Top 5 News and Magazines Apps in Africa Q2 2023

In the second quarter of 2023, the top 5 news and magazine apps on a unified platform in Africa showcased varying performance trends in terms of downloads, revenue, and active users. Here’s a closer look at the data provided by Sensor Tower:

Opera News: breaking & local saw a consistent weekly download rate, with numbers fluctuating between 50K and 60K. The app maintained a high level of weekly active users, starting at around 2.2M and peaking at 2.3M in early May.

Twitter Lite experienced a steady weekly revenue, averaging around $10K, with peaks reaching up to $16K. Weekly downloads ranged from 194K to 260K, while active users remained robust at approximately 17M throughout the quarter.

نبض Nabd - اخبار العالم ، عاجل had variable weekly downloads, with a notable peak of 40.5K in late April. The active user base showed growth, starting at 547K and reaching over 611K by the end of April before slightly declining to 530K by the end of June.

Local News: Weather & Breaking had a gradual increase in weekly downloads, peaking at 19.4K in late May. Weekly active users also saw a steady rise, starting from 42K and reaching 72K by early June, maintaining a stable user base thereafter.

Quora: the knowledge platform experienced a decline in weekly downloads, dropping from 15.4K in late March to 9.3K by the end of June. The weekly active users showed a slight decrease from 383K to 339K over the quarter.

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