Observed arrival · 2026-09-02
Vertical Observer, a sourced record of vertical drama
An independent publication tracking the vertical-drama business through reports on platforms, economics, capital, regulation, companies, and audiences.
Field notes
The publication organizes its coverage as a dated record rather than a conventional opinion blog, with separate sections for company activity, funding, regulation, and market data. Its central discipline is provenance: figures are marked official, estimate, reported, or company-claimed, and the site warns that app-store consumer spend, in-app-purchase net revenue, and company revenue describe different things. It also keeps China-inclusive and ex-China totals distinct, a material constraint for interpreting this category.
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