Top 5 News and Magazines Apps Performance in Kenya in Q1 2023

During the first quarter of 2023, the top 5 News and Magazines applications in Kenya exhibited diverse trends in downloads, revenue, and active users. Below is a breakdown of their performance based on data from Sensor Tower.

Opera News: breaking & local experienced fluctuations in weekly downloads, peaking at around 19.6K in the first week of January. The app maintained a consistent number of weekly active users, ranging from approximately 266K to 294K throughout the quarter. Notably, the app did not generate any weekly revenue during this period.

Citizen Digital saw a significant increase in weekly downloads, reaching a high of nearly 27.4K in the week of March 20. The number of weekly active users also grew steadily, peaking at around 152K by the end of the quarter. Similar to Opera News, Citizen Digital did not report any weekly revenue.

Twitter Lite showed a notable rise in weekly revenue, especially in the final weeks of March, with figures reaching approximately $3.2K. Weekly downloads remained strong, with a peak of around 57.2K in the first week of January. The app consistently maintained over 1.2M weekly active users throughout the quarter.

Mozzart Sport Kenya had relatively stable weekly downloads, with a slight increase towards the end of the quarter, peaking at around 6.8K in mid-March. Weekly active users hovered around 60K, showing minor fluctuations. The app did not report any weekly revenue during this period.

Teleeza experienced a surge in weekly downloads in mid-January, reaching approximately 13.4K. However, the numbers tapered off towards the end of the quarter. Weekly active users data was not available, and the app did not generate any weekly revenue.

These insights provide a snapshot of the performance of top News and Magazines apps in Kenya for Q1 2023. For more detailed analysis and further insights, visit Sensor Tower.