Top 5 News Apps in Ireland Q1 2023: Performance Overview

During the first quarter of 2023, the top 5 news applications in Ireland showed varied performance in terms of weekly downloads, revenue, and active users. Here's an overview of each app's performance.

X from X Corp. experienced a significant surge in weekly revenue, especially in March, peaking at approximately $4.4K during the week of March 6. Weekly downloads for the app saw a slight decline, dropping from around 5.3K at the start of January to just under 3.7K by the end of March. Active users remained relatively stable, fluctuating around the 560K mark throughout the quarter.

Reddit also had a noteworthy quarter. The app's weekly revenue generally hovered between $200 and $500, with a peak of nearly $500 in late February. Downloads showed an interesting trend, with a significant spike to over 6.1K in the week of February 20, before settling back to around 2.8K by the end of March. Active users for Reddit ranged from approximately 200K to 220K, with a slight increase towards the end of the quarter.

RTÉ News maintained steady performance in terms of downloads, mostly hovering around the 1K mark. The app's active users saw a decline from around 81K in early January to about 63K by the end of March.

Irish Independent News from Independent.ie demonstrated strong revenue performance, with weekly earnings consistently above $18K, peaking at around $25.6K in mid-February. However, its download numbers were relatively modest, generally staying below 1K. Active users for the app varied, starting at about 13K in December and ending around 11K in March.

Finally, BBC: World News & Stories had a more stable quarter with weekly downloads generally under 1K. Active users for the app ranged from 16K to 20K, with a slight dip in late February.

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