Top 5 News and Magazines Apps in South America in Q1 2022

In the first quarter of 2022, the top 5 news and magazines applications in South America showcased varying performance trends in terms of downloads and active users. Here’s a closer look at each app’s performance.

NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts from Particle Media Inc. saw a significant start with weekly downloads peaking at 276K in the second week of January. However, downloads gradually declined, reaching a low of 55K in early March before bouncing back to 79K by the end of the quarter. Weekly active users remained relatively stable, starting at 1.76M and ending with 1.71M users.

Opera News: breaking & local experienced a remarkable rise in weekly downloads, culminating at 240K in the third week of February. This upward trend was mirrored in its active user base, which grew from 16K at the beginning of January to 667K by the end of February, before slightly decreasing to 601K by the end of March.

G1 Portal de Notícias da Globo by Globo Comunicação e Participações S.A. had steady weekly downloads, with a notable peak of 109K in mid-February. Active users also saw a significant increase, reaching over 1M in the last week of February, though it settled at around 895K by the end of March.

NewsBreak Lite showed a downward trend in weekly downloads, starting at 66K in early January and decreasing to 19K by late March. Its active user base followed a similar pattern, beginning at 98K and ending with approximately 66K users.

Breaking News: Local & Alerts from SAFE APPS had an initial download spike of 109K in late December, but this number decreased to around 32K by the end of March. The app's active user count fluctuated, peaking at 746K in late December, and ending the quarter with nearly 496K users.

These insights, derived from Sensor Tower data, provide a comprehensive overview of the performance of leading news and magazine apps in South America during Q1 2022. For more detailed insights and analytics, visit Sensor Tower.