US EditionAnti-U.S. Shopping Apps Climb Denmark’s App Store Charts
Danish apps identifying American products have surged with a 867% increase in downloads amid grassroots boycotts responding to U.S. interest in Greenland.
- Appfigures data show NonUSA became No. 1 on Wednesday in the Danish App Store, with NonUSA and Made O'Meter entering the top 10 this month.
- Amid tensions over Greenland, Danish consumers have turned to boycotts, with Jonas Pipper, 21-year-old Danish programmer on Mors, creating NonUSA months ago after finding a Facebook group of nearly 100,000 members.
- Both apps work similarly, using barcode scanning to reveal origin information and suggest local Danish alternatives; NonUSA and Made O'Meter promote transparency in their descriptions and websites.
- Danish consumers have canceled U.S. vacations and ditched subscriptions to U.S. streaming services, while at least two record stores removed Björk's records amid boycotts.
- Despite the 867% surge over the past seven days, Denmark's iOS App Store sees around 200,000 daily downloads, keeping absolute numbers relatively small.
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The Greenland conflict reaches the supermarket: In Denmark, apps help consumers avoid food from the US. Does the protest against Trump also affect Germany?
In Denmark, a look at the shopping cart shows the anger at the US: many Danes are making their anger about the Greenland dispute air by avoiding US products. With an app they find European alternatives. Researchers express themselves about the effect that this boycott could have.
Denmark turns to apps to boycott US products amid Greenland tensions
Mobile apps designed to help consumers identify and avoid American-made products have climbed to the top of Denmark's app store charts following President Donald Trump's recent comments about acquiring Greenland
In the face of the Greenland dispute, several apps are currently in circulation in Denmark, which are sorting out U.S. goods in supermarkets. It is not the first attempt to focus more on European products.
In Denmark, this app is currently at the top of the download charts: "UdenUSA" allows customers to determine whether they have an American product in their hands at the supermarket. More and more Danes are choosing a boycott.
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