Q4 2020 UK iOS Performance of Top Music & Podcast Apps

As the year 2020 came to a close, Sensor Tower data reveals interesting trends in the UK's iOS app market for music and podcasts. Here's a snapshot of how the top five contenders fared in the fourth quarter.

Amazon Music: Songs & Podcasts experienced fluctuating revenues, peaking at around $310K in late November, with downloads hitting a high of 53K in the week leading up to Christmas. Weekly active users saw a peak of around 800K in late November but dipped to approximately 775K by the year's end.

YouTube Music showed a steady revenue trend with a notable peak at $167K in late November. Downloads remained consistent, with a notable increase to 29K in the week before Christmas. Active users reached a high of approximately 1.8M in mid-December before falling to around 1.7M at the end of the month.

SoundCloud: Discover New Music saw revenues hovering around the $100K mark, with a peak at $122K in late November. Downloads showed a significant jump to 40K in the week before Christmas, while active users experienced a gradual decline from 3.3M at the start of the quarter to just over 3M by its conclusion.

Deezer: Music Player, Podcast had revenues peaking at $82K in late October, with downloads seeing a modest peak of 7.5K in the week before Christmas. The app maintained a steady base of active users, ranging from 710K to 760K throughout the quarter.

Lastly, Spotify - Music and Podcasts demonstrated a modest revenue pattern, maintaining around $23K to $31K weekly. Downloads saw a significant spike to 115K in the week leading up to Christmas, and the app maintained a strong active user base, peaking at over 8.2M in late November before ending the year with around 7.7M active users.

For more detailed insights into app performance and market trends, Sensor Tower's full suite of analytics tools offers an in-depth view into the app ecosystem.