Top 5 News and Magazines Apps in Russia Q1 2024

In the first quarter of 2024, the top 5 news and magazines applications in Russia showcased varying trends in downloads and active users. Here’s a detailed look at their performance:

Daily News - Local and timely experienced fluctuating weekly downloads, peaking at around 5.7K in the week of January 8. The app saw a gradual decline, reaching a low of approximately 760 downloads in mid-March before slightly recovering to 1K by the end of the quarter. Active users exhibited a significant spike to about 17.4K in the second week of January, followed by a decrease, maintaining around 2.4K to 3.5K for the remainder of the quarter, and a notable rise to 6.3K at the end of March.

Google News - Daily Headlines showed a consistent pattern in weekly downloads, starting at 6.4K at the beginning of January and settling around 2.8K towards the end of March. Active users peaked at approximately 176K in the second week of January and remained relatively stable, fluctuating between 136K and 170K throughout the quarter.

Breaking News: Local & Alerts had a varied download trend with an initial peak of 4.2K in the second week of January. Downloads tapered off to about 1.2K to 1.5K by the end of March. Active users followed a similar pattern, starting at 10.4K and reaching up to 14.7K in early January, then fluctuating between 9.7K and 11.8K for the remainder of the quarter.

Новости Mail.ru recorded stable weekly downloads, starting at 3.7K in the first week of January and maintaining around 2K to 3.3K throughout the quarter. Active users showed steady engagement, with numbers ranging from 8.5K to 10.6K, displaying slight fluctuations but no significant drops or spikes.

meduza saw a notable increase in weekly downloads, starting at 983 and rising significantly to 5.7K in mid-March. Active users mirrored this growth, beginning at 12K and climbing to nearly 24K by the third week of March.

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