Top 5 News and Magazines Apps Performance in Latin America Q1 2023

The first quarter of 2023 saw diverse performance trends among the top 5 news and magazines apps in Latin America, with data provided by Sensor Tower highlighting notable variations in downloads, active users, and revenue.

Opera News: breaking & local experienced a steady decline in weekly downloads, starting from 230.6K in early January and dropping to 146.1K by the end of March. Despite this, the app maintained a robust user base, with weekly active users peaking at 781.9K in mid-March before slightly decreasing to 772.9K by the end of the quarter.

Local News - Latest & Smart showed an overall upward trend in weekly downloads, starting with 25.1K at the end of December and reaching 43.5K by the end of March. Correspondingly, weekly active users saw a significant rise from 186.2K to 267.8K over the same period, indicating growing engagement.

For Breaking News: Local & Alerts, weekly downloads fluctuated, peaking at 42.6K in early January before stabilizing around 12.7K towards the end of March. The app’s weekly active users showed a downward trend, starting from 475.7K and declining to 316.4K by the end of the quarter.

Twitter Lite demonstrated impressive performance in terms of revenue and user engagement. Weekly revenue saw a notable increase, starting from $543 at the end of December and peaking at $55.4K in mid-March. Weekly downloads, although starting strong at 729.6K, saw a gradual decrease to 620.8K by the end of March. However, weekly active users remained relatively stable, averaging around 50M throughout the quarter.

Lastly, G1 Portal de Notícias da Globo had fluctuating download numbers, with a notable spike to 53.5K in late February before dropping to 12.9K by the end of March. The app’s weekly active users showed a slight decline from 975.3K at the end of December to 823.8K by the end of March.

These insights provided by Sensor Tower reveal the dynamic landscape of news and magazines apps in Latin America during Q1 2023. For more detailed analytics and trends, visit Sensor Tower.