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Top 5 Social Apps in the UK for Q3 2025: Unified Platform Insights

Explore the performance trends of the top social apps in the UK during Q3 2025, highlighting downloads, revenue, and active user data from Sensor Tower.

Top 5 Social Apps in the UK for Q3 2025: Unified Platform Insights

In the third quarter of 2025, the UK saw notable trends among the leading social apps on a unified platform. Data provided by Sensor Tower showcases the performance of these top apps in terms of downloads, revenue, and active users.

TikTok - Videos, Shop & LIVE maintained impressive weekly revenue, peaking at around $3.1M in early September. Downloads started at 156K in early July, experiencing a gradual decline to about 115K by the end of September. Active users were consistently high, fluctuating slightly from 15.2M to 15.6M.

Grindr - Gay Dating & Chat showed stable revenue around $400K to $450K throughout the quarter. Downloads remained fairly steady, ranging from 6.5K to 8.5K. The app's active users saw a slight increase, reaching up to 400K in late August before settling at about 362K by the end of September.

Instagram experienced a decline in revenue, from $143K in early July to about $87K by the end of September. Weekly downloads were consistent, averaging around 87K to 97K. The platform's active users remained strong, peaking at over 18.1M.

Facebook had stable revenue figures, with a slight dip to $78K in early September, recovering to $84K by the end of the month. Downloads remained robust, hitting over 100K in several weeks. Active users hovered around 27M, showing minimal variation.

Yubo: Make friends & chat now saw a revenue increase, reaching $186K by the end of September. Downloads varied, peaking at 12K in late August before falling to 6.5K. Despite fluctuations, active users remained above 70K, decreasing to about 58K by the quarter's end.

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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: October 2025