AI Insights · Timothy · January 2023
Top 5 News and Magazines Apps Performance in the US for Q4 2022
Discover the performance trends of the leading News and Magazines apps in the US during Q4 2022, including download figures, revenue, and active user statistics.
During the fourth quarter of 2022, the top five News and Magazines apps on a unified platform in the United States showcased notable trends in downloads, revenue, and active users. Below, we delve into the performance metrics for NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts, Opera News: breaking & local, Police Scanner - Live Radio, Local News: Breaking & Latest, and Apex News: Breaking & Local.
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts, published by Particle Media Inc., saw a fluctuation in weekly downloads, starting at around 204K in late September and dipping to approximately 153K by the end of October. Downloads surged to 222K in mid-November and stabilized around 193K by the end of December. The app's weekly active users exhibited a slight downward trend, falling from 5.5M at the end of September to about 5.1M by the end of December.
Opera News: breaking & local, from Opera, experienced consistent weekly downloads, peaking at 52K in late October and ending the year with around 41K. The weekly active users decreased from 714K in late September to approximately 572K by the end of December.
Police Scanner - Live Radio showed a strong performance in terms of revenue. Weekly revenue peaked at around $54K at the end of September, followed by a decline to about $32K in late November before recovering to $43K in the last week of December. Weekly downloads were steady, with a notable spike from 43K in mid-December to around 71K by the end of the year. Active users grew from 361K in late September to 386K by the end of December.
Local News: Breaking & Latest, published by NEWSDELIVER LIMITED, saw a dramatic increase in weekly downloads, from about 6K in late September to a staggering 127K by the end of December. Active users followed a similar trend, growing from nearly 6K to 190K in the same period.
Apex News: Breaking & Local, also from Opera, maintained a stable weekly download rate, starting at around 28K in late September and closing the year at approximately 30K. Active users remained consistent, hovering around the 300K mark throughout the quarter.
These insights are based on data from Sensor Tower. For more detailed analytics and insights, visit Sensor Tower's website.
