Top 5 News and Magazines Apps in Central America: Q1 2025 Performance

The first quarter of 2025 saw varied performance across the top News and Magazines applications in Central America on a unified platform. Here's a closer look at their trends and metrics based on Sensor Tower data.

X (Formerly Twitter) experienced a notable increase in weekly revenue, starting at around $26.8K in early January and peaking at approximately $41.8K by the end of March. Downloads fluctuated, initially rising to 182K in early February, then decreasing to 139K by the end of the quarter. The app maintained a strong presence with active users, averaging over 20M weekly, with slight fluctuations throughout the period.

SkyAlert: Alerta Sísmica showed a significant spike in downloads during the first week of January, reaching 35K, but saw a gradual decline to about 800 by the end of March. Revenue peaked at $16.1K in mid-March, with active users showing a similar trend, peaking at 348K in early January before stabilizing around 54K by quarter's end.

Alerta Sísmica México - SASSLA had a dramatic rise in downloads, reaching 245K in the first week of January, before decreasing to 1.4K by the end of March. Revenue peaked at $5.9K in late January, while active users showed a significant increase in early January, peaking at 1.86M, before stabilizing around 190K by March.

EL PAÍS maintained consistent weekly downloads, averaging around 250 to 490 throughout the quarter. Revenue saw a slight decline, starting from $2.2K at the beginning of the quarter to under $1K by the end. Active users remained relatively stable, fluctuating slightly between 3K and 3.7K.

EL NORTE experienced steady weekly revenue, peaking at $11.6K in late February, with downloads remaining consistent around 160 to 400.

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