# How the biggest consumer apps got their first 1,000 users - Issue 25 - Lenny's Newsletter

<https://www.lennyrachitsky.com/p/how-the-biggest-consumer-apps-got>

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## What Jamie wrote

I found it interesting that all of these services filtered down to **just seven** distinct ways of getting their initial users. Makes it a pretty small list to explore as you think about building audiences for new things.

## Facts

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