Top 5 Books and Reference Apps on Android in South Africa - Q3 2021

The third quarter of 2021 saw notable trends among the top 5 Books and Reference applications on the Android platform in South Africa. Here's a detailed look at their performance.

Dreame-Read Romance Stories from Dreame Media experienced a peak in weekly revenue at around $9K in mid-July, followed by a gradual decrease, ending the quarter at approximately $7.4K. Weekly downloads showed a decline from 6.7K at the beginning of the quarter to about 1.4K by the end. Active users also saw a fluctuation, starting at 32.3K and ending the quarter at around 26K.

GoodNovel - Web Novel, Fiction from GoodNovel showed a significant increase in weekly revenue, starting at approximately $4.3K and peaking at $11.5K in early September. Downloads also surged, especially in late August, reaching nearly 3.8K from a low of 161 in late June. Active users saw a rise from 5.6K to around 8.5K, with a slight dip towards the end of the quarter.

Bravonovel - Fictions & Webnov by Fun books maintained a stable weekly revenue, averaging around $4.6K to $5.8K. Downloads fluctuated, peaking at 2.2K in early August before declining to 656 by the end of September. Active users showed a similar trend, starting at 2.8K, peaking at 4.3K in early August, and ending at around 2.8K.

Hinovel saw its highest weekly revenue at about $6K in early August, with a gradual decline to $3.7K by the end of September. Downloads peaked at 4.5K in mid-July but dropped significantly to 499 by the end of the quarter. Active users peaked at 6.9K in mid-July and ended the quarter at approximately 3.9K.

Radish Fiction from Tapas Entertainment Inc. had a consistent increase in weekly revenue, peaking at $4.8K at the end of September. Downloads fluctuated, starting at 2.6K and ending at around 2K. Active users saw a slight increase from 5.5K to 4.8K over the quarter.

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