Top 5 News Apps Performance in South America for Q1 2024

The first quarter of 2024 saw notable activity in the News category across South America, with the top 5 apps showing diverse trends in downloads, revenue, and active users. Here’s a detailed look at their performance, based on data from Sensor Tower.

X from X Corp. demonstrated strong weekly downloads, peaking at around 324K in the week of January 22. The app's weekly revenue saw a significant increase, peaking at approximately $45K in early March. Active users hovered around 30M throughout the quarter, with a slight decline towards the end of March.

Reddit maintained a stable download rate, with weekly figures around 90K. Revenue for Reddit remained relatively low, peaking at $656 in mid-March. Active users showed a gradual increase, reaching nearly 2.4M in the last week of March.

Google News had modest weekly downloads, starting at 13K in early January and peaking at around 18K in early March. The app did not generate any significant revenue. Active users experienced a slight decline, starting the quarter at 6.3M and dropping to approximately 5M by the end of March.

RadioApp - A Simple Radio showed consistent weekly downloads, averaging around 2.5K. The app's revenue saw minor fluctuations, peaking at $538 in the final week of March. Active users remained steady, with a slight decrease from 8.9K at the beginning of January to 7.6K by the end of March.

Spotify for Podcasters saw increasing weekly downloads, reaching a high of 8.9K in late February. The app did not report any revenue. Active users saw a gradual decline, starting at 191K in early January and dropping to 153K by the end of March.

For more detailed insights into these trends, visit Sensor Tower.