Top 5 News and Magazines Apps on Android in France Q3 2021

The third quarter of 2021 saw notable performance among the top News and Magazines apps on the Android platform in France. Here’s a detailed look at the trends in weekly downloads and active users for the top 5 apps, based on data from Sensor Tower.

Opera News: breaking & local experienced a peak in weekly downloads at nearly 49K by late July, followed by a steep decline to around 7.9K by the end of September. Active users initially decreased from approximately 526K at the start of the quarter to about 480K by late July, before rising to nearly 757K in late August, and stabilizing around 706K by the end of the quarter.

Apex News: Breaking & Local had a mixed quarter in terms of weekly downloads, peaking at 28K in mid-July and dropping to about 3.5K by the end of September. Active users showed a more stable trend, starting at 33.8K and gradually increasing to approximately 54.8K by the end of July, then fluctuating slightly to end the quarter at around 42.7K.

Alertes info France saw its weekly downloads peak at about 19.1K in early August, followed by a gradual decline to approximately 6.1K by the end of September. The app’s active users also fluctuated, starting at 456K, dipping to around 316K by the end of August, and then rising again to approximately 379K by the end of the quarter.

L'Équipe : live sport and news showed consistent weekly revenue, peaking at around $20.5K in late June and staying relatively stable around $15K to $18K throughout the quarter. Weekly downloads peaked at 7.5K in mid-July, and active users remained strong, starting at approximately 1.2M and maintaining around 1.1M by the end of the quarter.

Breaking News: Local & Alerts had a notable peak in weekly downloads at approximately 11.5K in early August, followed by a decline to about 1.9K by the end of September. Active users showed a similar trend, starting at 98.9K, peaking at 107K in early August, and then stabilizing around 82K by the end of the quarter.

For more in-depth insights and detailed data, visit Sensor Tower.