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Top 5 News and Magazines Apps in Saudi Arabia Q3 2025

Explore the performance trends of the top 5 news and magazines apps in Saudi Arabia during Q3 2025, highlighting downloads, revenue, and user engagement.

Top 5 News and Magazines Apps in Saudi Arabia Q3 2025

In the third quarter of 2025, the top news and magazines applications on a unified platform in Saudi Arabia showcased diverse trends in downloads, revenue, and user engagement. This analysis, sourced from Sensor Tower, reveals key insights into their performance.

X experienced notable fluctuations in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $194K in late July. Downloads showed a consistent upward trend, reaching around 73K by the end of September. Weekly active users, however, saw a gradual decline from 13M to 11.9M throughout the quarter.

For نبض Nabd - اخبار العالم ، عاجل, weekly downloads spiked significantly to over 5.8K in early September, although they started higher at 4.6K at the quarter's outset. Revenue remained modest with slight fluctuations, peaking at $519. The app's active users decreased from 273K to 208K over the period.

Lovin maintained a steady but low download count, beginning at 433 and declining to 119 by the end of September. There was no recorded revenue or active user data for this period.

Quora: the knowledge platform showed stable download numbers, hovering around 500 weekly, with minor variations. Active user numbers started at 15.7K, experiencing a slight decline to 14.5K by the quarter's end.

Finally, Qubee had a modest download performance, peaking at 399 mid-quarter before dropping to 146. Similar to Lovin, no revenue or active user data was recorded.

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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: October 2025