The third quarter of 2025 saw significant activity among the leading news and magazines applications in Germany, as detailed by Sensor Tower's data from a unified platform perspective.

DER SPIEGEL - Nachrichten from DER SPIEGEL GmbH & Co. KG demonstrated a steady pattern in weekly revenue, starting the quarter at around $156K and closing with a similar figure at the end of September. Weekly downloads showed an upward trend, peaking at approximately 2.7K in mid-September. Active users remained strong, fluctuating slightly but ending the quarter with over 1M users.

BILD News - Live Nachrichten from Axel Springer Deutschland GmbH maintained consistent weekly revenue throughout the quarter, averaging around $130K. Downloads peaked at 8.4K in late August, while active users fluctuated around the 800K mark, showing resilience in user engagement.

X experienced a notable spike in weekly revenue, reaching $143K at the end of July, before settling around $52K towards the end of the quarter. Downloads also experienced a boost, peaking at over 52K in early September. Active user numbers remained robust, consistently exceeding 4.3M.

Readly Magazines & Newspapers saw a gradual increase in weekly revenue, ending the quarter with approximately $97K. Downloads remained stable, hovering around 3K weekly, while active users reached a peak of over 105K in early September.

WELT News & Live-TV from Axel Springer Deutschland GmbH | WELT Digital reported an increase in weekly revenue, closing the quarter at about $62K. Downloads demonstrated a steady pattern, with a peak of 7.6K in late August. Active users showed variability but maintained a presence of over 440K throughout the period.

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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: October 2025

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