AI Insights · Timothy · October 2025
Top 5 News Apps in Russia: Q3 2025 Performance
Explore the performance trends of the top 5 news apps in Russia during Q3 2025, featuring download and active user statistics from Sensor Tower.
In the third quarter of 2025, the performance of the top news applications in Russia showed varying trends across the board. This analysis, based on data from Sensor Tower, provides insights into the weekly downloads and active users for each app.
X from X Corp. demonstrated fluctuating weekly downloads, starting with around 12.7K downloads, dipping mid-quarter, and ending at 13.7K. The app's weekly active users began at 1.64M, experiencing a gradual decline to 1.46M by the end of the quarter. Revenue saw minor fluctuations, peaking at about $256 in early July.
The Дзен — видео, ролики, статьи app experienced a downward trend in downloads, starting at 29K and decreasing to 18.5K by the end of September. Despite this, active users showed resilience, peaking at over 2.8M mid-quarter before settling at 2.46M.
Садовод – агрегатор showed a steady increase in weekly downloads, starting at 3.8K and rising to 11.3K. Active users followed a similar pattern, beginning at 102K and fluctuating slightly before ending at 81K.
Reddit maintained consistent downloads, starting at 12.9K and ending at 6.4K. Active users increased from 521K to 545K over the quarter, with revenue remaining relatively stable, peaking at $21.
Finally, News for Netflix showed a decrease in downloads from 2.1K to 852 by the end of the quarter.
For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower's platform.
