Top 5 Entertainment Apps on Android in South Africa for Q3 2022

During Q3 2022, the entertainment app landscape in South Africa showed varied performance across the top 5 apps on the Android platform. Here’s a detailed look at how these apps fared in terms of weekly downloads, revenue, and active users.

Disney+

In Q3 2022, Disney+ experienced notable fluctuations in both revenue and downloads. Weekly revenue peaked at approximately $135K in the week of September 19, with a steady increase observed from mid-July. Downloads for Disney+ started at around 42K in late June, but saw a dip to approximately 30K by mid-August, before recovering to around 37K by the end of September. Active users generally trended upwards, starting at about 255K and reaching nearly 290K by the end of the quarter.

Netflix

Netflix maintained a consistent download rate throughout Q3, starting at 31K in late June and ending at roughly the same level in late September. Active users, however, saw a decline from approximately 1M in late June to around 820K by the end of August, before rebounding to about 919K by the end of September. Notably, Netflix did not generate any revenue during this period.

Viu: Dramas, TV Shows & Movies

Viu showed a steady performance in terms of downloads and active users. Weekly downloads ranged from around 25K to 32K, peaking in the last week of September. Active users increased from roughly 341K in late June to about 383K by the end of September. Revenue for Viu remained relatively stable, hovering around $3K to $4K throughout the quarter.

DStv

DStv saw steady download numbers, starting at 23K in late June and peaking at approximately 35K in early August. Active users also remained stable, fluctuating around the 480K to 510K range throughout the quarter. Similar to Netflix, DStv did not generate any revenue during this period.

Music Downloader - MP3 Player

Music Downloader - MP3 Player experienced a significant increase in downloads, starting at around 14K in late June and peaking at approximately 32K by mid-August. Active users followed a similar trend, rising from about 8.6K in late June to approximately 15K by mid-August, before stabilizing around 14K by the end of September. This app did not generate any revenue during Q3 2022.

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