Top 5 News and Magazines Apps on Android in South America Q1 2023

In Q1 2023, the top 5 News and Magazines apps on the Android platform in South America displayed notable performance trends. Here’s a breakdown of their weekly downloads and active user metrics, based on data from Sensor Tower.

Opera News: breaking & local started the quarter with around 94K downloads and saw a slight fluctuation throughout, peaking at nearly 97K in the week of February 20. Weekly active users for the app remained relatively stable, ending the quarter at approximately 460K.

Local News - Latest & Smart experienced a significant increase in downloads, reaching over 51K in mid-March. This growth was reflected in its active users, which increased from around 175K at the beginning of the quarter to over 252K by the end of March.

Breaking News: Local & Alerts had a varied download trend, with a peak of 38.8K in early January, followed by a decline to just over 10K by the end of the quarter. Active users also showed a downward trend from approximately 448K to 289K during this period.

G1 Portal de Notícias da Globo saw its downloads fluctuate, peaking at around 47K in late February. Active users for this app remained fairly consistent, averaging around 800K throughout the quarter.

Twitter Lite maintained a steady download rate, with numbers hovering between 12K and 20K. Active users showed a slight decrease from approximately 281K to 257K by the end of March.

For more insights and detailed data, visit Sensor Tower.