In the first quarter of 2025, the top news applications in Australia demonstrated diverse performance trends across downloads, revenue, and active users. This analysis, powered by Sensor Tower data, provides insights into these dynamics.

Reddit experienced a steady flow in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $2.9K in the final week of March. Downloads initially surged to around 27K in late January, followed by a decline to 15K by the end of March. Active users showed a gradual decrease from about 1.47M to 1.39M.

X saw its weekly revenue peak at $70K in mid-February, with a more stable pattern around $46K towards the quarter's end. Downloads fluctuated, reaching nearly 20K in early February, while active users remained robust, hovering around 1.9M.

Emergency WA maintained a consistent download trajectory, starting at 24K and dropping to 4.5K by March end. Active users showed a slight decline from 68K to 52K during this period.

Substack displayed a modest revenue pattern, peaking at $404 in early February. Downloads were steady with a slight increase towards the quarter's end, reaching around 8.3K. Active users rose significantly from 74K to 145K.

Finally, VicEmergency saw download numbers peak at 14.7K in late January before declining to 1.4K. Active users showed a downward trend from 331K to 151K.

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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: April 2025

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