European Android Users Tune into Music & Podcasts Apps in Q4 2020

The final quarter of 2020 saw varying performance among the top Music and Podcasts applications on Android in Europe. Data provided by Sensor Tower offers a glimpse into the download trends and weekly active users for these popular apps.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts maintained a strong presence with downloads hovering around the mid-500K mark each week, peaking at 642K in late November. Weekly active users showed an upward trend, starting at 50M in late September and reaching over 55M by the end of November.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts experienced a gradual decrease in downloads from 453K to 436K over the quarter, while weekly active users saw a significant increase from 10M to over 11M in the last week of December.

YouTube Music had a notable spike in downloads in mid-October at nearly 700K, with a general downward trend following. Active users continued to grow, starting at around 19M and reaching a high of over 23M in November.

Music player, despite its modest revenue figures, showed an impressive download peak of 242K mid-October. The app's weekly active users reflected strong growth, with figures escalating from 1.6M to over 3.3M by the end of December.

Lastly, Music Player & MP3 Player demonstrated a consistent download rate around the 200K mark throughout the quarter, while active users showed robust growth, almost doubling from around 794K to 1.8M by the year's end.

For more insights into the app market trends, Sensor Tower's comprehensive analytics provide detailed data and expert analysis.