Top 5 News Apps in Nigeria: Q1 2025 Performance

In the first quarter of 2025, the top five news applications in Nigeria on a unified platform demonstrated varied performance trends. Here's a closer look at their weekly downloads, active users, and revenue, based on Sensor Tower data.

X from X Corp. showed a fluctuating weekly revenue pattern, peaking at around $25.8K in early January. Downloads remained steady, with a slight dip in February, averaging around 56K to 61K weekly. Active users hovered around 8.9M, with a slight increase towards the end of March.

Reddit experienced minimal weekly revenue, with occasional peaks. Downloads surged mid-March, reaching approximately 37.8K, while active users showed a consistent trend, ending the quarter at around 224K.

Quora maintained steady downloads, starting at 9.4K and gradually declining to around 6.4K by the end of March. Active users decreased from 249K to around 204K throughout the quarter.

Substack reported a minor weekly revenue, peaking at $17 in late January. Downloads varied, peaking at 4.1K in late February. Active users increased from 36K to 45K towards the end of March.

Opera News: Breaking & Local saw download fluctuations, starting at 12.5K and decreasing to 8.3K by March end. Active users rose steadily, reaching approximately 961K by the quarter's close.

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