Top 5 News and Magazines Apps on Android in Nigeria Q4 2021

In the fourth quarter of 2021, the top 5 News and Magazines apps on Android in Nigeria showed varied performance in terms of weekly downloads and active users. The data, sourced from Sensor Tower, provides insights into the trends for these applications.

Opera News: breaking & local saw a notable increase in weekly downloads, peaking at around 23.6K in the week of October 25. However, there was a decline in downloads towards the end of November, with numbers dropping to approximately 10.1K. The app's weekly active users fluctuated significantly, starting at 808.7K and peaking at 933K in mid-October, before gradually decreasing to 745.6K by the end of December.

Opera News Lite - Less Data experienced a steady trend in weekly downloads, with the highest point reaching 13.8K in early November. The app maintained a consistent number of active users, starting at 253.8K and ending the quarter at 234.1K, with slight fluctuations throughout the period.

Koo: Know What's Happening! had a varied performance with weekly downloads peaking at 12K in the last week of December. The app’s active users saw a dip from 90K at the end of September to around 61.2K in mid-December, but there was a resurgence to 96.5K by the end of the quarter.

Twitter Lite showed a gradual increase in weekly downloads, reaching a peak of 10.6K in mid-October. The weekly active users remained relatively stable, hovering around 21K throughout the quarter, with minor fluctuations.

Scooper News: News Around You had a consistent performance in weekly downloads, maintaining around 5K to 8.5K downloads each week. The number of active users saw a gradual decline from 22.6K at the beginning of the quarter to 16.3K by the end of December.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower.