Top 5 Books and Reference Apps Performance in UAE Q1 2024

Throughout the first quarter of 2024, the top 5 Books and Reference applications in the United Arab Emirates demonstrated varied performance trends across downloads, revenue, and active users. Here’s a closer look at the data from Sensor Tower.

Audible: Audio Entertainment saw a consistent increase in weekly revenue, peaking at around $16.8K in the last week of February. Weekly downloads fluctuated, with a notable dip to 330 in mid-March before recovering to 602 by the end of the quarter. Active user numbers remained relatively stable, hovering around 2.9K, with a slight dip to 2.5K in early March before rebounding.

GoodNovel - Web Novel, Fiction experienced a varied revenue stream, with a high of approximately $3K in late January and a low of $1.3K in mid-March. Downloads showed a significant increase towards the end of the quarter, reaching 710 in the final week. Active users steadily grew from 5.7K to 6.3K over the quarter.

Pratilipi Novel maintained a steady revenue pattern, peaking at around $941 in mid-March. Downloads remained relatively low but showed an uptick to 299 in the last week of March. Active user numbers saw a slight decline from 3.0K in early January to 2.2K in early March, before climbing back up to 2.9K by the end of the quarter.

MoboReader had fluctuating revenue, with a peak of $4.8K at the start of January and a low of $1.3K in mid-March. Downloads were modest, with a peak of 488 in early January and a decline to 58 by the end of the quarter. Active users decreased slightly from 1.9K to 1.4K over the three months.

Storytel: Audiobooks & Ebooks showed strong revenue growth, peaking at approximately $4.7K in late February. Downloads were relatively stable, with a notable increase to 392 in mid-March. Active users remained consistent, averaging around 2.1K throughout the quarter.

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