Q1 2021 Performance of Top Music and Podcasts Apps in Europe

As the first quarter of 2021 concluded, we witnessed interesting trends among the top music and podcasts applications in Europe. Data provided by Sensor Tower offers a comprehensive look at how these apps have performed in terms of downloads, revenue, and weekly active users.

Spotify - Music and Podcasts has shown a consistent performance with downloads hovering around the 900K to 1M mark each week. Revenue peaked at around $154K in the week of February 22nd, while weekly active users saw a steady increase, rising from 90M to nearly 96M by the end of March.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts experienced a slight decline in downloads from 700K to around 580K, while its revenue remained relatively low, under $1K weekly. However, the app's weekly active users grew from 33M to over 36M, indicating a growing user engagement.

YouTube Music saw an impressive spike in revenue during the week of February 22nd, reaching nearly $778K. Downloads for the app fluctuated around the 400K mark, with the weekly active users showing an upward trend from 32M to over 37M by the end of the quarter.

Amazon Music: Songs & Podcasts also saw its highest revenue of nearly $499K in the week of February 22nd. The app's downloads began at around 326K and had a noticeable decrease to 189K. Despite this, the weekly active users remained stable, starting at around 5M and maintaining that figure throughout the quarter.

Lastly, SoundCloud: Discover New Music observed its revenue peaking at approximately $210K in the week of February 22nd. Downloads remained fairly consistent, with numbers staying around the 180K to 200K range. The app's weekly active users saw a gradual increase from 16M to over 18M.

To delve deeper into the data and gain additional insights into the performance of these leading music and podcasts applications, Sensor Tower's platform can be a valuable resource.