Top 5 News and Magazines Apps in Africa Q4 2021

In Q4 2021, the top 5 News and Magazines apps on a unified platform in Africa demonstrated diverse performance trends. Here’s a closer look at their weekly downloads, revenue, and active user metrics based on data from Sensor Tower.

News24: Trusted News. First showed a dynamic pattern in weekly revenue, starting at approximately $6.3K and peaking at around $11.5K in the week of November 8. Weekly downloads fluctuated, peaking at 3.3K in mid-December, while weekly active users remained relatively stable, hovering around 230K.

Medium experienced a steady revenue trend, starting at about $2K and seeing a slight increase to approximately $2.5K in late November. Downloads showed a notable spike to 13.3K in mid-October, while active users peaked at around 34.1K during the same period.

Bloomberg: Finance Market News saw its revenue peak at approximately $4.2K in the week of December 20. Downloads were highest in mid-October at around 3.8K, and active users peaked at 13.1K in early December.

Magzter: Magazines, Newspapers had a consistent revenue trend, peaking at about $2.8K in the last week of December. Weekly downloads fluctuated, with a notable increase to 1.2K in late November, while active users gradually increased, reaching around 4.5K by the end of the quarter.

The New York Times displayed a steady revenue trend, peaking at approximately $1.6K in the week of October 25. Downloads peaked at around 4.9K in mid-October, while active users remained stable, averaging around 23K throughout the quarter.

For more detailed insights and trends, visit Sensor Tower.