Top 5 Social Apps in South Africa Q3 2023 Performance

The third quarter of 2023 saw interesting trends in the performance of the top 5 social apps on a unified platform in South Africa, as reported by Sensor Tower.

TikTok experienced fluctuations in its weekly revenue, peaking at around $285K in early July, and ending the quarter at approximately $120K. Weekly downloads saw a significant rise towards the end of the quarter, reaching around 349K. The app also maintained a steady increase in weekly active users, finishing the quarter with over 5.1M users.

Facebook had relatively stable weekly revenue, with minor peaks and dips, culminating at around $5.7K. Downloads showed a notable upward trend, peaking at about 236K in the last week of September. The number of weekly active users saw a consistent rise, ending the quarter at approximately 21.7M users.

Grindr - Gay Dating & Chat showed a steady weekly revenue throughout the quarter, with minor fluctuations, reaching around $7.3K by the end of September. Weekly downloads remained relatively stable, concluding at about 1.4K. Active users showed slight variations but ended with approximately 50K users.

Bigo Live - Live Streaming App showed a significant spike in revenue towards the end of September, reaching around $9.6K. Downloads were relatively stable, with minor increases, ending at around 2.7K. Weekly active users saw a gradual increase, peaking at approximately 29K users.

Instagram saw a notable increase in weekly revenue, peaking at around $10K in the final week of September. Downloads showed a consistent upward trend, reaching approximately 117K in the same week. The number of weekly active users remained stable, ending the quarter at around 4.7M users.

In conclusion, these top 5 social apps in South Africa exhibited varied trends in downloads, revenue, and active users throughout Q3 2023. For more detailed insights, visit Sensor Tower.