Top 5 News and Magazines Android Apps in South Africa for Q2 2022

In Q2 2022, the top 5 News and Magazines Android apps in South Africa demonstrated varied performance in terms of weekly downloads and active users. Data from Sensor Tower reveals interesting trends for these popular applications.

Opera News: breaking & local saw consistent weekly downloads, with a slight peak of approximately 25K in the week of June 6. Weekly active users fluctuated but remained robust, peaking at around 370K in the same week.

South Africa Breaking News experienced a significant drop in weekly downloads, starting at 23.9K in early April and falling to approximately 4.7K by mid-June. Active users also followed a declining trend, from around 27.5K in early April to about 16.1K by late June.

National Lottery Results maintained a relatively stable download rate, peaking at 13.3K in the first week of April. Weekly active users also showed consistency, with a slight increase in early May, peaking at approximately 144K.

Twitter Lite had modest weekly downloads, averaging around 7K, with a peak of 9.5K in the week of April 25. Active users remained steady throughout the quarter, fluctuating between 12K and 14K.

Breaking News: Local & Alerts showed a sharp decline in weekly downloads after an initial peak of 9.1K in mid-April, dropping to as low as 320 by late May. Active users also decreased significantly, from approximately 75K in mid-April to around 18K by late May, before rebounding slightly to about 47.9K by the end of June.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower.