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Top 5 News and Magazines Apps on Android in Saudi Arabia in Q2 2023

In Q2 2023, the top news and magazine apps on Android in Saudi Arabia saw varying performance in weekly downloads and active users. Insights from Sensor Tower reveal detailed trends.

Top 5 News and Magazines Apps on Android in Saudi Arabia in Q2 2023

During the second quarter of 2023, the top five news and magazine apps on the Android platform in Saudi Arabia exhibited diverse performance trends. Here’s a closer look at their weekly downloads and active user metrics, based on data from Sensor Tower.

نبض Nabd - اخبار العالم ، عاجل, released by Nabd Ltd, had a notable start with weekly downloads peaking at around 11.9K in mid-April. This number gradually declined, reaching as low as 1K by the end of June. The app maintained a steady base of weekly active users, fluctuating between 118K and 132K throughout the quarter.

Twitter Lite from X Corp. experienced a surge in weekly downloads, peaking at 5.8K in late April. This was followed by a decline, with numbers dropping to around 1K in mid-June before rebounding to 4.4K by the end of the quarter. The app’s weekly active users remained relatively stable, hovering around 8.8K to 9K, with a slight increase to 9K in the last week of June.

Dailyhunt News - MENA, published by Eterno Infotech, saw a significant rise in weekly downloads after its release on June 22, 2023. Downloads surged from 5.3K in early June to nearly 12K by mid-June, maintaining a strong presence with around 9.7K downloads in the final week of the quarter.

Google News - Daily Headlines, a product of Google LLC, showed a stable trend in weekly downloads, peaking at 1.3K in mid-April. However, this number gradually declined to around 500 by the end of June. The app's weekly active users started at approximately 200K and saw a slight decrease, stabilizing at around 186K by the end of the quarter.

نبأ Nabaa - اخبار , مباريات, from Madar Software, had modest weekly downloads, peaking at 1K in late April and then gradually declining to around 300 by the end of June. The app's weekly active users followed a similar trend, with numbers ranging from 2.9K to 4.1K, and settling at around 3.2K in the last week of the quarter.

These insights from Sensor Tower provide a detailed overview of the performance trends for the top news and magazine apps on Android in Saudi Arabia during Q2 2023. For more in-depth analysis, visit Sensor Tower.


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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: July 2023