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

Throughout the fourth quarter of 2022, the top News and Magazines apps on Android in Russia exhibited diverse performance trends. Here’s a closer look at the weekly downloads and active user metrics for these leading applications.

РИА Новости started the quarter with a strong download count of around 11.2K, but experienced a decline to approximately 3.9K by the end of October. However, the app saw a resurgence in December with downloads peaking at 6.2K in the week of December 5. Weekly active users demonstrated a general upward trend, starting from about 79.7K in late September and ending at around 81.2K by the last week of December.

Breaking News: Local & Alerts saw a varied pattern in downloads, starting strong with nearly 9.5K in early October, but dropping significantly to about 443 in mid-December. Active users followed a similar trend, peaking at 19K in late October before declining to roughly 10K by mid-December. Interestingly, the app saw a slight recovery in active users, reaching approximately 14.7K in the final week of December.

Новости Mail.ru maintained a relatively stable download rate throughout the quarter, with minor fluctuations. The app's downloads peaked at about 9.2K in the final week of December. Active users also showed a consistent increase, starting at around 4K in late September and reaching approximately 7.4K by the end of December.

Эхо online experienced a significant spike in downloads at the beginning of October with approximately 22.3K, but saw a rapid decline to about 689 by the end of December.

Военное дело had a relatively stable download performance, with figures fluctuating between 1.1K to 2.8K throughout the quarter. The app saw its highest downloads at 2.8K in late October and again in the final week of December with about 2.4K.

These insights are based on data provided by Sensor Tower. For more detailed analytics and trends, visit Sensor Tower's website.