Top 5 Books and Reference Apps on Android in South Africa: Q3 2022

During the third quarter of 2022, the Books and Reference category on the Android platform in South Africa saw notable trends in app performance. Here’s a closer look at the top 5 apps: GoodNovel - Web Novel, Fiction, Audible: Audio Entertainment, Dreame-Read Romance Stories, Joyread, and MoboReader.

GoodNovel - Web Novel, Fiction experienced a steady decline in weekly revenue, starting at around $13K in late June and dropping to approximately $8.1K by the end of September. Weekly downloads showed a similar downward trend, beginning at 2.6K and decreasing to about 1K. Active users also declined from 12K to around 12.4K over the same period.

Audible: Audio Entertainment maintained relatively stable weekly revenue, fluctuating between $5.6K and $7.4K throughout the quarter. Downloads remained consistent, averaging around 900 to 1K per week. Active users saw a slight increase, growing from 28.1K to approximately 30.5K by the end of September.

Dreame-Read Romance Stories showed a gradual decline in weekly revenue, starting at $5.6K and ending at about $4.9K. Downloads fluctuated, peaking at 1.2K in mid-July and stabilizing around 700 by the end of the quarter. Active users saw a decrease from 24K to approximately 22.2K.

Joyread experienced an overall increase in weekly revenue, rising from $5.8K in late June to $5.4K by the end of September. Downloads varied significantly, peaking at 3.1K in early September before settling around 1.4K. Active users increased from 1.6K to about 2K over the quarter.

MoboReader saw a steady rise in weekly revenue, starting at $2.3K and reaching $4.2K by the end of September. Downloads fluctuated, peaking at 2.7K in early August before stabilizing around 2K. Active users increased from 3.6K to approximately 8.7K during the quarter.

These insights are based on data from Sensor Tower. For more detailed analysis and trends, visit Sensor Tower's platform.