Performance of Top Music and Podcasts iOS Apps in France for Q4 2020

The final quarter of 2020 saw notable trends in the French iOS market for Music and Podcasts applications. Data provided by Sensor Tower offers a glimpse into how these apps performed in terms of downloads, revenue, and weekly active users.

Spotify - Music and Podcasts, a leading app in this category, experienced a surge in downloads, peaking at 79K in the week of December 21st. Weekly active users steadily increased, reaching over 4.6M users by the end of December. Revenue trends fluctuated, with a modest dip to 2.7K USD in early December before stabilizing around 3.2K USD by the year's end.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts, owned by Apple, also saw a significant rise in downloads, with a notable jump to 47K during the week of December 21st. Active users reached a high of 3.3M in the last week of December. Revenue for Shazam remained comparatively low, ending the quarter at 39 USD in the final week.

Deezer: Music Player, Podcast showed strong revenue performance, ending the quarter with 605K USD in the last week of December. Downloads saw a sharp increase to 52K in the week leading up to Christmas, and active users hovered around 1.6M throughout the quarter.

YouTube Music reported consistent revenue, with a slight drop to 85K USD before rising back to 91K USD by the year's end. The app's downloads spiked to 24K in the week of December 21st, paralleling a rise in active users, which capped at 1.1M in the final week of December.

Amazon Music: Songs & Podcasts observed a remarkable revenue increase in mid-December, reaching nearly 4K USD. Downloads followed a similar trend with a peak of 16K in the week before Christmas. Active users showed a steady increase, ending the quarter at 174K.

For more in-depth insights and analysis on app performance and trends, Sensor Tower's comprehensive data platform provides a wealth of information for market analysts and industry professionals.