Top 5 Book Apps in Russia Q3 2021: Performance Insights

In the third quarter of 2021, the top 5 book applications in Russia showed varying performance trends across downloads, revenue, and active users. Here are the key insights from Sensor Tower data.

Litres: Books and audiobooks experienced a steady increase in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $234K in early August. Weekly downloads showed an upward trend, reaching around 92K by the end of September. Active users saw a slight increase, peaking at about 748K in mid-September.

Storytel - Audiobooks Library had consistent weekly revenue, ranging between $53K to $63K throughout the quarter. Downloads fluctuated, peaking at around 69K in late August. Active users increased steadily, reaching around 293K in mid-September.

MyBook: books and audiobooks saw stable weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $83K in mid-September. Downloads showed a downward trend, starting at around 33K in late June and dropping to about 26K by the end of September. Active users remained relatively stable, peaking at about 212K in mid-September.

Читай-город showed significant growth in weekly downloads, peaking at around 38K in late August. Active users also increased, reaching approximately 148K in early August. Revenue data was not available for this app.

Wattpad - Read & Write Stories maintained a steady weekly revenue, peaking at about $2.1K in early August. Downloads remained stable, fluctuating around 27K to 19K. Active users peaked at approximately 740K in early August but saw a decline to around 609K by the end of September.

These insights are based on data from Sensor Tower, where more detailed analytics and trends can be explored.