Top 5 News Apps Performance in Africa Q1 2024

Throughout the first quarter of 2024, the top 5 news applications on a unified platform in Africa showcased varied performance trends in terms of downloads, revenue, and active users.

X from X Corp. experienced notable revenue growth, peaking at approximately $19.2K in the last week of March. Downloads fluctuated, with a peak of around 214.9K in early February, while active users maintained a steady range, ending the quarter at about 15.3M.

Reddit saw a slight decline in weekly downloads, from 66.9K at the start of January to approximately 39K at the end of March. Revenue varied, peaking at $579 in the first week of January and settling around $382 by the last week of March. Active users increased, reaching a high of 612.7K in mid-March.

Quora maintained a consistent download rate, with weekly downloads ranging from 17.1K to 19.1K throughout the quarter. Active users fluctuated, peaking at 339.5K in early January and ending the quarter at 324.8K.

Opera News: Breaking & Local saw a downward trend in downloads, starting at 42.7K and decreasing to approximately 31.1K by the end of March. Active users also saw a decline, from around 1.8M in early January to about 1.6M by the end of the quarter.

RadioApp - A Simple Radio showed a steady revenue trend, peaking at $532 in the second week of January and ending the quarter at $334. Downloads varied, reaching a high of 2.2K in late January. Active users saw slight fluctuations, peaking at 7.5K in mid-March.

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