Top 5 News and Magazines Apps on Android in Africa - Q1 2023

In the first quarter of 2023, the top 5 News and Magazines apps on Android in Africa showcased notable trends in downloads and active users. Here’s a detailed look at their performance:

Opera News: breaking & local maintained a strong presence with weekly downloads ranging from approximately 57K to 73K. The app saw a peak in the week of January 2 with around 73.9K downloads. Active users fluctuated throughout the quarter, starting at around 2.3M and ending at approximately 2.2M.

Twitter Lite experienced steady weekly downloads, peaking at about 38.3K in the week of February 27. Active users demonstrated a consistent trend, hovering around 70K to 92K, with a noticeable increase in the week of February 6 to approximately 92.3K.

نبض Nabd - اخبار العالم ، عاجل showed varying weekly downloads, peaking at about 42.7K in the week of February 6. Active users exhibited fluctuations, initially around 548K and ending the quarter at approximately 514K.

Nigeria Breaking News saw a significant surge in downloads, reaching approximately 80.2K in the week of February 27. Active users followed a similar upward trend, starting at around 187K and peaking at approximately 236K during the same week.

Citizen Digital displayed a consistent download pattern, with a notable peak of about 27.4K in the week of March 20. Active users also showed a steady increase, starting at around 114K and ending the quarter at approximately 152K.

These insights are based on data from Sensor Tower, which provides more detailed analytics and trends for these applications.