Top 5 Social Networking Apps in South Africa Q3 2024: Performance Overview

In the third quarter of 2024, the social networking landscape in South Africa saw notable activity among the top five applications, as reported by Sensor Tower. Each app exhibited unique trends in weekly downloads, revenue, and active users, reflecting their varying degrees of user engagement and monetization success.

Life360: Find Friends & Family experienced a robust increase in weekly revenue, culminating at nearly $12.8K in the last week of September. Downloads peaked at 17.6K in late July, while active users consistently rose throughout the quarter, reaching approximately 367K by the end of September.

Grindr - Gay Dating & Chat maintained a steady revenue flow, with a high of $9.5K in the final week of the quarter. Downloads fluctuated slightly, hovering around 1.8K to 2K, and active users remained stable, finishing the quarter at around 44K.

Facebook showed a consistent increase in revenue, peaking at $10.5K in September. Weekly downloads varied, with a notable peak of 384K in early July, while active user numbers demonstrated a steady rise, ending the quarter at over 31M.

Skype saw modest revenue growth, with weekly figures reaching up to $3K. Downloads showed some variation, peaking at 5.9K in early August, and active users remained relatively stable, ending the quarter at approximately 48K.

Status Saver for WA Story Save experienced a gradual increase in revenue, reaching $2.7K by the end of September. Downloads peaked at around 14.9K in August, while active users demonstrated a slight decline towards the end of the quarter, finishing at nearly 120K.

For more detailed insights and analysis on these apps, visit Sensor Tower.