Top 5 News Apps in Africa Q2 2022: Unified Platform Performance

In the second quarter of 2022, the top 5 news applications in Africa showed varied performance trends across weekly downloads, revenue, and active users. The data, provided by Sensor Tower, offers valuable insights into the digital news landscape on a unified platform, combining both iOS and Android metrics.

News24: Trusted News. First from 24.com demonstrated consistent growth in weekly revenue, starting at around $6K and peaking at approximately $15.4K in early May. Weekly downloads fluctuated, with a low of 1.3K and a peak of nearly 2K in early June. Active users experienced a slight decline from around 200K to 171K over the quarter.

Netwerk24 – Alles op een plek, also by 24.com, saw weekly revenue rise from roughly $5.8K to $10.3K, with notable peaks in mid-May and early June. Download numbers remained relatively stable, ranging between 500 and 800. Unfortunately, active user data for this app was not available.

Bloomberg: Business News Daily displayed a notable increase in weekly revenue, reaching a high of $7.8K in mid-April. Weekly downloads showed minor fluctuations, peaking at 1.9K in early May. Active users hovered around 10K, with slight dips throughout the quarter.

The Economist - News, Podcasts experienced steady revenue growth, peaking at approximately $2.3K in late April. Downloads surged in early May, hitting a high of around 4.5K before declining to under 1K by the end of June. Active users increased to over 10K in early May but gradually declined to just above 7K by the end of the quarter.

PressReader: News & Magazines from PressReader Inc. showed steady weekly revenue, peaking at around $1.8K in early June. Downloads remained consistent, generally hovering around 800. Active users saw a minor decline, from about 19K to 16.8K over the quarter.

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