Top 5 Photo and Video Apps in the Middle East Q4 2024

In the fourth quarter of 2024, the photo and video app category saw significant movement in the Middle East, with data from Sensor Tower highlighting key trends across both iOS and Android platforms.

CapCut - Video Editor by Bytedance Pte. Ltd experienced a remarkable increase in weekly downloads, peaking at around 386K in the last week of December. Weekly revenue followed a similar upward trajectory, reaching approximately $188K. Active users also surged, climbing to over 10.4M by the end of the quarter.

Instagram by Instagram, Inc. showed steady revenue figures, with a peak of about $236K in late November. Downloads saw a notable rise towards the end of the quarter, hitting over 316K in the week of December 23. Active users remained stable, hovering around 21.7M.

YouTube from Google maintained a strong revenue performance, particularly in late November with earnings of around $1.5M. While downloads were relatively stable, active users consistently surpassed 46M throughout the quarter.

Snapchat by Snap, Inc. experienced fluctuations in weekly revenue, peaking at about $1.19M in the last week of November. Downloads showed a significant increase in December, reaching around 302K. Active users were slightly variable but stayed close to 27M.

Canva: AI Photo & Video Editor from Canva showed a decline in revenue towards the end of the year, with a peak of $210K in late November. Downloads were modest, maintaining a range between 75K and 141K. Active users demonstrated some variability, ending the quarter at approximately 1.77M.

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