Top 5 Books and Reference Apps in New Zealand Q3 2023

The third quarter of 2023 saw interesting trends among the top Books and Reference apps in New Zealand. Here, we break down the performance of the top 5 apps: Audible: Audio Entertainment, Libby, the Library App, KJV Bible Now: Audio+Verse, Amazon Kindle, and YouVersion Bible App + Audio.

Audible: Audio Entertainment from Audible, Inc. experienced a steady increase in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $29K in the last week of September. Weekly downloads showed an upward trend towards the end of the quarter, reaching about 2K in the final week, while weekly active users remained relatively stable, fluctuating around 46K to 50K.

Libby, the Library App by OverDrive, Inc. saw a consistent number of weekly downloads, with a slight peak at 2.1K in early July. Weekly active users hovered around 24K throughout the quarter, showing minor fluctuations but largely maintaining user engagement.

KJV Bible Now: Audio+Verse from Bible Now Group showed a notable increase in weekly downloads, reaching 1.2K in the last week of September. Weekly active users also showed a positive trend, increasing from 9.1K at the end of June to nearly 14K by the end of September.

Amazon Kindle from Amazon Mobile LLC had a steady performance in weekly downloads, averaging around 1.2K to 1.5K. Weekly active users consistently trended upwards, peaking at approximately 28.5K in mid-September before settling at 27.5K by the end of the quarter.

YouVersion Bible App + Audio by Life.Church maintained a robust number of weekly active users, reaching a peak of approximately 85K in late August. Weekly downloads remained consistent, fluctuating between 1.1K to 1.4K throughout the quarter.

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