In the second quarter of 2025, the top 5 news applications in France on a unified platform showed varied performance trends across downloads, revenue, and active users. Here’s a detailed look at each app's metrics, based on data from Sensor Tower.

X from X Corp. saw fluctuating weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $51K at the end of June. Weekly downloads remained relatively stable, with a high of about 36K in early June. Active users showed a slight decline, starting at 7.8M and ending around 7.4M.

Reddit demonstrated modest weekly revenue, reaching $422 in the last week of June. Downloads peaked at 24K in early May, but later declined to around 13K. Active users remained steady, fluctuating between 1.2M and 1.3M throughout the quarter.

PanneauPocket maintained a consistent download trend, with numbers climbing to 13K by late June. Active users also increased, starting at 783K and reaching over 943K by quarter's end.

Substack showed minimal revenue, peaking at $64 in late April. Downloads varied, peaking at 7.4K in early April before settling around 5K. Active users increased steadily from 66K to nearly 99K.

Le Monde, Live News had substantial weekly revenue, peaking at $361K at the end of June. Downloads were consistent, averaging around 6K, while active users decreased slightly from 1.5M to 1.3M over the quarter.

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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: July 2025

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