Top 5 News and Magazines Apps in Saudi Arabia Q2 2022

During the second quarter of 2022, the top news and magazines apps in Saudi Arabia showed varied performance in terms of downloads, revenue, and active users. Here’s a closer look at the trends for each app, based on data from Sensor Tower.

نبض Nabd - اخبار العالم ، عاجل from Nabd Ltd experienced fluctuations in weekly downloads, starting at around 6.3K at the end of March and peaking at 8K in early April. Downloads then gradually decreased, reaching approximately 5.4K by the end of June. In terms of active users, the app started strong with around 275K, peaking at 304K in late April, and eventually declining to about 241K by the end of June.

أخبار السعودية العاجلة from Media News Apps saw its weekly downloads peak at 8.2K in early May, followed by a significant drop to around 659 by the end of June. The app’s active users followed a similar trend, increasing to 8.9K in early May and then decreasing to about 3.7K by the end of June.

Twitter Lite from X Corp. maintained a consistent performance in Saudi Arabia. Weekly downloads were highest at 97.4K at the end of March, with a notable dip to 66.7K in early June, before rising again to 74.5K by the end of June. Active users remained steady, fluctuating around 11.5M to 11.8M throughout the quarter. The app's weekly revenue showed slight variations, peaking at $193 in the last week of April.

westmoney from Saxo_Fintech had a notable peak in weekly downloads at 7.9K at the end of March, followed by a sharp decline to around 81 by the end of June. Active users also dropped from 2.4K at the end of March to about 332 by the end of June.

Finally, Breaking News: Local & Alerts from SAFE APPS displayed relatively stable performance. Weekly downloads fluctuated between 1.1K and 800, while active users remained consistent, hovering around 23K to 25K throughout the quarter.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower.