Top 5 Books and Reference Apps in South Africa Q3 2023

Throughout the third quarter of 2023, the top 5 Books and Reference applications on a unified platform in South Africa demonstrated varied performance trends. Here’s a detailed look at their weekly downloads, revenue, and active users.

GoodNovel - Web Novel, Fiction experienced a steady increase in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $22.4K in mid-July before gradually declining to around $16K by the end of September. Weekly downloads showed a significant drop from 5.3K at the beginning of July to 2.1K in late August, then rebounded to 3.1K by the end of the quarter. Active users fluctuated, peaking at 24.7K in early July and stabilizing around 21K by the end of September.

Audible: Audio Entertainment from Audible, Inc. saw weekly revenue peak at $31.6K in the final week of September. Downloads displayed a declining trend, starting at 1.9K in early July and ending at 1.2K in late September. The app maintained a stable active user base, fluctuating around 35K throughout the quarter.

MoboReader showed a notable increase in weekly revenue, peaking at $12.4K in late August. Downloads peaked at 3.3K in early July and experienced fluctuations, ending at 1.4K in late September. Active users saw a rise from 7.9K in late June to around 11K in early September before slightly decreasing to 9.1K by the end of the quarter.

Joyread experienced a decrease in weekly revenue, starting at $7.4K in late June and ending at $4.5K in late September. Downloads dropped significantly from 2.5K in early July to 1.2K by the end of September. Active users mirrored this trend, decreasing from 4.5K in early July to 3.1K by the end of the quarter.

Tapon saw a stable revenue trend, fluctuating between $3.3K and $3.9K throughout the quarter. Downloads varied, peaking at 2.2K in early July and ending at 1.8K in late September. Active users steadily increased from 1.9K in late June to 2.9K by the end of September.

These insights are derived from Sensor Tower's data. For more detailed analytics and insights, visit Sensor Tower.