Top 5 News and Magazines Apps in Africa - Q4 2022

Throughout the fourth quarter of 2022, the top five news and magazine applications in Africa demonstrated varying trends in weekly downloads, revenue, and active users. The data, sourced from Sensor Tower, provides an insightful look into the performance of these apps on a unified platform.

News24: Trusted News. First experienced a steady increase in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $13.6K in the week of November 7. Weekly downloads fluctuated, with a notable peak of 1.5K in the final week of December. Active users showed a slight decline from 157K at the beginning of the quarter to 150K by the end of December.

Netwerk24 – Alles op een plek! saw its weekly revenue peak at $9.3K in the second week of October, while weekly downloads remained relatively stable, averaging around 600 downloads per week with a peak at 785 in the last week of December.

Bloomberg: Finance Market News showed a significant variation in weekly revenue, peaking at $6.1K in the week of October 24. Weekly downloads showed a downward trend, starting from 1.9K at the end of September and dropping to 1.2K by the last week of December. Active users also fluctuated slightly, ending the quarter at around 9.6K.

Magzter: Magazines, Newspapers exhibited steady weekly revenue, with a peak of $3.8K in the last week of December. Weekly downloads remained relatively low but stable, averaging around 250 downloads per week. Active users hovered around 2.5K throughout the quarter.

Medium had a varied performance with weekly revenue peaking at $2.3K in the week of November 21. Weekly downloads saw a peak of 5.3K in the first week of November, while active users showed a slight decline from approximately 23K at the start of the quarter to around 20K by the end of December.

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