Top 5 News and Magazines Apps in South America Q3 2021

In Q3 2021, the top 5 News and Magazines apps in South America displayed a range of performance metrics across downloads, active users, and revenue. Below is a detailed analysis of each app's trends, based on data from Sensor Tower.

NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts saw a notable fluctuation in weekly downloads. Starting at around 96K in late June, downloads peaked at approximately 134K in the last week of July before dropping to about 64K in early September. Weekly active users showed a steady increase from 1.3M in late June to 1.77M by the end of September.

Breaking News: Local & Alerts experienced a varied trend in weekly downloads, beginning at around 109K in late June, then fluctuating significantly, peaking at 174K in early September before declining to about 72K by the end of the quarter. Weekly active users also showed an upward trend, starting at 652K in late June and reaching 846K in early September, before ending the quarter at approximately 622K.

Twitter Lite maintained a high level of weekly downloads, averaging around 420K to 460K throughout the quarter. Revenue remained relatively low but saw a notable spike to $32 in the last week of September. Weekly active users remained stable around 35M, with minor fluctuations throughout the quarter.

Elecciones Argentina 2021 showed a significant initial surge in downloads, peaking at approximately 218K in mid-September. However, downloads dropped sharply to under 1K by the end of the month. Weekly active users followed a similar trend, starting at about 41K in early September and declining to just over 2K by the end of the quarter.

G1 Portal de Notícias da Globo experienced stable weekly downloads, ranging from around 18K to 30K. Weekly active users saw a slight decline, starting at approximately 959K in late June and ending at around 733K by the end of September.

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