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

In the fourth quarter of 2022, the top 5 News and Magazines applications on the Android platform in Africa showcased diverse performance metrics. Here’s a detailed look at their weekly downloads and active user trends based on data from Sensor Tower.

Opera News: breaking & local experienced a notable fluctuation in its weekly downloads. Starting the quarter with around 56K downloads, it saw a peak of approximately 69K in the week of December 19. Despite a mid-quarter dip to about 46K, the application managed to rebound by the end of the quarter. Weekly active users showed a slight decline from around 2.56M to 2.31M as the quarter progressed.

Twitter Lite maintained a steady download rate, with numbers fluctuating between 28K and 35K. The app saw its highest download numbers at 35.8K in the week of October 3. Active user counts remained fairly stable, ranging from 64.9K to 71.1K, indicating consistent user engagement throughout the quarter.

نبض Nabd - اخبار العالم ، عاجل showed a varied pattern in weekly downloads. The app started the quarter with downloads around 22.8K, peaking at 36.5K in the week of November 7, before ending the quarter with approximately 23K downloads. Active users followed a similar fluctuating trend, beginning at 605K and ending at 548K, with a mid-quarter peak of 617K.

CGTN – China Global TV Network had an interesting trend in downloads, starting the quarter with a significant spike to 37.1K in mid-October, then gradually declining to around 222 by the end of December. Active users also mirrored this trend, peaking at 38.1K in mid-November before reducing to 13.2K by the end of the quarter.

Scooper News: News Around You saw a steady increase in downloads, starting from 3.8K in late September and reaching a high of 26.2K in the week of December 19. Active user numbers also showed an upward trend, rising from 26.1K to 31K towards the end of the quarter.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower.