Top 5 Book Apps Performance in the Netherlands Q1 2023

In Q1 2023, the top book apps in the Netherlands exhibited varied performance trends across downloads, active users, and revenue. Here’s a closer look at how these apps fared:

Storytel - Audiobooks Library experienced a steady increase in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $11.3K in the final week of February. Weekly downloads showed fluctuations, with a high of around 4.3K at the start of January, gradually decreasing to just over 3K by the end of March. Active users saw a slight decline from around 94.5K at the beginning of January to about 85K by the end of the quarter.

bol.com Kobo maintained a consistent download rate, starting the quarter with around 1.9K downloads and ending with approximately 1.5K. Active users remained relatively stable, fluctuating between 26K and 29K throughout the quarter.

Goodreads: Book Reviews saw a significant drop in weekly downloads from 4.3K in early January to just over 1K by the end of March. Active users also decreased from roughly 28K in the first week of January to around 21.6K by the end of the quarter.

Bibliotheek Wise had a stable download rate, peaking at around 1.1K in late January and mid-February, before settling at approximately 845 downloads by the end of March.

Nextory: Audiobooks & E-books showed a rise in weekly downloads at the beginning of the quarter, reaching a peak of around 1.5K in mid-January, and then declining to about 1K by the end of March. Active users remained relatively stable, starting the quarter with around 20.2K and ending with approximately 21.4K.

These insights are based on data from Sensor Tower, where more detailed analytics can be found.