Top 5 News and Magazines Apps on Android in Nigeria, Q3 2024

In the third quarter of 2024, the Android platform in Nigeria witnessed dynamic trends among the top five news and magazines apps. Data from Sensor Tower provides key insights into the performance of these applications.

Breaking News - Live Headlines saw a fluctuating pattern in weekly downloads, starting from around 19K in early July and peaking at about 64K at the end of the month. The downloads then stabilized, averaging around 20K to 26K towards the end of the quarter. Weekly active users followed a similar trend, beginning at approximately 119K and rising to nearly 194K by the end of September.

Opera News: breaking & local maintained a consistent download rate throughout the quarter, initially recording around 8K and peaking at 15K in late July. Active users remained relatively stable, fluctuating around 400K, with a slight increase towards the end of the quarter, reaching approximately 415K.

Quora: the knowledge platform exhibited steady weekly downloads, hovering between 8K and 9K. Active users experienced a slight decline, starting at about 67K and ending the quarter at around 62K.

Google News - Daily Headlines faced a downward trend in downloads, starting at approximately 6.8K and dropping to about 3.2K by the end of September. Despite this, weekly active users remained robust, averaging over 3M, with a peak in late July at around 3.4M.

Local News: Weather & Breaking experienced a decline in downloads, from about 8.2K in early July to 1.4K by the end of September. Active users showed more stability, starting at about 103K and ending the quarter at approximately 96K.

These insights, sourced from Sensor Tower, highlight the varying engagement levels and user dynamics across leading news and magazines apps in Nigeria. For more detailed analytics and trends, visit Sensor Tower's platform.