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

In the first quarter of 2023, the top 5 news and magazines apps on the Android platform in South Africa exhibited diverse performance trends in terms of downloads and active users. Here’s a breakdown of how these apps fared:

Opera News: breaking & local had a dynamic quarter with weekly downloads peaking at around 21.6K in early February before gradually declining to approximately 12.9K by the end of March. The app’s weekly active users remained relatively stable, starting at 364.6K in late December and ending at 353K at the close of the quarter.

South Africa Breaking News saw fluctuations in its weekly downloads, reaching a high of about 16.4K in mid-March but dropping sharply to 2.4K by the end of the month. The app’s weekly active users increased from 21.7K in late December to a peak of 25.4K in mid-March before settling at 20.5K at the end of the quarter.

Twitter Lite maintained a relatively steady download rate, with weekly downloads ranging between 5.9K and 10K. The app’s weekly active users saw a slight increase, starting at 14.4K in late December and reaching a peak of 18.5K in early February before stabilizing around 13.9K by the end of March.

Scooper News: News Around You experienced a significant decline in weekly downloads, starting at 16.7K in early January and dropping to just 885 by the end of March. Correspondingly, the app’s weekly active users decreased from 13.2K in mid-January to 5.2K by the end of the quarter.

AutoTrader showed a positive trend in weekly downloads, peaking at 3.7K in late January before declining to approximately 1.8K by the end of March. The app’s weekly active users increased steadily from 3.2K in late December to 6.5K in mid-March, ending the quarter at 5.4K.

These insights are sourced from Sensor Tower. For more detailed analytics and insights, visit Sensor Tower's platform.