Top 5 Books and Reference Apps in Russia Q4 2021

The fourth quarter of 2021 saw varying performance trends for the top 5 Books and Reference applications in Russia on a unified platform. Here’s a detailed look at the weekly downloads, revenue, and active user trends for these popular apps.

Litres: Books experienced a decline in weekly downloads, starting from around 92.5K in late September and dropping to approximately 72.6K by the end of December. Despite this, the app maintained a strong weekly revenue, peaking at around $226K in mid-October and staying above $170K throughout the quarter. Active users showed a slight decrease from roughly 727K in the beginning to about 655K by the end of December.

Storytel: Audiobooks & Ebooks had a relatively stable weekly revenue, fluctuating between $59.8K and $76K, with a peak in early December. Weekly downloads, however, decreased from about 62.1K in late September to 40.5K by the end of December. Active users remained consistent, starting at 276K and ending at roughly 295K.

ReadEra – book reader pdf epub showed a steady decrease in weekly downloads, from 27.3K in late September to around 18.7K at the end of December. The app's active users ranged from 682K to 715K throughout the quarter, with a notable drop to 611K in the final week of December.

Toca Life world House FreeGuide saw an impressive increase in weekly downloads, starting from 4.6K in late September and reaching 32K by the end of December. Active users also surged from 6.7K to 68.4K over the same period.

Аудиокниги и книги: Patephone had a consistent weekly revenue, ranging between $14.2K and $17.9K, with a peak in the last week of December. Weekly downloads varied significantly, starting at 7.1K in late September, peaking at 41.5K in late November, and ending at 12.2K by the end of December. Active users followed a similar trend, increasing from 69.3K in late September to 109K in late November, before dropping to 75.6K by the end of December.

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