Top 5 News Apps Performance in South Africa for Q1 2023

The first quarter of 2023 saw notable trends in the performance of the top 5 news apps on a unified platform in South Africa. Here's a detailed look at how each app fared in terms of weekly downloads, revenue, and active users.

X had a steady increase in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $4.7K in the week of March 20. Weekly downloads fluctuated, reaching a high of 43.3K in early February, while active users remained fairly stable around 2.7M throughout the quarter.

Reddit experienced a consistent weekly revenue, peaking at around $561 in late December. Downloads showed a slight decline at the beginning of the quarter but saw an upward trend towards the end, reaching around 4.7K in mid-March. Active users remained relatively stable, averaging around 100K.

News24: Trusted News. First saw significant weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $13.7K in early January. Downloads spiked to 6.6K in mid-January and active users peaked at 162.6K during the same period, showing a strong engagement from the audience.

Daily Maverick had modest weekly downloads, peaking at 1.1K in late February. Although there was no revenue data available for this app, it showed a steady increase in downloads towards the end of the quarter.

Netwerk24 – Alles op een plek reported a consistent weekly revenue, peaking at $9.8K in early January. Downloads were relatively stable, with a peak of 1.4K in early March.

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