Top 5 Photo and Video Apps in Africa: Q4 2021 Performance

In the fourth quarter of 2021, the top 5 photo and video apps in Africa demonstrated notable performance trends in terms of weekly downloads, revenue, and active users. The data, sourced from Sensor Tower, provides an insightful overview of the app landscape on a unified platform.

YouTube: Watch, Listen, Stream showed a steady increase in weekly downloads, peaking at approximately 338.9K in mid-November. Weekly revenue also saw fluctuations, reaching around $41K at the end of December. Active users remained robust, with numbers consistently exceeding 130M, peaking at 133.1M in the final week.

FaceApp: Perfect Face Editor experienced significant growth in downloads, especially in mid-November, with a high of 215.2K. Revenue trends saw a peak of around $26.5K during the same period. Active users followed a similar upward trajectory, reaching 876.4K in mid-November.

Canva: Design, Art & AI Editor maintained a consistent download rate, with a notable increase to 138.9K in the last week of December. Revenue peaked at approximately $21.7K in the week leading up to Christmas. Active users showed a steady rise, ending the quarter with 482.9K.

Facetune AI Photo/Video Editor witnessed a gradual increase in downloads, culminating in a peak of 38.4K in the final week of December. Revenue trends saw a high of about $13.9K in the same period. Active users reached a peak of 115.9K at the end of the quarter.

Picsart AI Photo Video Editor demonstrated a consistent download rate, peaking at 188.3K in mid-October. Revenue trends varied, with a peak of around $15.1K in the last week of September. Active users fluctuated throughout the quarter, ending with a high of 3.2M in the final week.

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