Top 5 Books and Reference Apps on Android in the US for Q1 2022

In the first quarter of 2022, the leading Books and Reference apps on the Android platform in the United States demonstrated varying trends in downloads, revenue, and active users. Here’s a closer look at the performance of the top 5 apps, based on Sensor Tower data.

King James Bible - Verse+Audio had a notable quarter with fluctuating metrics. Weekly downloads started at around 93K in late December and dipped to 68K by early February, before surging to 123K by the end of March. Weekly revenue saw a peak of approximately $1.5K in late February, while weekly active users increased from 3.1M to over 4M by the end of the quarter.

Audible: Audio Entertainment experienced a steady stream of downloads, starting at around 69K in late December and dropping to 56K by the end of March. Remarkably, its weekly revenue skyrocketed to a massive $513K in the final week of March. However, weekly active users showed a slight decline, starting from 1.1M and ending at just over 1M.

Bible Offline-KJV Holy Bible maintained consistent weekly downloads, starting at 25K and rising to 32K by the end of March. Weekly revenue showed minor fluctuations, peaking at around $99 in mid-February. The app's weekly active users increased steadily from 217K to 287K throughout the quarter.

Bible Home - Daily Bible Study experienced a significant decline in weekly downloads, starting at 63K and dropping to just 7.5K by the end of March. Active users also saw a decrease, from 331K to 271K over the same period.

Lastly, Amazon Kindle showed stable performance in weekly downloads, hovering around 29K at the start and ending at 22K by the end of March. Its weekly active users remained relatively steady, fluctuating slightly but maintaining around 2M throughout the quarter.

For more detailed insights and additional data, visit Sensor Tower.