Top 5 News and Magazines Apps in France Q1 2022

In the first quarter of 2022, the top 5 news and magazines applications in France showed varied performance in terms of downloads and active users. Here’s a closer look at how each app fared, based on data from Sensor Tower.

ELYZE - Présidentielle 2022 saw a significant spike in weekly downloads early in the quarter, peaking at around 354K in the week of January 10. Downloads gradually declined to approximately 62K by the end of February but surged again to 135K in the last week of March. Active users followed a similar trend, starting from 4.5K at the end of December and reaching a peak of 359K by January 10. The number of active users then decreased steadily, ending the quarter at around 163K.

franceinfo: actualités et info maintained a stable download rate throughout the quarter, with a notable increase to 35K in the week of February 21. Active users showed a slight increase from 598K in late December to a peak of 692K by the end of February, before dropping to 537K in the last week of March.

Apex News: Breaking & Local experienced a modest download rate, with weekly downloads peaking at 10.6K in the week of February 28. Active users fluctuated slightly, starting from 37.3K at the end of December, peaking at 51.5K in late February, and ending the quarter at around 40.7K.

BFM TV - radio et news en live had a surge in weekly downloads to 59K in the week of February 21. Active users also increased from 151K at the end of December to a peak of 203K by the end of February, before stabilizing around 149K by the end of March.

Alertes info France saw a peak in downloads at 15K in the week of February 21. Active users followed an upward trend, starting from 392K at the end of December and peaking at 421K in the week of February 21, before stabilizing at around 330K by the end of March.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower.