AI Insights · Timothy · April 2022
Top 5 News and Magazines Apps in Belgium Q1 2022
Discover the performance of the top 5 news and magazines apps on a unified platform in Belgium during Q1 2022. Insights include weekly downloads, revenue, and active user trends.
In the first quarter of 2022, the top 5 news and magazines applications in Belgium showcased varied performance metrics in terms of weekly downloads, revenue, and active users. Here’s a closer look at how each app fared during this period.
Alertes info Belgique from Safe Apps Inc saw its weekly downloads fluctuate significantly. Starting the quarter strong with 3.3K downloads in the first week of January, the app experienced a mid-quarter peak of 3.1K downloads in mid-February, before stabilizing around 1.1K downloads by the end of March. Its weekly active users also showed a volatile trend, peaking at approximately 39.3K in early January and mid-February, and ending the quarter at around 29.5K.
HLN.be by DPG Media maintained a consistent revenue stream throughout the quarter, with weekly revenue averaging between $10.3K and $15.8K, peaking in the last week of February. Weekly downloads were relatively stable, with a notable peak of 5.7K in mid-January. Active user numbers remained robust, hovering around 370K to 385K, with a slight dip to 342.7K in mid-March before recovering to 356.9K by the end of the quarter.
VRT NWS, published by VRT, saw a significant spike in weekly downloads in late February, reaching 6.3K. However, downloads generally trended downwards, ending the quarter at approximately 1.9K. Active user numbers showed a peak of 309.9K in late February, before a gradual decline to 256.7K by the end of March.
Het Nieuwsblad nieuws from Mediahuis had a notable increase in downloads in late January, hitting 4.4K, before stabilizing around 1.2K towards the end of the quarter. Active users remained fairly steady, ranging between 135K and 157.5K, with a slight dip to 138.6K in mid-March before ending at 141K.
Finally, Sudinfo - Info en continu by Rossel & Cie experienced a peak in revenue at $1.1K in the last week of March. Downloads peaked at 2.8K in late February and then settled around 1.7K by the end of March.
These insights are based on data from Sensor Tower, where more detailed analytics can be found for these and other applications.
