AI Insights · Timothy · April 2022
Top 5 iOS News Apps in Europe Q1 2022
A look at the performance of the top 5 news apps on iOS in Europe for Q1 2022, including weekly downloads, revenue, and active users.
In the first quarter of 2022, the top five news applications on the iOS platform in Europe showed notable trends in weekly downloads, revenue, and active users. Here, we delve into the performance of Le Monde, Live News, The Guardian - Live World News, VG, Corriere della Sera, and DER SPIEGEL - Nachrichten.
Le Monde, Live News experienced fluctuations in weekly revenue, starting the quarter at approximately $95K and peaking at about $130K in the final week of February. Downloads saw a significant spike in the week of February 21, reaching 14.6K, before declining to around 4.5K by the end of March. Active users increased notably from 227K at the start of the quarter to 270K in late February, before stabilizing around 228K by the end of March.
The Guardian - Live World News showed a strong upward trend in revenue, starting from about $79K and reaching $115K in the last week of March. Downloads peaked at 17.6K in the week of February 28, and active users saw a slight increase from 209K at the beginning of the quarter to 224K in late February, ending around 193K by the end of March.
VG maintained steady revenue growth, beginning at $50K and peaking at $86K in mid-March, before settling at $60K by the end of the quarter. Downloads saw a significant increase in the week of February 21, reaching 6.2K, and active users also grew from 82K to 103K in late February, before stabilizing at 82K at the end of March.
Corriere della Sera had a steady increase in revenue, starting at $59K and peaking at $87K in mid-March. Downloads remained relatively stable, peaking at 2.9K in late February. Active users fluctuated slightly, starting at 19.5K and ending the quarter at around 20.5K.
DER SPIEGEL - Nachrichten saw consistent revenue growth, beginning at $56K and reaching $84K in late February. Downloads peaked at 8.9K in the week of February 28, while active users increased from 293K at the start of the quarter to 333K in late February, ending at approximately 297K by the end of March.
These insights are based on data from Sensor Tower, and more detailed analytics can be found on their platform.
