Top 5 Social Networking Apps on iOS in Australia Q3 2023

During the third quarter of 2023, the top five social networking applications on iOS in Australia exhibited diverse trends across downloads, revenue, and weekly active users. Sensor Tower provides in-depth insights into these performance metrics.

Threads, an Instagram app, launched in July 2023, had a notable start with 357K downloads in the first week. However, downloads saw a downward trend, tapering off to around 20K by the end of September. Weekly active users also fluctuated, starting at 337K and experiencing a peak of 265K in late August, before settling at approximately 230K in the last week of the quarter.

WhatsApp Messenger maintained consistent download numbers throughout Q3 2023, ranging between 26K and 39K per week. Its weekly active users remained stable, hovering around 3.2M, indicating strong user retention and engagement.

Facebook saw steady revenue, peaking at around $37K in late July. Downloads were relatively stable, with a slight dip in early September, but recovered to 23K by the end of the quarter. Weekly active users remained robust, averaging around 13.5M throughout the period.

W App - Anonymous polls experienced a significant spike in revenue in early July, reaching approximately $15K. Downloads followed a similar trend, starting at 64K in the first week of July but dropping sharply to less than 1K by the end of September. Weekly active users peaked at 109K in mid-July and gradually declined to around 34K by the end of the quarter.

Telegram Messenger had a consistent revenue stream, peaking at around $3.8K in mid-August. Downloads remained steady, averaging around 15K per week. Weekly active users showed a gradual increase, peaking at 372K in early September before slightly decreasing to 338K by the end of the quarter.

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