Top 5 Books and Reference Apps Performance in the UK: Q3 2024

In the third quarter of 2024, the Books and Reference app category in the United Kingdom showed varied performance across the top five applications. This analysis, sourced from Sensor Tower, provides insights into the trends in weekly downloads, revenue, and active users for these leading apps.

Audible: Audio Entertainment saw a steady increase in weekly revenue, peaking at around $428K in late September. The app's weekly downloads began at approximately 30K in July and gradually declined to about 25K by the end of the quarter. Active users experienced a slight increase, starting at 614K and reaching around 641K by September's end.

GoodNovel - Web Novel, Fiction demonstrated a steady rise in weekly revenue, starting at $59K and closing the quarter at roughly $77K. Downloads fluctuated, beginning at 2.3K and ending at 1.9K. Active users also showed a consistent trend, maintaining around 27K throughout the quarter.

Ancestry: Family History & DNA exhibited growth in weekly revenue, increasing from $41K to about $58K by the end of September. Weekly downloads started at 4.4K, with a notable peak of 7.4K in the last week of the quarter. Active users increased modestly from 13.8K to 17.2K over the quarter.

Dreame-Read Romance Stories had a more fluctuating revenue trend, peaking at $39K in early August and ending the quarter at $37K. Downloads varied significantly, starting at 575 and reaching a high of 2.7K in late July before stabilizing around 800. Active users decreased from approximately 36K to 34.6K by the quarter's end.

WebNovel had a more stable revenue performance, with numbers hovering around $19K for most of the quarter and ending at $21K. Downloads began at 1K, peaked at 1.2K in late July, and gradually decreased to 790 by September's end. Active users remained relatively stable, fluctuating around 14K throughout the quarter.

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