Zedge (NYSE American: ZDGE) on AI Integration, Cost Savings and New Revenue Streams in 2026

Why It Matters

If Zedge can convert its large, high-quality creator dataset into recurring B2B revenue for AI model builders, it could create a new, higher-margin growth stream while maintaining cash generation and tight cost control. This strategy leverages unique first-party content in a market where ethically sourced training data is increasingly valuable.

Summary

Zedge CEO Jonathan Reich said the mobile app publisher is doubling down on AI to expand both consumer features and B2B product offerings. The company operates a large creator ecosystem — including Zedge’s personalization marketplace, GuruShots and Emojipedia — with roughly 20 million monthly active users and about 750 million lifetime downloads, and has launched DataSeeds to sell ethically sourced training data to frontier model builders. Zedge is profitable, completed a restructuring that yielded roughly $4 million in annualized savings, has reinvested part of those savings into AI initiatives, and is testing rapid app development through innovation teams. Management said the focus for 2026 is scaling recurring B2B data contracts while using AI to accelerate product rollout and control costs.

Original Description

In this interview, Jonathan Reich, CEO of Zedge, Inc. (NYSE American: ZDGE) shares insights into the company's mobile app ecosystem, AI integration, growth strategies, as well as how Zedge leverages its creator community and AI to create new revenue streams.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Zedge and Its Offerings

05:36 Financial Performance and AI Integration

07:43 Future Value Catalysts and Investor Engagement

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About Zedge, Inc.

Zedge empowers tens of millions of consumers and creators each month with its suite of interconnected platforms that enable creativity, self-expression and e-commerce and foster community through fun competitions. Zedge's ecosystem of product offerings includes the Zedge Marketplace, a freemium marketplace offering mobile phone wallpapers, video wallpapers, ringtones, notification sounds, and pAInt, a generative AI image and audio maker; GuruShots, "The World's Greatest Photography Game," a skill-based photo challenge game; and Emojipedia, the #1 trusted source for ‘all things emoji.'

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