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Brazil records 34.3m betting-app downloads in second half of 2025

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Brazil recorded 34.3m sports-betting app downloads between July and December 2025, equal to nearly one-third of the global total, according to Sensor Tower’s report. Worldwide downloads reached 115.4m in the period, while betting apps accounted for six of Brazil’s ten most-downloaded sports apps in 2025; Betano led among betting platforms.

The download figures provide operators and investors with a measure of betting-app adoption in Brazil’s regulated market.

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IBJR identifies 60,477 suspected betting addresses in Brazil

The IBJR said its monitoring had identified 60,477 suspected betting addresses in Brazil since it began tracking them after the betting prohibition. Its LegitBet system found betting-operation indicators on 34,134 sites, while the IBJR noted that these were database entries, not necessarily newly created sites, and did not replace authority reviews.

The Brazilian Responsible Gambling Institute (IBJR) said its monitoring had identified 60,477 addresses suspected of offering betting since it began tracking them after betting was prohibited in Brazil. In 34,134 of those sites, the institute's LegitBet system found elements characteristic of betting operations, such as bonus offers, Pix payments and registration forms, according to the institute. The data was updated to Tuesday 27 October.

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