Top 5 Social Networking Apps in South Africa Q2 2024

During the second quarter of 2024, the top social networking apps in South Africa demonstrated varied performance in terms of weekly downloads, revenue, and active users. The data, sourced from Sensor Tower, provides a comprehensive look at user engagement and app popularity across both iOS and Android platforms.

WhatsApp Messenger showed consistent weekly downloads, peaking at around 314K in late April before gradually declining to approximately 109K by the end of June. Active users remained steady, hovering around 21M throughout the quarter.

Facebook experienced fluctuating weekly downloads, with a notable peak of approximately 488K in early June. Weekly revenue exhibited a steady increase, reaching around $9.3K by the end of May, while active users peaked at 27M in early June before settling at around 26.5M by the end of the quarter.

Threads saw a gradual increase in weekly downloads, culminating in about 38K by the end of June. Active users also rose, peaking at approximately 758K in late May before experiencing a slight decline to around 632K at the end of the quarter.

Telegram Messenger had stable weekly downloads, with a peak of around 74K in early June. Revenue showed modest growth, reaching approximately $3.7K by the end of June. Active users remained relatively stable, ending the quarter at around 1.34M.

Messenger experienced fluctuations in weekly downloads, peaking at around 76K in mid-June before declining to approximately 52K by the end of the month. Active users showed a steady trend, maintaining around 10M throughout the quarter, with a slight peak of 10.25M in mid-June.

For more detailed insights and data on app performance, visit Sensor Tower.