In the third quarter of 2025, the investing and financial management app landscape in Kenya showed notable trends across the top five applications, based on data from Sensor Tower.

FBS – Trading Broker experienced a remarkable rise in weekly downloads, peaking at around 27.3K by the end of September. Weekly active users steadily increased from about 62.2K to over 104K, indicating growing engagement throughout the quarter.

Pocket Broker saw fluctuations in weekly downloads, starting strong with 15.9K and reaching a low of 6.2K mid-September, before climbing back to 11.5K. Active users decreased from 87.2K to 47.5K, suggesting a decline in user retention.

The Binance: Buy Bitcoin & Crypto app maintained a steady increase in downloads, with numbers rising from 6.5K to 13.8K. Active users also showed a positive trend, growing from 287.9K to 364.2K, reflecting sustained interest and usage.

MetaTrader 5 — Forex, Stocks displayed a consistent performance, with downloads ranging from 5.4K to 7.9K. Active users grew from 231.6K to 254.4K, demonstrating stable user engagement.

Finally, MiniPay - Stablecoin Wallet showed a gradual increase in downloads from 4.3K to 7.3K, while active users rose from 39.4K to 53.5K, indicating a steady adoption rate.

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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: October 2025

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