Top 5 Shopping Apps on Android in South Africa – Q2 2021

The second quarter of 2021 witnessed notable trends in the performance of the top 5 shopping apps on the Android platform in South Africa. Here’s a closer look at how these apps fared in terms of weekly downloads and active users.

SHEIN-Shopping Online saw its weekly downloads peak at approximately 41K in mid-April, followed by a gradual decline, ending the quarter at around 28K. The app maintained a strong weekly active user base, starting at about 255K and peaking at nearly 289K by the end of June.

Takealot – Online Shopping App experienced fluctuating weekly downloads, with a high of around 37K in mid-April and a low of about 21K at the end of May. The app's weekly active users remained relatively stable, ranging from 324K to 374K, showing a slight increase towards the end of the quarter.

Wish: Shop and Save demonstrated a consistent download pattern, with weekly downloads hovering between 24K and 34K throughout the quarter. The app's weekly active users showed a steady increase, starting at around 53K and reaching nearly 59K by the end of June.

Checkers Sixty60 had a moderate performance in weekly downloads, beginning at 21K and ending the quarter at approximately 24K. The app's weekly active users improved significantly from around 160K to nearly 178K, peaking in the final week of June.

Mr Price saw its weekly downloads peak at around 22K in late May, followed by a decline to approximately 12K by the end of June. The app's weekly active users showed a gradual increase, starting at around 61K and reaching 74K in late May before a slight drop to about 59K by the end of the quarter.

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