Top 5 News Apps Performance in South Africa Q4 2022

Throughout the fourth quarter of 2022, the top five news applications in South Africa showed diverse performance trends in terms of weekly downloads, revenue, and active users. Here's an overview of how X, Reddit, News24: Trusted News. First, CNBC: Stock Market & Business, and Netwerk24 – Alles op een plek performed.

X from X Corp. saw a steady increase in revenue, peaking at approximately $388 in the week of November 7. Downloads peaked at around 54.6K in the same week, while active users remained relatively stable, starting at 2.77M and peaking at 2.86M in early November before slightly declining to 2.71M by the end of December.

Reddit experienced a notable spike in revenue in mid-October, reaching around $1.4K, but generally fluctuated between $300 and $550 for the remainder of the quarter. Downloads were relatively stable, peaking at 7.5K in early October. Active users hovered around 100K, peaking at approximately 105K in early November and ending the quarter at the same level.

News24: Trusted News. First demonstrated consistent revenue, with a peak of $13.6K in the first week of November. Downloads were stable, ranging between 1.1K and 1.5K, with a peak in the final week of December. Active users remained steady, fluctuating slightly around the 140K mark throughout the quarter.

CNBC: Stock Market & Business from NBCUniversal Media, LLC, had a varied revenue performance, with a notable peak of around $877 in mid-December. Downloads were relatively stable, peaking at 2.1K in early October. Active users remained consistent, generally around the 9.5K to 10K mark.

Netwerk24 – Alles op een plek exhibited a strong revenue performance, peaking at approximately $9.3K in early October. Downloads were steady, with a peak of 785 in the final week of December. Active users data was not available for this app.

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