AI Insights · Timothy · October 2025
Top News and Magazines Apps in South Africa Q3 2025
Explore the performance of the top 5 news and magazine apps in South Africa during Q3 2025, highlighting trends in downloads, revenue, and active users.
In the third quarter of 2025, the top news and magazines applications on a unified platform in South Africa showed varied performance trends. Here's a closer look at how these apps fared during this period.
X from X Corp. experienced fluctuations in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $13.3K at the end of July. Weekly downloads saw a significant spike in the last week of September, reaching around 32K. Active users remained robust, surpassing 2.8M in early September.
Breaking News - Live Headlines maintained steady weekly downloads, with numbers fluctuating between 5K and 8.8K. Active users showed a gradual increase, peaking at about 170K in mid-September.
Opera News: breaking & local had a noticeable drop in downloads towards the end of the quarter, falling to under 1K. However, weekly active users remained relatively stable, with a minor peak of approximately 81K in early September.
Local Weather News - Radar saw an increase in downloads, especially in early September, reaching around 6.4K. Active users also trended upward, peaking at over 12K in the same period.
AutoTrader experienced a jump in downloads in mid-September, with numbers exceeding 5.5K. Active users consistently grew towards the end of the quarter, reaching about 64.5K.
These insights are based on data from Sensor Tower, where more detailed analytics can be explored to understand the dynamics of these applications further.
