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Top 5 News and Magazines Apps Performance in Africa for Q1 2024

Explore the performance of the top 5 news and magazines apps in Africa during Q1 2024, including trends in downloads and active users.

Top 5 News and Magazines Apps Performance in Africa for Q1 2024

The first quarter of 2024 saw notable trends in the performance of the top 5 news and magazines apps on a unified platform in Africa. Here’s a detailed look at their weekly downloads and active users.

Opera News: breaking & local experienced a steady decline in weekly downloads, starting at 42.7K in early January and dropping to around 31.1K by the end of March. Active users fluctuated, peaking at approximately 1.82M in early January before settling at 1.60M in the last week of March.

Breaking News - Live Headlines had a significant drop in weekly downloads from 68.6K at the beginning of January to around 19.3K by the end of March. However, active users showed a strong upward trend, growing from 56.7K in early January to 95K by the end of the quarter.

نبض Nabd - اخبار العالم ، عاجل saw its weekly downloads decrease from 35.2K at the start of January to 21.9K at the end of March. Active users followed a similar downward trend, starting at 568K and ending at 520K.

Quora: the knowledge platform maintained relatively stable weekly downloads, starting at 17.2K and ending at 19.1K. Active users also remained consistent, ranging from 326K to 325K throughout the quarter.

Google News - Daily Headlines showed a slight increase in weekly downloads, from 11.3K in early January to 17.2K by the end of March. Active users had a more varied trend, peaking at 5.2M in early February and then declining to 4.50M by the end of March.

These insights were provided by Sensor Tower. For more detailed analytics and trends, visit Sensor Tower's website.


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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: April 2024