Top 5 News and Magazines Apps on Android in Africa for Q1 2022

During the first quarter of 2022, the top 5 News and Magazines apps on the Android platform in Africa showcased varied performance metrics in terms of downloads and active users. Here’s a closer look at how these apps fared:

Opera News: breaking & local had a notable presence with weekly downloads peaking at 174K in the week of January 24. However, there was a downward trend later in the quarter, with downloads dipping to around 73K by the end of March. Weekly active users also saw a decline from 3.7M at the start of January to 3.2M by the end of March.

Twitter Lite experienced a steady performance in weekly downloads, starting at 24K in late December and increasing to a peak of 47K in mid-January. The app maintained a consistent number of weekly active users, fluctuating slightly around the 64K to 68K range throughout the quarter.

نبض Nabd - اخبار العالم ، عاجل saw its weekly downloads peak at 37K in the first week of January, followed by a varied trend that settled around 22K by the end of March. Active users for the app remained relatively stable, starting at 728K in late December and ending at 745K in the last week of March.

Scooper News: News Around You had a consistent download rate with a slight peak of 23K in the second week of January and a subsequent increase to 21K by the end of March. The app’s weekly active users showed a slight decline from 54K at the beginning of January to 47K by the last week of March.

Quora: the knowledge platform demonstrated a stable pattern in weekly downloads, starting at 11K in late December and peaking at 22K in mid-January, before stabilizing around 12K to 17K towards the end of the quarter. The active user base remained strong, starting at 348K in late December and finishing at 361K by the end of March.

These insights are derived from Sensor Tower’s comprehensive data. For more detailed analytics and trends, visit Sensor Tower.