Signal downloads surge in US and Yemen after government scandal

Senior Trump administration officials, including Vice President J.D. Vance and Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth, discussed plans to attack Yemen’s Houthis in a Signal group chat. However, Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was mistakenly added to the chat , giving him access to the highly sensitive discussions, which he later published.

When the Atlantic article was published on Monday, Signal downloads on iOS and Google Play worldwide had increased by 28% compared to the daily average over the past 30 days, according to data from app analytics company Appfigures, TechCrunch reports .

In the US, downloads increased by 45% on Monday, and in Yemen, by 42%.

Before the scandal, Signal was ranked 50th among social media apps in Yemen, but on Monday it rose to 9th place.

US President Donald Trump's national security adviser, Mike Walz, has taken full responsibility for including The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeff Goldberg in a "closed" chat on Signal.

Signal founder Moxie Marlinspike mocked the military group chat leak.

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