Top 5 News and Magazines Apps Performance on Unified Platform in South Africa for Q1 2023

During the first quarter of 2023, the top 5 News and Magazines applications in South Africa showed varied performance in terms of weekly downloads, revenue, and active users. Here's a closer look at their trends:

Opera News: breaking & local saw weekly downloads fluctuate, peaking at around 21K in early February before experiencing a decline to approximately 13.4K by the end of March. Weekly active users remained relatively stable, hovering around 370K, with a slight dip to approximately 359K in the last week of March.

South Africa Breaking News experienced a varied download trend, reaching a high of about 16.3K in mid-March before dropping sharply to around 2.4K by the end of the quarter. Active users showed a similar pattern, peaking at roughly 25.3K in mid-March and then decreasing to around 20.5K by the end of the period.

Twitter Lite had consistent weekly downloads, ranging from 31.8K to 43.3K, with a notable peak in early February. Weekly revenue saw a significant increase, starting from $167 in late December and reaching approximately $4.7K by late March. Active users remained strong, averaging around 2.7M throughout the quarter.

Scooper News: News Around You experienced a decline in weekly downloads, starting at about 9.9K in late December and dropping to around 885 by the end of March. Active users followed a similar downward trend, decreasing from approximately 7.9K to 5.2K over the same period.

AutoTrader saw gradual growth in weekly downloads, peaking at around 4.5K in late January before settling at approximately 2.5K by the end of March. Active users showed a steady increase, starting at around 3.2K in late December and reaching about 6.5K by mid-March, before dropping slightly to 5.4K in the final week of the quarter.

These insights are based on data from Sensor Tower. For more detailed analytics and trends, visit Sensor Tower's website.