Top 5 News Apps in Portugal Q3 2025: Performance Insights

In the third quarter of 2025, the top news applications in Portugal demonstrated varied performance trends on a unified platform, combining data from both iOS and Android. These insights, provided by Sensor Tower, highlight key metrics such as weekly downloads, revenue, and active users.

X from X Corp. saw a notable increase in weekly revenue, peaking at around $8K in late July. Downloads showed an upward trend, reaching over 10K in early September, while active users declined from approximately 769K to 540K by the end of the quarter.

Fogos.pt, published by Joao Pina, experienced a significant spike in downloads at the end of July, reaching over 8K. Active users climbed steadily, peaking at over 78K in mid-August before a gradual decrease to about 48K by quarter's end.

Reddit maintained stable revenue, with a maximum of $360 in early August. Downloads increased sharply to nearly 5K in early September, while active users remained relatively stable, fluctuating around 170K to 190K.

SAPO saw a dramatic rise in downloads in September, peaking at nearly 20K. Active users increased steadily, ending the quarter at about 10K, indicating a growing engagement.

Substack showed consistent download rates, peaking at just over 1K in early September. Active users steadily grew throughout the quarter, ending at approximately 15K.

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