Top 5 News Apps in Nigeria Q2 2023: Performance Insights

In Q2 2023, the top five news applications in Nigeria showcased varying performance trends across downloads, revenue, and active users. Here's a detailed look at each app's metrics, with data sourced from Sensor Tower.

X saw a fluctuation in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $6.6K in mid-April and closing the quarter around $4.1K. Weekly downloads for the app remained robust, starting at 73.7K and ending at 66.8K. Active user numbers for the app were consistently high, hovering around 2.2M throughout the quarter.

Bloomberg: Business News Daily recorded weekly revenue ranging between $200 and $571, with a noticeable peak in late May. Downloads remained relatively stable, fluctuating between 217 and 334 per week. Active users showed a slight increase towards the end of the quarter, reaching 1.8K.

The Economist - News, Podcasts experienced modest weekly revenue variations, with the highest at $411 in early June and the lowest at $70 in mid-June. Downloads for the app saw an upward trend, starting at 99 and ending at 158. Active users also increased, from 635 to 656 by the end of the quarter.

Medium: Read & Write Stories showed consistency in weekly revenue, fluctuating between $117 and $253. Downloads saw a decline towards the middle of the quarter but picked up again, ending at 1.4K. Active users remained stable, closing the quarter at around 7.1K.

The Wall Street Journal. had a varied revenue pattern, peaking at $218 in mid-May and maintaining lower figures around $72 to $74 towards the end. Downloads were relatively low but peaked at 122 in mid-June. Active users remained consistent around 450 throughout the quarter.

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