AI Insights · Timothy · April 2021
Q1 2021 Performance of Top Film & Television Apps on Android in the UK
A look at how the top Android film and television apps fared in the UK during Q1 2021, highlighting downloads, revenue, and user engagement trends. Insights provided by Sensor Tower.
The first quarter of 2021 showed interesting trends for the top Film & Television applications on the Android platform in the United Kingdom. Data provided by Sensor Tower allows us to delve into the performance of these entertainment giants.
Disney+ experienced a fluctuation in downloads starting from 80 thousand at the end of December 2020 to 40 thousand by the end of March 2021. The app's revenue also saw ups and downs, peaking at 270 thousand in the last week of March. Weekly active users started at 1 million in December and had a noticeable spike to 1.8 million in February, before stabilizing around 1.5 million towards the end of March.
Crunchyroll maintained a steady revenue increase from 40 thousand to 42 thousand over the quarter. The downloads saw a slight decrease from 8 thousand to 7 thousand, while the weekly active users showed a positive trend, climbing from 76 thousand to 123 thousand.
The discovery+ app saw an initial surge in revenue from 9 thousand to 31 thousand in mid-February, before dropping to 18 thousand by the end of March. Downloads began at 33 thousand and saw a decline to 13 thousand. Active users peaked at 56 thousand in February but decreased to 42 thousand by the end of the quarter.
Funimation showed an increase in revenue from 15 thousand to 24 thousand in late February, ending the quarter at 20 thousand. Downloads reached a high of 31 thousand in mid-February but fell to 12 thousand by the end of March. Weekly active users saw a peak of 158 thousand in mid-February, then a gradual decrease to 123 thousand.
Lastly, Hayu - Watch Reality TV witnessed a consistent revenue around 13 thousand throughout the quarter, with a peak at 19 thousand in early March. Downloads remained low, ranging from 1 thousand to 1.4 thousand. The number of active users stayed relatively stable, with a slight increase from 14 thousand to 15 thousand.
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