Top 5 Dating Apps on Android in South Africa: Q3 2024 Performance

In the third quarter of 2024, the dating app market in South Africa saw diverse trends among the top five Android apps, as reported by Sensor Tower. Here's a closer look at their performance in terms of downloads, revenue, and active users.

Dating and Chat - iHappy showed a fluctuating pattern in weekly revenue, starting at around $62 and peaking at $131 by mid-September. Downloads initially decreased from 16.9K to 8.2K by August, but picked up again, reaching 15.7K in early September. Active users peaked at 67.1K in early September before settling at 57.1K by the end of the quarter.

Tinder Dating App: Chat & Date maintained a solid revenue stream, starting at $23.9K and closing the quarter at $23.6K, with a mid-quarter peak of $26.3K. Downloads fluctuated, peaking at 17.1K in early August and ending at 13K. Active users saw a downward trend, starting at 92.7K and decreasing to 77.7K by the end of September.

Pickup Lines - Flirt Messages had a rather stable revenue, with occasional spikes, peaking at $124 in late August. Downloads were highest at the start of the quarter with 12.7K and saw a resurgence in September with 12.9K. Active users increased steadily, reaching a peak of 76.6K before declining slightly to 63.6K by the end of the quarter.

Badoo Dating App: Meet & Date experienced a steady revenue stream, starting at $7.9K and ending slightly lower at $7.2K. Downloads initially increased, peaking at 10.7K in mid-August, but then tapered off to 7.5K by the end of September. Active users remained relatively stable throughout, fluctuating around the 270K mark.

OmeTV – Video Chat Alternative saw varied revenue, with an end-quarter peak at $414 in late September. Downloads initially dipped to 7.4K in mid-August but rose again to 11.2K by late September. Active user numbers increased steadily, from 33.2K to 36.1K by the end of the quarter.

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