Top 5 Photo and Video Apps Performance in Africa, Q2 2023

In Q2 2023, the performance of the top 5 photo and video applications on a unified platform in Africa displayed varied trends in downloads, revenue, and active users. Here's a closer look at how each app fared:

CapCut - Video Editor from Bytedance Pte. Ltd experienced a notable increase in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $696 in the week of May 22. Weekly downloads showed fluctuations, reaching a high of 850K in the week of May 1, while weekly active users were relatively stable, peaking at around 3.3M in the week of June 19.

Snapchat from Snap, Inc. saw its weekly revenue grow steadily, with a peak of about $6.7K in the week of May 22. Downloads surged to 820K in the week of April 17, and weekly active users also showed an upward trend, peaking at 31.6M in the final week of June.

Instagram from Instagram, Inc. demonstrated a gradual increase in weekly revenue, reaching around $2.8K in the last week of June. Weekly downloads peaked at 1.06M in the week of April 24, while active users consistently grew, hitting 41.3M by the end of the quarter.

YouTube: Watch, Listen, Stream from Google maintained high weekly revenue, peaking at about $47.2K in the week of May 1. Downloads saw a steady increase, with a high of 213K in the week of June 5. Active users remained robust, reaching 148M in the last week of the quarter.

VLC media player from VideoLAN had a modest revenue performance, peaking at $8 in the week of May 8. Downloads ranged from 85K to 114K throughout the quarter, while active users peaked at around 3.9M in the week of June 19.

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