Top 5 News Apps Performance on Unified Platform in Nigeria - Q1 2023

In Q1 2023, the top 5 news applications in Nigeria displayed diverse performance trends in terms of downloads, revenue, and active users. Here’s a detailed look into their metrics based on data from Sensor Tower.

X experienced a remarkable increase in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $6.3K in mid-March. The downloads saw a significant rise, reaching around 99K in the last week of February. Active users started at 2.1M in late December and peaked at 2.5M in late February before settling around 2.2M by the end of March.

Reddit had modest revenue throughout the quarter, with weekly figures hovering around $5 to $9. Downloads were consistent, peaking at approximately 7.5K in early January. Active users remained stable, fluctuating between 54K and 58K.

Opera News: Breaking & Local showed a steady increase in weekly downloads, reaching a high of around 42K in the last week of February. Active users also saw an upward trend, peaking at 784K in late February before stabilizing around 688K by the end of March.

Quora maintained a consistent download rate, with weekly figures ranging from 4.5K to 6.7K. Active users saw a peak of approximately 136K in mid-January, with fluctuations throughout the quarter, ending around 130K in late March.

Clubhouse had stable download numbers, peaking at around 4K in early January. Active users showed a slight decline over the quarter, starting at 58K in late December and ending at approximately 55K by the end of March.

These insights come from Sensor Tower, and more detailed analytics can be found on their platform.