Top 5 Social Networking iOS Apps in Latin America: Q4 2020 Performance

The final quarter of 2020 saw significant activity in the social networking space on the iOS platform in Latin America. Sensor Tower's data provides a clear view of how the top players performed in terms of downloads, revenue, and weekly active users.

WhatsApp Messenger, with its massive user base, displayed a steady increase in downloads, starting at 415K in late September and peaking at 678K in mid-December. Weekly active users remained stable, hovering around the 23M mark throughout the quarter. Revenue for WhatsApp showed an upward trend, concluding the year with $211K in the final week.

Meta's flagship app, Facebook, also experienced growth in downloads, with a notable jump to 445K in mid-December. The app's weekly active users increased from 66M to over 71M during the quarter, reflecting strong engagement. Revenue saw fluctuations but ended on a high note with $75K in the last week of December.

Messenger, another Meta product, had no reported revenue but showed resilience in downloads, maintaining figures above 265K. The app's weekly active users saw a slight decline from 15M to just below 15M by the end of Q4.

Telegram Messenger did not generate revenue but maintained a consistent user base with active users around the 3M mark. Downloads for Telegram varied, peaking at 158K in early November and ending the quarter with around 127K downloads.

Discord - Chat, Talk & Hangout displayed a different trend, with downloads starting strong at 326K and gradually decreasing to 68K by the year's end. Despite this, Discord's revenue showed an impressive peak at nearly $20K in late November. Weekly active users declined from nearly 2M to 1.5M over the same period.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower, where the performance of these and other applications can be explored in-depth.