Top 5 Social Networking iOS Apps in France - Q1 2021 Performance

The first quarter of 2021 has brought interesting trends in the social networking category on the iOS platform in France. Data sourced from Sensor Tower reveals how the top five applications in this space have performed in terms of downloads and weekly active users.

WhatsApp Messenger experienced a fluctuating download trend starting with 100 thousand downloads in the last week of December 2020, peaking at 150 thousand in the first week of January, and then stabilizing around 100 thousand towards the end of March. Revenue for the app showed a rising trend from 20 thousand dollars in the last week of December to a peak of 40 thousand dollars in the second week of March. Weekly active users saw a slight decline from 15 million at the end of December to 14 million by the end of March.

Signal - Private Messenger had a significant surge in downloads, with an impressive peak of 200 thousand in the third week of January, followed by a steady decline to 10 thousand by the end of March. The app's weekly active users skyrocketed from 200 thousand at the end of December to over 1 million in the third week of January, before gradually declining to just over 1 million by the end of March.

Telegram Messenger downloads saw a peak of 100 thousand in the second week of January, followed by a decline to 30 thousand by the end of March. The app's weekly active users increased from 800 thousand at the end of December to over 1 million in the third week of March.

Facebook, a long-standing leader in the category, showed a consistent download number around 60 thousand, with slight fluctuations throughout the quarter. The app's revenue displayed a peak of 9 thousand dollars in the second week of February, and weekly active users remained stable around 10 million throughout the quarter.

Messenger downloads were consistent, with numbers hovering around 50 thousand throughout the quarter. Weekly active users showed a slight decline from 8 million at the end of December to just under 8 million by the end of March.

For more detailed insights and data, Sensor Tower's platform offers in-depth analytics on app performance across various metrics and regions.