Top 5 News and Magazines Apps in the UK Q4 2021

The fourth quarter of 2021 saw diverse trends among the top 5 News and Magazines applications in the United Kingdom. Below is a detailed look at the performance of each app, based on data from Sensor Tower.

Breaking News: Local & Alerts experienced significant fluctuations in weekly downloads, starting strong with 62.4K in the first week of October but dropping to 3.8K by early November. The app saw a recovery towards the end of the quarter, peaking at 16.4K in the week of December 20. Weekly active users followed a similar pattern, starting at 296.8K and declining to 104.2K by mid-November before ending the year at 193K.

Opera News: breaking & local maintained a relatively stable performance in weekly downloads, ranging from 9.8K to 18.7K throughout the quarter. Weekly active users also showed consistent engagement, starting at 252.2K and gradually increasing to 267.7K by the end of December.

UK News: Breaking News & Local demonstrated a moderate but steady increase in weekly downloads, beginning at 11.5K in late September and reaching 16.2K in the week of December 20. The app's weekly active users reflected a similar trend, growing from 87K to 83.7K during the same period.

BBC News showed strong and consistent performance in weekly downloads, peaking at 32.7K in mid-December. The app's weekly active users remained robust, starting at 2.3M and peaking at 2.47M in the week of December 13 before slightly declining to 2.34M by the end of the quarter.

Apex News: Breaking & Local had a varied performance in weekly downloads, with notable peaks and troughs. The app started the quarter with 5.8K downloads and saw a high of 11.4K in mid-November before dropping to 2.2K by the end of December. Weekly active users showed gradual growth, starting at 30K and reaching 34.7K by the end of the quarter.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower.