Top 5 Entertainment Apps on Android in South Africa for Q1 2023

Throughout the first quarter of 2023, the top 5 entertainment apps on the Android platform in South Africa demonstrated varying trends in weekly downloads, revenue, and active users. Here’s a closer look at their performance:

Disney+ showed a notable fluctuation in its weekly revenue, starting strong at approximately $254K and then witnessing a dip to around $76K by mid-January. The revenue saw another peak towards the end of March, reaching about $238K. Weekly downloads for the app ranged from about 21K to 31K, with a noticeable increase in the latter part of March. Active users steadily grew from around 297K at the start of January to about 331K by the end of March.

Showmax 1.0 had a relatively stable revenue stream, starting at approximately $61K and maintaining around the $50K-$65K range throughout the quarter. Downloads fluctuated slightly but remained within the 20K-27K range, with a peak of about 27K in mid-March. Active users saw a slight decline from around 343K at the start of the year to about 329K by the end of March.

Viu: Dramas, TV Shows & Movies experienced consistent weekly downloads, ranging from approximately 21K to 29K. Revenue for Viu showed minor fluctuations, peaking at around $4.2K in late January and stabilizing around the $2.4K-$3.9K range for the rest of the quarter. Weekly active users remained relatively stable, starting at about 382K and peaking at around 423K in mid-February.

Twitch: Live Streaming saw modest weekly downloads, ranging from approximately 2.3K to 3.2K. Revenue varied slightly, peaking at around $4.5K in early January and maintaining a range of $1.9K-$3.6K for the rest of the quarter. Active users started at about 38K and saw a slight decline, settling around 34K by the end of March.

Crunchyroll maintained a steady performance with weekly revenue fluctuating between approximately $2.1K and $3.4K. Downloads remained relatively low, ranging from about 1.4K to 2.2K. Active users showed a slight decline from around 31.5K at the start of January to about 30.3K by the end of March.

These insights are based on data from Sensor Tower. For more detailed analytics and trends, visit Sensor Tower.