Top 5 Social Apps on Android in the Middle East: Q3 2021

In Q3 2021, the top five social apps on the Android platform in the Middle East—TikTok, Bigo Live - Live Streaming App, Likee - Short Video Community, Tango - Live Stream, Video Chat, and Chamet - Live Video Chat—demonstrated varied trends in weekly downloads, revenue, and active users. This data, sourced from Sensor Tower, provides insights into their performance.

TikTok saw a substantial increase in weekly revenue, beginning at approximately $933K in late June and peaking at around $1.5M by the end of September. Weekly downloads fluctuated, peaking at around 164K mid-September. The app maintained a high number of weekly active users, starting at 15.6M and experiencing slight increases and decreases, ending the quarter at 16.9M.

Bigo Live - Live Streaming App experienced steady growth in weekly revenue, starting at $333K and reaching approximately $485K by the end of August. Downloads showed a slight decline, beginning at around 65K, and ending the quarter at roughly 57K. Active users remained relatively stable, hovering around 800K throughout the quarter.

Likee - Short Video Community showed a notable increase in weekly revenue, starting at $127K and peaking at $355K by the end of September. Weekly downloads remained consistent, averaging around 75K to 86K. Active users saw minimal fluctuation, staying around 1.7M throughout the quarter.

Tango - Live Stream, Video Chat had a steady increase in weekly revenue, beginning at $175K and peaking at around $205K by the end of August. Downloads showed a positive trend, starting at 15K and reaching approximately 27K by late September. Active users steadily increased from 337K to about 398K.

Chamet - Live Video Chat saw its weekly revenue grow from $101K to about $181K by the end of September. However, weekly downloads showed a downward trend, starting at 14K and dropping to around 8K. Active users remained fairly stable, fluctuating slightly around 60K.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower.