Top 5 Photo and Video Apps in South Africa Q1 2024

The first quarter of 2024 showcased interesting performance trends for the top 5 photo and video apps in South Africa. Let's dive into the detailed metrics for each app, sourced from Sensor Tower.

YouTube: Watch, Listen, Stream saw a dynamic quarter with weekly revenue peaking at around $35.2K in late February. Weekly downloads showed variability, reaching a high of 45K in mid-March. Active users remained consistently high, fluctuating around 18M throughout the quarter.

Canva: Design, Art & AI Editor experienced significant growth in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $32.1K at the end of February. Weekly downloads remained stable with minor fluctuations, peaking at 22K in early January. Active users showed a slight decline early in the quarter but stabilized around 250K by the end of March.

Google Photos: Backup & Edit had steady weekly revenue, peaking at about $11.2K at the end of February. Weekly downloads consistently ranged between 15K and 20K, with a peak of 20.6K in late March. Active users saw a slight decline, ending the quarter at around 7.7M.

Instagram maintained strong performance with weekly revenue peaking at $12.1K in the last week of March. Weekly downloads reached a high of 153K in mid-March. Active users steadily increased, peaking at over 5M by the end of the quarter.

FaceApp: Perfect Face Editor showed steady revenue growth, peaking at $11.1K in the last week of March. Weekly downloads were more modest, peaking at 4.3K in early January. Active users hovered around 20K, peaking at 22.3K in mid-March.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower.