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Top Social Networking Apps on iOS in Russia - Q1 2025

Explore the performance trends of the top social networking apps on iOS in Russia during Q1 2025, with insights on downloads, revenue, and active users.

Top Social Networking Apps on iOS in Russia - Q1 2025

In the first quarter of 2025, the top social networking apps on iOS in Russia demonstrated varied performance trends in terms of downloads, revenue, and active users.

Telegram Messenger saw fluctuations in weekly revenue, starting at approximately $676K and ending the quarter at around $616K. Weekly downloads declined steadily from 97K to 34K, while active users remained stable, hovering around 24.2M.

VK Messenger: Live chat, calls experienced a modest revenue increase, peaking at $160. Weekly downloads showed a peak in mid-January with 66K, then tapered to 31K by the end of March. Active users grew consistently, reaching nearly 4.5M.

Threads had no revenue during this period, but downloads varied, peaking at 73K in late March. Active users rose steadily, closing the quarter at approximately 883K.

VK: social network, messenger maintained stable revenue, ending the quarter at $225K. Downloads declined from 76K to 31K, while active users remained steady, averaging around 20.8M.

WhatsApp Messenger had no revenue but saw a decline in downloads from 83K to 28K. Active users showed slight fluctuations, generally staying around 22.3M.

These insights are based on data from Sensor Tower, where more detailed analytics can be explored for further understanding of the app market dynamics in Russia.


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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: April 2025