Top 5 News and Magazines Apps in Kenya - Q4 2022 Performance

The fourth quarter of 2022 saw significant activity in the News and Magazines category on a unified platform in Kenya. Here’s a detailed look at the performance of the top five apps in this category, based on data from Sensor Tower.

Opera News: breaking & local experienced varied weekly downloads, starting at around 14.9K in late September and peaking at 23.2K in mid-October. The app's weekly active users showed a slight decline from 276.5K to 288.2K throughout the quarter.

Citizen Digital had a consistent weekly download rate, fluctuating between 6.9K and 14.6K. The app's weekly active users saw a downward trend, beginning at 131.2K in late September and ending at 114K in the last week of December.

Twitter Lite showed robust performance with weekly downloads ranging from 32.6K to 40.8K. The app's weekly active users remained relatively steady, starting at 1.26M and slightly declining to 1.23M by the end of the quarter. Weekly revenue for Twitter Lite fluctuated, peaking at approximately $42 in early November.

Mozzart Sport Kenya exhibited moderate download numbers, varying from 3.7K to 7.5K. The app's weekly active users were consistent, averaging around 55K to 59K throughout the quarter.

Teleeza showed a sharp increase in downloads in early November, reaching 20.5K. After this peak, the numbers stabilized, with weekly downloads hovering between 2K and 6.7K. Unfortunately, no data was available for weekly active users.

For more detailed insights and trends, visit Sensor Tower.