Top 5 Photo and Video Apps in UAE: Q3 2024 Performance

During the third quarter of 2024, the top photo and video applications in the United Arab Emirates showcased interesting performance trends on the unified platform. The data, sourced from Sensor Tower, provides insights into their weekly downloads, revenue, and active user metrics.

YouTube: Watch, Listen, Stream from Google exhibited a fluctuating weekly revenue pattern, peaking at around $424K in early July and dipping to approximately $213K by mid-September before climbing back to $402K by the end of the quarter. The app's downloads remained relatively stable, with a slight increase to nearly 24.8K towards the end of September. The active users hovered around 5.8M, indicating a consistent user base.

CapCut - Video Editor, by Bytedance, saw a notable revenue increase in early August, reaching about $28K. The downloads showed a peak in late August with over 46.8K downloads, while the active users maintained a steady presence, fluctuating around 470K throughout the quarter.

Instagram experienced a revenue surge in mid-September, peaking at approximately $99K. Downloads were relatively stable, with a slight increase to about 53.9K by the end of September. The app's active user count remained solid, averaging around 2.7M during the quarter.

Snapchat from Snap, Inc. recorded a high revenue of $357K in the second week of July, followed by a decline, with fluctuations ending at around $181K by the end of September. Downloads remained consistent, with a slight increase to 33.9K in the final week. The active user base showed a gradual increase, reaching approximately 3.3M by the end of the quarter.

Canva: AI Photo & Video Editor demonstrated a steady revenue growth, culminating at about $43K in the last week of September. Downloads saw a significant rise, peaking at nearly 19.5K towards the quarter's end. The active users also increased, reaching over 185K by the end of September.

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