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  "license": {
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  "cite_as": "Newsprint, \"Exploding Topics: new features and launches\", https://www.newsprint.com/companies/exploding-topics/, updated 2026-10-28",
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  "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/exploding-topics/",
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  "title": "Exploding Topics: new features and launches",
  "opening_answer": "We confirmed 3 product launches from Exploding Topics since December 2019. The latest, TikTok Insights add-on, became available in 2025. We also record 2 acquisitions and 1 new company.",
  "period": "2019 to April 28, 2026",
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    "site": "https://explodingtopics.com/",
    "summary": "Exploding Topics sells a trend discovery tool that finds topics before they reach the mainstream. A large trends database, plus its Trending Products and Meta Trends views, shows emerging topics and products early so teams can act on them.",
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