Consumers are turning to mobile health apps to treat their health: We highlight the key points from our recently released Mobile Health Apps for Disease Management report, detailing what’s driving the rise of mobile health apps and where it’s headed.

How the “metaverse” developed in 2021: The concept has been around for decades, but came of age this past year amid the Facebook rebrand.

We look at 2021’s biggest tech flexes that changed the landscape of business or left us scratching our heads. The year saw Facebook meta-morph into a VR-focused platform, Clubhouse rise and fall, Amazon convert 60 million smart speakers into a giant Wi-Fi network, and more.

Consumers didn’t get the federal privacy law they wanted in 2021: A year ago, we predicted Congress would pass a federal privacy law, but gridlock in Washington and other priorities got in the way.

On this special edition of the show, we're taking a look back at some of the most notable conversations we've had this year. In this episode, we discuss how the "Behind the Numbers" podcast got started and hand out our very own "Analysts' Choice Awards."

On today's episode, we play the giant "2021 holiday special quiz" (that you can play along with us) and share some dinner party data. Tune in to the conversation with eMarketer principal analyst Paul Verna, director of reports editing Rahul Chadha, and analyst at Insider Intelligence Blake Droesch.

We incorrectly thought mPOS would be a bigger thing in the US in 2021 and that Walmart and Target would beat the odds and chip away at Amazon’s online share.

Neobank funding bonanza shows promise still outweighs profitability—for now: Globally, challengers brought in large funding hauls that signaled investors’ continued confidence in the space. But their patience in the face of commoditization and unprofitability won’t be endless.

Revolut’s new license gives it eurozone super-app potential: The UK-based neobank’s full banking license lets it offer investment services to eurozone customers—opening the door for it to become a pan-European super app.

Corporate activism is increasing as consumers grow to expect it: More brands are taking meaningful action, like pulling their ad spend, over misaligned values.

Small influencers poised to gain more brand followers: As social commerce capabilities expand and new tools power the creator economy, the demand for micro-influencers will take off.

Revisiting what we saw in the crystal ball: We made five predictions last year about what would happen in fintech. Today, we look at three we got right.

On the second episode of this brand new Behind the Numbers show, Reimagining Retail, co-hosts and eMarketer principal analysts at Insider Intelligence Suzy Davidkhanian and Andrew Lipsman discuss the importance of brand loyalty in retail and share a ranking of their top three competitive retailer battles for 2022.

JPMorgan kept its eye on technology and the crypto trend—no matter what Jamie thought personally: The banking giant’s 2021 featured a UK digital-only launch, fintech acquisitions, crypto offerings for retail clients, and advocating for staff in branches to become licensed advisors.

In 2022, Samsung is expected to ship 276 million smartphones worldwide, maintaining its lead over Apple, with 243 million.