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

In the first quarter of 2024, the top 5 news and magazines applications in South Africa showcased varied performance metrics across downloads and active users. This data, sourced from Sensor Tower, provides a comprehensive look at trends in the region.

Opera News: breaking & local saw its weekly downloads start at 14.8K in early January, gradually decreasing to 7.1K by late March. Weekly active users began at 324K, experiencing a slight decline to 287K by the end of the quarter.

Breaking News - Live Headlines experienced a mixed trend in downloads, starting at 14.3K in the first week of January, dropping to 1.8K in early March, and then climbing back to 5.3K by the end of the quarter. Active users showed a positive trend, starting at 7.6K and rising to 22K by late March.

South Africa Breaking News had fluctuating download numbers, beginning at 3K in early January, peaking at 5.3K in early March, and ending at 1.96K by the end of March. Active user numbers showed a slight decline from 8.6K at the start of January to 6.7K by the end of the quarter.

IEC South Africa saw a significant spike in weekly downloads in late January, reaching 12.4K, before stabilizing to around 685 by the end of March.

Quora: the knowledge platform started the quarter with weekly downloads of 1.1K, peaking at 3.9K in early March, and ending at 3.6K by late March. Active users showed consistent growth, starting at 43.8K in early January and peaking at 53.9K by the end of February, before settling at 48.9K by the end of March.

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