Top 5 Social Networking Apps in Oman Q3 2023

During Q3 2023, the top 5 social networking applications in Oman demonstrated diverse performance metrics in terms of weekly downloads and active users. Data from Sensor Tower provides a comprehensive overview of these trends.

WhatsApp Messenger saw a fluctuation in weekly downloads, starting with approximately 15.5K in late June and peaking at around 25K in the week of July 24. The app's downloads then dipped, reaching a low of about 13.2K in early September before stabilizing at around 16.3K by the end of the quarter. Active users remained robust, starting at about 2.97M and peaking at approximately 3.07M in mid-September, though there was a slight decrease to around 3.02M by the quarter's end.

Threads, a relatively new entrant, experienced a significant drop in weekly downloads from 62.7K at the beginning of July to just 4.8K by the end of September. Despite this decline, the app maintained a steady number of active users, fluctuating between 36.5K and 57K, closing the quarter with approximately 48.8K active users.

انتخاب, an app from the Ministry of Interior (Oman), had a notable rise in downloads, starting with just 401 in late June and reaching a peak of 11.7K in the last week of August. However, the downloads dropped sharply to 782 by the end of September. Active user data for this app was not available.

Google Meet showed a consistent performance in weekly downloads, ranging from 3.1K to 5.8K throughout the quarter. The app's active users remained relatively stable, starting at about 187K and ending the quarter at approximately 198K, with minor fluctuations in between.

Telegram Messenger experienced a steady increase in weekly downloads, starting at about 7K in late June and peaking at 10.4K by the end of September. The app's active users also saw a gradual rise, beginning at 517K and ending the quarter at around 554K.

These insights are based on data from Sensor Tower, and more detailed analytics can be found on their platform.