Top 5 News Apps Performance in Australia Q3 2023

In the third quarter of 2023, the top 5 news applications in Australia displayed diverse trends in their performance metrics. Here's a closer look at how each app fared in terms of weekly downloads, revenue, and active users.

Reddit from reddit saw its weekly revenue peak at approximately $7.1K in late July, followed by a downward trend, closing the quarter at about $1.5K. Weekly downloads fluctuated, starting at around 24K in late June and ending at nearly 20K in late September. The app maintained a robust user base with active users hovering around 1.3M throughout the quarter, peaking at 1.4M in early September.

X by X Corp. experienced a notable high in weekly revenue in early August, reaching approximately $14.5K. The quarter ended with revenue around $9.2K. Downloads started at about 18K in late June and saw a dip to around 9.1K in mid-September before recovering to 12.2K by the end of the quarter. Active users showed a gradual decline from 2.1M to 1.9M over the same period.

ABC News from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation had a consistent performance with weekly downloads starting at around 6.2K in late June and ending at approximately 3.5K in late September. The number of active users remained stable, fluctuating between 160K and 190K, peaking at 188K in the last week of the quarter.

Substack by Substack, Inc. saw steady growth in weekly downloads, beginning at around 1.5K in late June and rising to approximately 2.6K by the end of September. Active users increased consistently, starting at about 25K and reaching 32K by the end of the quarter.

Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network from Nextdoor experienced varied weekly downloads, starting at around 2.3K in late June and dropping to about 670 by late September. Active users saw a gradual decline from 34K to 29K over the quarter.

These insights are derived from Sensor Tower data. For more detailed analysis and trends, visit Sensor Tower.