Top 5 Social Networking Apps in Costa Rica Q3 2023

The third quarter of 2023 has shown varied performance trends for the top social networking applications in Costa Rica. Here’s a closer look at the key metrics for the leading apps.

Threads, an Instagram app had a notable start with 75K downloads in the first week of July. However, downloads gradually declined, ending the quarter at around 8.7K in the last week of September. Weekly active users showed a different trend, starting at 62K and peaking at 137K in early September, before closing the quarter at 126K. Despite the high engagement, revenue remained at $0 throughout the quarter.

WhatsApp Messenger maintained a steady download rate, averaging around 23K downloads per week, and ending the quarter at approximately 23K. Revenue for WhatsApp was minimal but consistent, typically around $5 to $7 weekly. The app's weekly active users remained impressively high, fluctuating slightly but generally staying around 3.5M, peaking at 3.52M in the final week of September.

Facebook experienced stable performance in both downloads and active users. Downloads hovered around 19K to 20K per week, while revenue peaked at $982 in mid-July and settled at around $858 by the end of September. Weekly active users showed a steady increase from 3.52M to 3.61M over the quarter.

Telegram Messenger saw a varied performance in downloads, starting at 13.7K at the end of June and peaking at 17.2K in the last week of September. Revenue showed a general upward trend, starting at $353 and peaking at $531 in mid-September. Weekly active users remained relatively stable, fluctuating around 285K throughout the quarter.

Messenger had a steady download rate, averaging around 14K downloads per week. The weekly active users for Messenger remained consistent, starting at 472K and ending the quarter slightly lower at 454K. Revenue data for Messenger was not available.

These insights are based on Sensor Tower data. For more detailed analytics and insights, visit Sensor Tower.