Top 5 News and Magazines Android Apps in Kenya: Q3 2021 Performance

The third quarter of 2021 saw interesting developments in the performance of the top 5 news and magazines apps on the Android platform in Kenya. Here's a detailed look at their performance based on Sensor Tower data.

Opera News: breaking & local demonstrated strong performance with weekly downloads ranging from around 20K to a peak of approximately 35K by the end of September. Weekly active users also showed a positive trend, starting at around 331K and ending the quarter at roughly 373K.

Opera News Lite - Less Data experienced fluctuating weekly downloads, peaking at about 37K in early July and dropping to around 11K by the end of September. Active users followed a similar pattern, starting at approximately 156K and closing the quarter at around 145K.

Twitter Lite saw steady download numbers, with a notable peak of roughly 11K in mid-August. Active users remained relatively stable, hovering around 10K to 11K throughout the quarter.

Mozzart Sport Kenya showed significant growth in weekly downloads, particularly in mid-August with a peak of approximately 13K. Active users also saw a substantial increase, starting at around 5.2K and reaching about 16K by the end of September.

Scooper News: News Around You had moderate download numbers, peaking at roughly 8K in the last week of September. Active users grew steadily from around 6.7K to approximately 10.1K by the end of the quarter.

These insights are based on Sensor Tower data. For more detailed analytics and insights, visit Sensor Tower.