Top 5 News Apps Performance in New Zealand for Q1 2022

The first quarter of 2022 saw interesting trends among the top 5 news apps in New Zealand. Below, we explore the performance of X, Reddit, Stuff.co.nz, NZ Herald News, and Al Jazeera.

X from X Corp. saw a notable increase in weekly revenue, peaking at around $212 in the last week of March. Downloads experienced a significant rise towards the end of the quarter, reaching approximately 7.6K in the final week. Active users also showed a positive trend, increasing from 443K at the beginning of January to about 470K by the end of March.

Reddit maintained a steady weekly revenue, averaging around $300, with a peak of $478 in the last week of February. The app's downloads fluctuated, with the highest downloads recorded at 5.7K in the last week of February. Active users saw a steady climb, starting at 161K and ending the quarter at approximately 175K.

Stuff.co.nz showed a varied trend in downloads, peaking at 1.6K in the week of February 21. Active users saw a slight decline over the quarter, starting at 50K and ending at around 46K.

NZ Herald News by NZME Holdings Ltd had a stable revenue trend, with weekly revenue peaking at $17.9K in the last week of December and maintaining an average of around $11K to $16K throughout the quarter. Downloads were relatively stable, with a slight peak of 860 in the week of February 21. Active users remained consistent, averaging around 6.5K.

Al Jazeera saw a significant spike in downloads in the week of February 21, reaching 6.3K. Active users also peaked around the same time at 7.6K, before stabilizing to around 6.1K by the end of March.

These insights are based on data from Sensor Tower. For more detailed analytics and insights, visit Sensor Tower.