Top 5 News and Magazines Apps Performance in Saudi Arabia Q1 2025

In the first quarter of 2025, the News and Magazines category in Saudi Arabia showcased interesting trends among the top five apps on a unified platform. Data from Sensor Tower provides insights into the weekly downloads, revenue, and active user metrics for these apps.

X (Formerly Twitter) by X Corp. experienced fluctuations in both revenue and downloads. Weekly revenue peaked at around $240K in late February, while downloads varied, reaching a high of approximately 78K in the last week of March. Active users showed a slight upward trend, ending the quarter at about 14.4M.

نبض Nabd - اخبار العالم ، عاجل from Nabd Ltd saw modest growth in revenue, with a peak of $307 towards the end of March. Downloads fluctuated, peaking at 8.7K. The app's active users declined from 245K to around 190K.

Google News - Daily Headlines maintained a steady download rate, averaging around 600-700 weekly downloads. Although there was no revenue reported, active users decreased from 59K at the beginning to about 51K by the end of the quarter.

Quora: the knowledge platform had stable download numbers, with a slight increase in the latter half of the quarter, peaking at 931 downloads. Active users saw a gradual increase, reaching 23K by the end of March.

مباريات لايف 2 showed significant growth in downloads and active users after its mid-quarter introduction. Downloads rose from 94 in mid-February to 1.3K by early March. Active users mirrored this growth, increasing from 54 to nearly 2K.

These trends highlight the dynamic landscape of News and Magazines apps in Saudi Arabia. For more detailed insights, visit Sensor Tower.