Top 5 Entertainment Apps on Android in South Africa, Q4 2022

In the fourth quarter of 2022, the top 5 entertainment applications on the Android platform in South Africa demonstrated diverse performance trends in terms of downloads, revenue, and active user numbers. Here’s a closer look at how each app fared.

Netflix saw weekly downloads fluctuate, peaking at around 42K in late November before declining to 23K by the end of December. Active users initially declined from 919K to 856K but saw a resurgence, reaching over 1M in early December and ending the quarter with approximately 976K users.

Disney+ experienced a steady revenue increase, peaking at about $254K in the last week of December. Downloads showed a downward trend from 37K in late September to 21K by the end of December. Active user numbers remained relatively stable, starting at 287K and ending the quarter at around 297K.

Viu: Dramas, TV Shows & Movies maintained consistent weekly downloads, peaking at 34K in early December before dropping to 22K by the end of the quarter. Revenue saw minor fluctuations, averaging around $3.5K weekly. Active users grew steadily from 383K to a peak of 410K in early December, ending the quarter at 382K.

DStv downloads peaked at 34K in late November before declining to 19K by the end of December. Active user numbers showed slight fluctuations, starting at 492K and ending the quarter at around 466K.

Showmax 1.0 saw a significant increase in revenue, peaking at approximately $61K in the last week of December. Downloads peaked at 36K in late November, subsequently declining to 20K by the end of December. Active users saw a gradual decline from 396K to 343K by the end of the quarter.

The data presented in this article comes from Sensor Tower, which provides further insights into app performance trends.