Top 5 Social Networking Apps in South Africa Q2 2025

In Q2 2025, the top social networking applications in South Africa showed notable trends across various performance metrics, as reported by Sensor Tower.

Life360: Stay Connected & Safe experienced a gradual increase in weekly revenue, peaking at about $20K by the end of June. Downloads fluctuated, with a notable rise to 11K in the last week. Active users reached over 520K mid-June before slightly falling to around 464K.

Grindr - Gay Dating & Chat saw weekly revenue end at approximately $12K. Downloads were relatively stable, finishing the quarter at around 2.8K, while active users increased to about 25.7K by the end of June.

Facebook maintained strong revenue growth, reaching nearly $20K in the last week. Downloads were consistently high, peaking at 256K at the end of May, with active users consistently above 13M throughout the quarter.

Telegram Messenger showed a gradual revenue increase, closing at around $10.8K. Downloads grew to over 50K by the end of June, while active users remained strong, fluctuating around 3M.

BIGO LIVE-Live Stream, Go Live ended June with revenue nearing $6.9K. Downloads remained steady, finishing at approximately 6.6K. Active users showed an upward trend, reaching 51.5K by the end of the quarter.

These insights provide a snapshot of the dynamic social networking landscape in South Africa, with more detailed data available from Sensor Tower.