European iOS Music & Podcasts Apps Q4 2020 Performance

The final quarter of 2020 saw significant activity among the top Music and Podcasts applications on the iOS platform in Europe. Here's a concise overview of their performance, with data provided by Sensor Tower.

Spotify - Music and Podcasts maintained its popularity with downloads peaking at 610K in the third week of December. Weekly active users hovered around 37M, with a slight dip as the quarter ended. Revenue trends fluctuated, ending the quarter with approximately $112K in the last week.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts, owned by Apple, showed a steady trend in downloads, topping at around 292K in late December. The app's weekly active users saw an increase towards the end of the quarter, reaching nearly 25M. Revenue remained modest, closing at $596 in the last week.

YouTube Music experienced a rise in revenue, reaching a high of $711K in late November, and concluded the quarter with $591K. Downloads showed an upward trend with a notable spike to 166K in the third week of December. Active users also rose, peaking at over 8M in mid-December.

SoundCloud: Discover New Music saw consistent download numbers, with a jump to 120K in late December. Weekly active users remained stable around 14M. Revenue for SoundCloud showed a slight decrease at the end of the quarter, rounding off at $174K.

Amazon Music: Songs & Podcasts observed a gradual increase in downloads, reaching nearly 140K before the year's end. Active users saw a peak of over 2M in late December. Revenue trends were variable, with the quarter ending at around $344K.

These figures represent just a snapshot of the apps' performance in Europe's iOS market during Q4 2020. For more detailed insights, Sensor Tower's platform offers extensive data and analytics on the app economy.