Top 5 News and Magazines Apps on Android in Latin America Q3 2021

During the third quarter of 2021, the top 5 News and Magazines applications on the Android platform in Latin America showcased varied performance trends in weekly downloads, revenue, and active users. Below is a detailed look at each app's performance metrics for the quarter.

NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts experienced fluctuating weekly downloads, starting strong at approximately 231K in late June but dipping to around 156K by the end of September. Weekly active users saw a consistent climb, beginning at about 1.44M and peaking at roughly 1.96M towards the end of the quarter.

Breaking News: Local & Alerts had a notable increase in weekly downloads from around 112K at the start of the quarter to a peak of about 178K in early September, before settling at approximately 75K by the end of the month. Weekly active users also showed growth, starting at around 673K and reaching approximately 873K by early September, before slightly declining to around 646K.

Twitter Lite maintained relatively stable download numbers, with a slight peak at around 75K in mid-July before tapering off to approximately 32K by the end of the quarter. Active users remained steady, fluctuating around the 370K to 400K range throughout the period.

SkyAlert: Alerta Sísmica showed significant spikes in both downloads and revenue. Downloads surged dramatically from about 1.6K in late August to roughly 199K in early September. Correspondingly, weekly revenue peaked at approximately $12.8K during the same period. Active users also saw a sharp increase, from around 5.9K in late August to about 214K by early September.

Elecciones Argentina 2021, launched in early September, saw an initial surge in downloads at about 158K in its first week, which then tapered off to approximately 731 by the end of the month. Active users also declined from around 40.7K in early September to about 2.1K by the end of the quarter.

These insights are based on Sensor Tower data, providing a comprehensive view of the app performance trends. For more in-depth analysis and additional insights, visit Sensor Tower.