Top 5 Social Networking Apps in Nigeria – Q3 2021 Performance

In the third quarter of 2021, the top 5 social networking apps in Nigeria showed varied performance across downloads, revenue, and active users. Here’s a detailed look at their trends:

BIGO LIVE-Live Stream, Go Live experienced a notable fluctuation in weekly revenue, peaking at around $24K in early August before dipping to approximately $10K by the end of September. Weekly downloads ranged between 23K and 34K, with the highest count in early August. Weekly active users saw an increase from 148K to about 168K mid-quarter, stabilizing around 164K towards the end.

Dingtone: Phone Calls + Texts maintained a consistent weekly revenue, averaging around $8K to $10K. Downloads hovered around the 3K mark, with slight increases and decreases throughout the quarter. Active users remained stable, fluctuating between 21K and 22K.

InMessage: Meet, Chat, Date saw weekly revenue ranging from $3.2K to $5.3K. Downloads were steady, mostly staying between 6.7K and 8.1K. Active users increased from 29.6K to about 32.5K, showing a gradual upward trend.

Text Me - Phone Call + Texting generated weekly revenue of around $4.2K to $6K. Downloads were consistent, ranging from 20K to 26K. Active users started at 118K, peaked at approximately 128K in mid-September, and ended the quarter at 118K.

Status Saver for WA Story Save had weekly revenue fluctuating between $2K and $2.9K. Downloads varied from 6.4K to 10K, with the highest count in early July. Active users ranged from 10.5K to 13.7K, showing some fluctuation throughout the quarter.

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