Top 5 News and Magazines Apps in South Africa Q3 2022

In Q3 2022, the top News and Magazines apps in South Africa displayed diverse performance trends across downloads, revenue, and active users. Here’s a detailed look into the performance of these leading apps according to Sensor Tower data.

Opera News: breaking & local saw a fluctuating pattern in weekly downloads, peaking at around 26K in mid-August and dropping to about 18K by the end of September. Weekly active users remained relatively stable, hovering around 360K to 380K throughout the quarter.

South Africa Breaking News experienced a varied trend in weekly downloads, reaching a high of approximately 14K in late August but dipping to about 5.5K by the end of September. Active users followed a similar trend, maintaining around 20K but decreasing to roughly 17K towards the quarter's end.

Twitter Lite demonstrated a consistent download pattern, fluctuating between 29K and 49K weekly. Revenue showed minor fluctuations, with weekly earnings ranging from $168 to $374. Active users remained robust, averaging around 2.7M throughout Q3.

National Lottery Results had a declining trend in weekly downloads, starting at around 7.4K and dropping to under 1K by the end of September. Active users also saw a decrease, from approximately 142K in July to about 99K by the end of September.

Quora: the knowledge platform experienced an upward trend in weekly downloads, peaking at over 4.5K in late August before declining to around 971 by the end of September. Active users peaked at roughly 76K in mid-July and gradually reduced to about 56K by the quarter's end.

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