Top 5 Photo and Video Apps Performance in Africa Q3 2023

In the third quarter of 2023, the top 5 photo and video applications on a unified platform in Africa demonstrated diverse performance trends in weekly downloads, revenue, and active users. Here’s a closer look at how each app performed according to Sensor Tower data.

YouTube: Watch, Listen, Stream, published by Google, experienced consistent performance across various metrics. Weekly revenue remained fairly stable, peaking at around $46K in the last week of September. Weekly downloads showed a gradual decline from approximately 200K in mid-August to about 172K by the end of September. Active users exhibited a slight upward trend, increasing from around 149M in late July to approximately 150M by the end of September.

Canva: Design, Art & AI Editor, from Canva, saw fluctuations in its metrics. Weekly revenue ranged from $26K to $33K, with the highest revenue recorded in the last week of September. Downloads saw a peak of approximately 112K in mid-August, followed by a slight decline to around 94K towards the end of September. Active users remained relatively stable, hovering around 840K throughout the quarter.

Instagram, published by Instagram, Inc., had notable growth in revenue and downloads. Weekly revenue saw a significant increase, peaking at around $52K in mid-September. Downloads showed an upward trend, reaching approximately 1M in the week of August 21. Active users remained steady, fluctuating around 41M to 42M throughout the quarter.

FaceApp: Perfect Face Editor, by FaceApp Technology Limited, observed steady performance with some fluctuations. Weekly revenue varied between $15K and $19K, with slight peaks and troughs. Downloads saw a peak of about 76K in early July, followed by a decline to around 31K by the end of September. Active users showed a slight decrease from approximately 465K in early July to around 366K by the end of September.

Remini - AI Photo Enhancer, published by Bending Spoons Apps ApS, experienced significant fluctuations. Weekly revenue peaked at around $18K in mid-July, followed by a slight decline. Downloads saw a notable peak of approximately 399K in the week of August 21, before falling to around 143K by the end of September. Active users reached a high of approximately 863K in late August, tapering off to around 639K towards the end of September.

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