Top News Apps Performance on Unified Platform in Australia, Q3 2025

In the third quarter of 2025, the top news applications in Australia demonstrated varied performance metrics on a unified platform. Here's an overview of their weekly downloads, revenue, and active user statistics.

Reddit saw its weekly revenue peak at approximately $3.4K in late July, followed by a decline to around $1.7K by early September. Downloads fluctuated, reaching a high of 19.9K in early September, while active users remained relatively stable, averaging around 1.4M.

For X, revenue remained strong, peaking at about $55.7K in late July. Downloads surged in early September to 25.4K, and active users showed an increase, peaking at nearly 1.9M by the end of the quarter.

Substack maintained consistent revenue, peaking at $167 in mid-August. Downloads varied slightly, with a peak of 8.8K in late July. Active users showed a steady increase, reaching over 157K by the end of September.

7NEWS Australia experienced a steady download rate, peaking at 4K in late August. Active users increased gradually, reaching about 76K by the quarter's end.

Finally, news.com.au recorded a peak in downloads at 6.8K in mid-July. Active users showed an upward trend, peaking at 14.1K in late August.

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