In Q1 2023, the top 5 news applications in Australia showed varied performance across weekly downloads, weekly revenue, and weekly active users based on data from Sensor Tower. Here’s a closer look at how each app fared:

Reddit saw consistent weekly revenue, peaking at around $2.5K in the first week of January and ending the quarter with approximately $2.2K in the last week of March. Weekly downloads spiked dramatically to nearly 49K in late January but generally hovered around 16K to 24K for the rest of the quarter. The app maintained a steady base of active users, averaging about 1.2M weekly.

X experienced significant fluctuations in weekly revenue, with a notable peak of approximately $12.4K in early March. Weekly downloads were relatively stable, ranging from about 17K to 24K. The app consistently engaged over 2.1M active users each week.

ABC News demonstrated steady weekly downloads, ranging from around 4.6K to 6.8K throughout the quarter. The number of active users fluctuated slightly, peaking at about 204K in early January and maintaining an average of around 190K towards the end of March.

VicEmergency showed variable weekly downloads, peaking at around 7.5K in mid-February. Active users followed a similar pattern, reaching a high of nearly 38K during the same period, before stabilizing at around 27K by the end of March.

Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network saw a gradual increase in weekly downloads, starting at about 1.3K in late December and rising to over 5.4K by the end of March. The app’s active user base grew steadily, ending the quarter with approximately 37K weekly active users.

This data, provided by Sensor Tower, offers valuable insights into the performance trends of these top news applications in Australia. For more detailed analytics and insights, visit Sensor Tower.

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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: April 2023

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