AI Insights · Timothy · December 2025
Top 5 Social Apps on Android in South Africa Q4 2025
Explore the performance trends of the top 5 social apps on Android in South Africa during Q4 2025, including insights on downloads, revenue, and active users.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, the top social apps on Android in South Africa showed varied performance in terms of downloads, revenue, and active users. The data, sourced from Sensor Tower, provides valuable insights into these trends.
TikTok Lite - Save Data & Fast experienced fluctuating weekly revenue, beginning at about $25 in early October and peaking at $296 in late December. Downloads started strong at over 297K, declining to around 33K by the end of the quarter. The app maintained a robust active user base, peaking at approximately 7.5M mid-December.
Facebook Lite saw steady weekly revenue, reaching up to $1K in late December. Downloads decreased from 128K to about 28K over the quarter. Despite this, active users remained stable, starting at 1.9M and ending around 2.1M.
Facebook showed a strong revenue trend, peaking at $40.7K in early December. Weekly downloads fluctuated slightly, averaging around 48K. Active users remained high, with slight fluctuations around the 8.5M mark.
TikTok - Videos, Shop & LIVE consistently increased its weekly revenue, reaching over $217K by the end of December. Downloads saw a gradual decline from 89K to 28K. The app maintained over 13M active users throughout the quarter, with a slight dip in November.
Instagram had stable weekly revenue, peaking at $10.6K in late November. Downloads started at 65K, decreasing to around 26K by December's end. Active users remained relatively stable, hovering around 6.8M.
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