Five Contenders, Six Rounds and No Participation Trophies The era when short-drama apps were a niche curiosity ended some time ago. By Sensor Tower's count, worldwide in-app revenue for the category came to about $700M in Q1 2025, with the US producing 49% of it. By Q1 2026 the quarterly figure had risen to about $750M, while full-year 2025 came in at roughly $2.8–3B. Search a store for a short reels app and you will run into at least one of the five names that dominate the conversation: ReelShort, DramaBox,...