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Quibi Keeps Only 8% of Users Who Signed Up for Free Trial

By Jessica Toonkel
· · Source: The Verge

Jeffrey Katzenberg’s short-form video streaming service Quibi has only managed to keep around 8% of users who signed up for a three-month free trial as that promotion ended earlier this week, according to Sensor Tower. According to the analytics firm, about 910,000 users signed up for Quibi in early April and about 72,000 remained after the free trial ended Monday. Quibi came to market in early...

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