Top 5 News and Magazines Apps in Kenya: Q4 2025 Performance

In the fourth quarter of 2025, the top news and magazines applications in Kenya displayed varied performance trends across downloads, revenue, and active users. This analysis, based on data from Sensor Tower, provides insights into the performance of these apps on a unified platform.

X from X Corp. saw a fluctuation in weekly revenue, starting at approximately $2.6K and peaking at $2.9K in late November. Downloads were initially steady, with a notable surge to 30.3K in mid-October, while active users hovered around 3M, spiking to 3.3M in mid-October.

Citizen Digital experienced a significant peak in downloads, reaching 51.9K in mid-October, before stabilizing around 6K to 8K for the rest of the quarter. Active users initially increased to 170.6K by late October but gradually declined to 80.9K by the end of December.

Breaking News - Live Headlines showed a similar trend, with downloads peaking at 14.9K in mid-October, then decreasing to around 6K by mid-December. Active users fluctuated, reaching a high of 197K in mid-October.

Opera News: breaking & local maintained consistent download numbers, with a slight peak to 6.9K in mid-October. Active users declined from 179.3K at the start to 127.7K by the end of the quarter.

CGTN – China Global TV Network had modest download activity, peaking at 4K in late October. Active users increased to 4.4K by the end of October before decreasing to 1.3K by December's end.

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