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April 17, 2025

Strava acquires rival fitness app Runna: 'This isn't an efficiency play'

The acquisition should fix a pain point for Strava, which has more than 120m users globally

Martin Coulter

2 min read

Strava, the California-based fitness app, has acquired popular British running appRunna for an undisclosed sum. 

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Martin Coulter

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