Top 5 News Apps in New Zealand Q3 2021

In Q3 2021, the top five news applications in New Zealand exhibited distinct trends in downloads, revenue, and weekly active users. Here's a detailed look at the performance of Reddit, X, NZ Herald News, Stuff.co.nz, and 1NEWS.

Reddit saw a consistent increase in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $465 in the third week of September. Weekly downloads fluctuated, reaching a high of around 5.2K in early September. Meanwhile, weekly active users showed a slight upward trend, ending the quarter with about 163K users.

X experienced modest weekly revenue, with a peak of $41 in early August. Downloads surged notably mid-quarter, peaking at around 6.6K in the last week of August. Active users remained relatively stable, averaging around 432K by the end of September.

NZ Herald News showed strong weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $12.7K in the last week of September. Downloads spiked significantly in mid-August, reaching around 2.9K. Active users also saw a slight increase, ending the quarter with about 6.7K users.

Stuff.co.nz did not generate any revenue during the quarter. However, it saw a significant spike in downloads in mid-August, reaching around 4.1K. Active users fluctuated but peaked mid-quarter with approximately 64.4K users.

1NEWS had no revenue but experienced a notable increase in downloads, peaking at about 4.7K in mid-August.

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