Top 5 News and Magazines Apps on Android in Africa, Q4 2022

In Q4 2022, the top 5 News and Magazines applications on the Android platform in Africa experienced varied performance across downloads, revenue, and active users. Below is a detailed look at each app's quarterly performance based on Sensor Tower data.

News24: Trusted News. First saw a steady increase in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $1.9K in the week of December 19. Weekly downloads fluctuated, with a peak of around 587 in the week of October 24. Weekly active users showed a slight decline from approximately 113K to 107K throughout the quarter.

Netwerk24 – Alles op een plek! experienced a peak in weekly revenue of around $1.6K in early December. Weekly downloads remained relatively stable, with a slight increase towards the end of the quarter, reaching 266 in the last week of December.

Bloomberg: Finance Market News demonstrated a consistent performance in weekly revenue, peaking at about $786 in late October. Weekly downloads reached a high of 1.7K in early November, while weekly active users saw a decline from approximately 7.9K to 6.7K over the quarter.

Magzter: Magazines, Newspapers had fluctuating weekly revenue, peaking at around $766 in the final week of December. Weekly downloads varied, with a peak of 275 in early November. Weekly active users saw a slight decline from approximately 2K to 1.8K over the quarter.

Medium showed a peak in weekly revenue of about $695 in late November. Weekly downloads peaked at 3.9K in late September, while weekly active users saw a decline from approximately 18.9K to 15.3K throughout the quarter.

Data for this analysis comes from Sensor Tower. For more detailed insights, visit Sensor Tower's platform.