AI Insights · Timothy · January 2026
Top News and Magazines Apps in Russia Q4 2025
Explore the performance of the top 5 news and magazines apps in Russia during Q4 2025, featuring download and active user trends from Sensor Tower data.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, the top news and magazines apps in Russia showed varied performance across downloads and active users, according to Sensor Tower data. Here's a closer look at how these apps fared on a unified platform.
Дзен — новости, статьи, видео from VK LLC saw weekly downloads fluctuate between 18.5K and 25K. Active users remained robust, starting the quarter at approximately 2.56M and closing at 2.46M.
X by X Corp. experienced a steady increase in active users, peaking at around 1.87M by the end of December. Weekly downloads were strong throughout, reaching up to 26.7K in the last week.
Google News - Daily Headlines showed moderate growth in downloads, with numbers ranging from 1.1K to 2.2K. Active users saw a significant rise towards the end of the quarter, starting at 76.7K and ending at 73.5K.
Моя Москва.онлайн maintained a consistent download rate of around 1.1K to 1.3K weekly, though it did not report active user data.
Finally, Журнал: медиа saw a gentle decline in active users, from 12.2K at the start to 9.6K by the end of the quarter. Weekly downloads varied, peaking at 1.3K.
For more detailed insights and analysis, visit Sensor Tower's website.
