Top 5 News and Magazines Apps in Kenya Q4 2024

In the fourth quarter of 2024, the performance of the top news and magazines apps in Kenya displayed varied trends across different metrics. This analysis, based on data from Sensor Tower, highlights the key insights.

X (Formerly Twitter) from X Corp. saw a peak in weekly revenue at approximately $6K in late November, with downloads reaching 37.3K in early November. The app maintained over 3M weekly active users, with a slight decline towards the end of the year.

Citizen Digital experienced a steady download trend, starting at 19.8K and ending at 14.6K weekly downloads. Active users peaked at over 210K in late October, before gradually decreasing to about 131K by year-end.

Opera News: breaking & local recorded an increase in downloads, rising to 18.3K in the last week of December. Active users initially grew to 223K in mid-October but saw a decline to 163K.

Breaking News - Live Headlines showed a resurgence in downloads, climbing from 19.8K in late September to 14.5K by December's end. Active users steadily increased, reaching over 105K in the final week.

Finally, Mozzart Sport Kenya displayed a downward trend in downloads from 9.1K to 2.5K. Active users remained relatively stable around 70K to 84K throughout the quarter.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower's platform.