Top 5 Books and Reference Apps in Europe Q3 2022

In the third quarter of 2022, the top Books and Reference applications in Europe exhibited varied performance metrics. Data from Sensor Tower reveals the trends in weekly downloads, revenue, and active users for the leading apps on a unified platform.

Audible: Audio Entertainment experienced a gradual increase in weekly revenue, starting at approximately $718K at the end of June and peaking at around $746K by the end of September. Weekly downloads also showed a positive trend, rising from 116K in late June to 160K in late August before ending the quarter at 142K. The app's active user base grew from 2.6M at the beginning of the quarter to a peak of 3.1M in late August, before stabilizing around 2.9M by the end of September.

Storytel: Audiobooks & Ebooks saw a decline in weekly revenue from $290K in late June to $226K by the end of September. Weekly downloads fluctuated, with a notable increase from 49K in late August to 57K in the last week of September. The app maintained a fairly stable active user base, hovering around 1.2M throughout the quarter.

Dreame-Read Romance Stories had a somewhat steady weekly revenue, starting at $125K in late June and ending at $103K in late September. Weekly downloads showed significant variation, peaking at 16K in mid-September before dropping to 6.6K by the end of the quarter. Active users remained relatively stable, with a slight increase from 153K at the beginning of the quarter to 164K in mid-September, before dipping to 143K by the end of September.

GALATEA: Novels & Audiobooks saw an upward trend in weekly revenue, starting at $57K in late June and reaching up to $97K by the end of August. Weekly downloads also increased, peaking at 35K in late August before settling at 19K by the end of September. The active user base grew from 179K at the start of the quarter to over 221K in late August, before stabilizing around 203K by the end of September.

Hinovel experienced a steady rise in weekly revenue, starting at $60K in late June and peaking at $88K in late August. Weekly downloads showed a declining trend, from 11K in late June to just over 6K by the end of September. Active users fluctuated, peaking at 99K in early July and then gradually declining to 81K by the end of September.

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