Q4 2020 U.S. Android Performance of Top Music & Podcasts Apps

As the year 2020 closed, the music and podcasts app category on Android in the United States saw varied performances across key players. Data sourced from Sensor Tower offers a snapshot of how these apps fared in terms of downloads, revenue, and weekly active users.

Pandora - Music & Podcasts showed a strong presence with revenue peaking at nearly $2.5M in the last week of September, before experiencing a downward trend and then rebounding to nearly $2M by the end of December. Downloads fluctuated, seeing a high of 121K in the third week of October and a low of 81K in mid-December. Weekly active users remained robust with numbers hovering around 11M throughout the quarter.

iHeart: Music, Radio, Podcasts also demonstrated a consistent performance in Q4, with revenues starting at $226K and ending the quarter at $212K. Despite a mid-quarter spike in downloads at 79K, there was a general downward trend, concluding at 52K downloads in the last week of December. The app's weekly active users showed slight decreases over time, starting at 925K and dipping to 847K by year's end.

TuneIn Radio: Music & Sports saw revenues of just over $100K at the beginning of the quarter, which gradually decreased to $64K by the end of December. Downloads started strong at 57K but saw a decrease to 27K by the end of the quarter. Weekly active users varied, with a slight peak at 241K in early November before settling around 211K at the close of the year.

Stitcher - Podcast Player maintained a steady revenue stream with a peak at $14K in late November. Download numbers saw an initial increase, peaking at 9K in late October, but ended the quarter with a slight uptick at 2.9K. Weekly active users showed an interesting peak at 171K in mid-October, followed by a gradual decline to 145K by the end of December.

Spoon: Live Stream, Talk, Chat, while having the smallest revenue among the top five, showed an increase in revenue from $9.7K to nearly $12K by the end of 2020. Downloads peaked at 47K in mid-October but ended the quarter at 11K. The weekly active users followed a similar trend, with numbers starting at 70K and decreasing to 54K by the end of December.

This overview presents just a glimpse into the dynamic world of music and podcasts apps on the Android platform in the U.S. during the fourth quarter of 2020. For more insights and detailed analysis, Sensor Tower's platform is the go-to resource.