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Top 5 Shopping Apps in the Middle East: Q1 2023 Performance Insights

Discover the performance trends of the top 5 shopping apps in the Middle East for Q1 2023, including download rates, revenue, and active user metrics.

Top 5 Shopping Apps in the Middle East: Q1 2023 Performance Insights

The first quarter of 2023 saw significant activity in the shopping app category across the Middle East. Here’s a closer look at the performance trends for the top 5 shopping applications on a unified platform, as analyzed by Sensor Tower.

SHEIN - Shopping Online showed a robust increase in weekly downloads, peaking at approximately 257K in the last week of March. The app’s weekly active users also saw a substantial rise from around 4M at the beginning of the quarter to over 5.5M by the end of March.

Amazon Shopping maintained a steady weekly download rate, with numbers ranging from about 100K to 128K. The app's weekly revenue showed a gradual increase, reaching approximately $412 by the end of the quarter. Active users fluctuated throughout the period, starting at 2.6M and ending at 2.7M.

noon Shopping, Food, Grocery experienced consistent weekly downloads, with a notable peak of about 128K in the last week of March. The app's active user base grew from around 2.4M to nearly 2.7M over the quarter.

Alibaba.com saw a varied download trend, peaking at approximately 119K in mid-January. The number of active users increased from 1.3M at the start of the quarter to around 1.5M by mid-March, before a slight decline towards the end of the period.

Tabby | Shop now. Pay later‪.‬ demonstrated fluctuating download numbers, peaking at about 117K in the last week of March. The app's active user base grew from around 510K at the beginning of the quarter to over 600K by the end of March.

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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: April 2023