Top 5 News Apps in Africa Q4 2023 Performance

In the fourth quarter of 2023, the top 5 news applications in Africa exhibited diverse performance trends across weekly downloads, revenue, and active users. The data, sourced from Sensor Tower, provides a comprehensive overview of how these apps fared on a unified platform.

X saw a significant fluctuation in weekly downloads, peaking at around 318K in mid-October before gradually declining to approximately 172K by the end of December. Its weekly revenue hovered around $13K to $14K, with a slight peak at $14.8K in late November. The app maintained a relatively stable user base, starting at 15.7M weekly active users and ending the quarter at 15M.

Reddit experienced consistent growth in weekly downloads, starting at 25K and reaching a high of 54.6K in the last week of December. Revenue showed minor fluctuations, with a peak of $522 in late November. Active users increased steadily, beginning at 482K and closing the quarter at 538K.

Quora demonstrated a stable performance in downloads, ranging from 13.6K to 18.9K throughout the quarter. The app's active user base remained consistent, starting at 325K and finishing with 327K weekly active users.

Al Jazeera showed a notable increase in downloads in early October, peaking at 23.5K, but then saw a decline to 6.1K by the end of December. Its active user count followed a similar trend, starting at 23K and rising to 43K in October before stabilizing around 32K towards the end of the quarter.

Opera News: Breaking & Local had a consistent download rate, averaging around 40K to 48K weekly downloads. The app's active users saw a slight decline from 1.95M in late September to 1.76M by the end of December.

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