Performance of Top 5 News and Magazines Apps in South America in Q4 2022

In the fourth quarter of 2022, the top five news and magazines applications in South America displayed diverse performance trends in terms of downloads, revenue, and active users. Here’s a detailed breakdown based on Sensor Tower data.

Opera News: breaking & local experienced consistent weekly downloads, starting at around 87K and peaking at approximately 113K in mid-October. The app saw a slight dip in downloads towards the end of November but recovered to finish the quarter at roughly 94K. Active users fluctuated slightly, starting at 483K and ending the quarter at about 412K.

Koo: Know What's Happening! witnessed a significant spike in weekly downloads in mid-November, reaching 645K. This spike was followed by a gradual decline, with downloads dropping to around 10.5K by the end of December. The active user base mirrored this trend, peaking at 547K in late November before declining to about 110K by the end of the quarter.

G1 Portal de Notícias da Globo had a varied download trend, starting strong at 184K downloads in late September but dropping to about 12.7K by the end of December. Active users also saw fluctuations, beginning at 1.26M and ending the quarter at approximately 964K.

Breaking News: Local & Alerts showed a notable peak in downloads at 104K in late October, followed by a decrease to around 34K by the end of December. Active users increased significantly from 352K at the start of the quarter to about 449K by the end.

Twitter Lite maintained a strong performance throughout Q4 2022. Weekly downloads consistently hovered around the 500K mark, peaking at approximately 658K in late October. Revenue saw a notable increase, especially in early November, reaching around $1.2K. Active users remained robust, starting at 36.7M and slightly declining to 35.5M by the end of December.

These insights provide a snapshot of the performance of leading news and magazines apps in South America for Q4 2022. For more detailed data and analysis, visit Sensor Tower.