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Top 5 Books Apps Performance on Unified Platform in South Africa, Q4 2024

Explore the Q4 2024 performance of the top 5 books apps in South Africa, highlighting trends in downloads, revenue, and active users on a unified platform.

Top 5 Books Apps Performance on Unified Platform in South Africa, Q4 2024

In the fourth quarter of 2024, the top five books applications on the unified platform in South Africa displayed varied performance trends. Data from Sensor Tower provides insights into weekly downloads, revenue, and active users for these apps.

Audible: Audiobooks & Podcasts saw a consistent weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $41.6K in late November. Weekly downloads began with a high of around 12.7K at the start of the quarter, experiencing fluctuations and ending with about 2K. Active users showed a steady increase, reaching over 85K by the end of December.

GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories experienced growth in both revenue and downloads. Revenue reached a high of $10.5K in the final week of December. Downloads saw a notable rise, starting at approximately 1.2K and climbing to over 2.6K by the end of the quarter. Active users remained relatively stable, fluctuating around 28K.

For Everand: Audiobooks & Ebooks, weekly revenue peaked at $6.9K in late November. Downloads showed a downward trend, starting at over 3.1K and dropping to about 1.9K. Active users remained steady, averaging around 13K throughout the quarter.

MoboReader experienced fluctuations in revenue, with a peak of approximately $6.2K in mid-October. Downloads started strong at around 4.1K but declined significantly to under 400 by the end of December. Active users varied, peaking at about 8K in October.

Finally, Novellair demonstrated a strong revenue increase, reaching $11.9K in the penultimate week of December. Downloads remained mostly stable, with a slight increase towards the end of the quarter, while active users peaked at approximately 4K.

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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: January 2025