UK's Top Music & Podcasts Apps Q4 2020 Performance Snapshot

The final quarter of 2020 saw notable trends in the UK's music streaming and podcast listening behavior, as reported by Sensor Tower. Here's a glance at how the top five music and podcasts applications fared in terms of downloads, revenue, and weekly active users.

Spotify - Music and Podcasts saw a steady increase in downloads from 79K to a peak of 155K in the week of December 21st, before ending at 112K. Weekly active users showed an upward trend from 13.9M to a high of 14.9M in November, concluding the quarter at 14M.

Amazon Music: Songs & Podcasts experienced fluctuations in revenue, peaking at $310K in November, with downloads reaching a high of 103K in the week of December 21st. The app's weekly active users increased from 1.4M to a high of 1.5M and ended the quarter with 1.46M active users.

YouTube Music showed a varied revenue pattern, with a peak at $167K in November and ended the quarter at $124K. Downloads had a spike in early November at 63K, concluding at 40K. Active users climbed from 3.2M to 4.1M in mid-December, before falling slightly to 3.8M.

SoundCloud: Discover New Music saw its revenue peak at $122K in November, and downloads reached a high of 51K in the week of December 21st. Weekly active users had a high of 3.7M in November, finishing the year with 3.3M.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts, despite its minimal revenue figures, showed a consistent download trend, peaking at 41K in October and ending at 33K. Active users peaked at 2.7M in October, with the quarter closing at 2.56M.

For more insights and detailed app performance metrics, Sensor Tower provides comprehensive data and analysis.