Top Entertainment Apps on Android in South Africa: Q2 2023

The second quarter of 2023 saw notable trends among the top 5 entertainment apps on the Android platform in South Africa. Here's a closer look at their performance based on data from Sensor Tower.

Disney+ experienced significant fluctuations in weekly revenue, peaking at around $298K in the final week of June. Weekly downloads ranged from approximately 19K to 31K, with the highest numbers recorded at the end of the quarter. Active users steadily increased from 331K at the beginning of April to 360K by the end of June.

Showmax 1.0 showed a consistent revenue trend, with weekly earnings oscillating between $53K and $72K. Downloads saw a downward trend, starting at 29K in early April and dropping to about 16K in mid-June before slightly recovering to 20K by the end of the quarter. Active users varied, peaking at 339K in early April and stabilizing around 292K by the end of June.

Crunchyroll maintained a relatively stable revenue profile, with weekly earnings mostly hovering around $2.7K to $4.5K. Downloads fluctuated slightly, with peaks of about 2.3K in early April and 1.8K at the end of June. Active user numbers remained steady, averaging around 30K to 32K throughout the quarter.

Twitch: Live Streaming saw consistent revenue trends, with weekly earnings between $2.2K and $3.5K. Downloads varied, reaching a high of 3.4K in the last week of June. Active users exhibited a slight increase, starting at 34K in late March and ending at 36K by the end of the quarter.

Viu: Dramas, TV Shows & Movies had a stable revenue pattern, peaking at approximately $4.2K in both late April and late June. Weekly downloads showed variability, with a significant drop from 33K in mid-June to 17K by the end of the quarter. Active users started strong at 398K in late March, peaking at 438K in early April, and finally settling at 401K by the end of June.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower.