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Top 5 News Apps in New Zealand Q3 2022 Performance

In Q3 2022, the top 5 news apps in New Zealand showed varied trends in downloads, revenue, and active users, according to Sensor Tower data.

Top 5 News Apps in New Zealand Q3 2022 Performance

The third quarter of 2022 presented a diverse performance landscape for the top 5 news apps in New Zealand on a unified platform. Based on data from Sensor Tower, here is a detailed look at the trends in weekly downloads, revenue, and active users for these apps.

Reddit saw its weekly downloads peak at 6.8K in mid-July, with a noticeable increase towards the end of September, reaching around 5.7K. Revenue for the quarter fluctuated, peaking at approximately $500 in mid-July and maintaining a steady average of around $290 to $335. Active users remained relatively stable, starting at 187K and closing the quarter at around 190K.

X experienced a peak in weekly downloads of 4.9K in mid-July, with a slight decline towards the end of the quarter, averaging around 3.5K. Revenue showed minor fluctuations, peaking at $253 in early July and ending the quarter at around $170. Weekly active users remained consistent, hovering around 450K to 460K.

NZ Herald News had a solid performance in terms of revenue, peaking at approximately $29.8K at the end of June. Downloads peaked at 661 in mid-September, with active users showing slight variations, starting at 5.5K and ending the quarter at around 5.5K.

Quora maintained a steady download rate, peaking at 773 in late July. Active users saw a slight increase, starting at 9.4K and ending the quarter at around 9.5K. Notably, Quora did not generate any revenue during this period.

1NEWS showed a varied download trend, peaking at 753 in early August. Active users' data was not available for this period, and the app did not generate any revenue.

For more insights and detailed data, visit Sensor Tower.


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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: September 2022