Top 5 News and Magazines Apps in Russia Q4 2023: Unified Platform Performance

In Q4 2023, the top 5 news and magazines applications in Russia exhibited diverse trends in weekly downloads and active users on a unified platform. Here’s a closer look at their performance based on data from Sensor Tower.

Google News - Daily Headlines saw a fluctuation in weekly downloads, starting at 2.3K in late September and peaking at 3.6K in mid-November before ending the quarter at 2.5K. Active users showed a varied trend, beginning at 188K, dipping mid-quarter to 124K, and closing at approximately 169K.

Breaking News: Local & Alerts experienced steady downloads initially, with a notable increase from 1.4K to 2.4K by the end of November, before dropping to 1.2K. Active users also increased steadily, starting at 9.7K and finishing the quarter at 12.5K.

РИА Новости had a strong start with 4.1K downloads, but saw a significant drop to around 600 in mid-November. However, downloads picked up slightly towards the end of December, reaching 773. The number of active users remained relatively stable, fluctuating between 97K and 116K throughout the quarter.

Новости Mail.ru showed a varied download pattern, starting at 2.4K and peaking at 4.2K in late November before ending at 2.6K. Active users mirrored this trend, beginning at 9.5K, peaking at 11.9K in late December, and showing slight fluctuations in between.

Daily News - Local and timely started with lower downloads at 172, saw a sharp increase to 2.5K in late November, and ended at 497. Active users increased from 401 to a peak of 2.2K in late November, closing the quarter at 1.9K.

These insights are based on data from Sensor Tower. For more detailed analytics, visit Sensor Tower's platform.