Top 5 Music and Audio Apps on Android in the Middle East, Q3 2021

In the third quarter of 2021, the Middle East saw significant activity in the Music and Audio category on the Android platform. The top 5 applications—Spotify: Music and Podcasts, StarMaker: Sing Karaoke Songs, Anghami: Play music & Podcasts, Lark Player:Music Player & MP3, and Drum Pad Machine - beat maker—demonstrated varied trends in downloads, revenue, and active users.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts consistently increased its weekly downloads, starting from around 29K in late June and reaching over 40K by the end of September. Active users also saw a steady rise, peaking at approximately 1.1M by the end of the quarter.

StarMaker: Sing Karaoke Songs experienced fluctuating revenue, peaking at about $85K in late August. Weekly downloads showed a slight decline from roughly 30K in mid-July to around 22K by the end of September. Active users mirrored this trend, decreasing from around 152K in mid-July to approximately 123K by the end of September.

Anghami: Play music & Podcasts maintained relatively stable weekly downloads, with slight increases towards the end of the quarter, reaching around 24K. Revenue showed a notable increase, peaking at roughly $14K in the final week of September. Active users were somewhat volatile, but ended the quarter at around 604K.

Lark Player:Music Player & MP3 saw a steady increase in weekly downloads, from about 17K in late June to nearly 27K by the end of September. Active users also grew consistently, peaking at approximately 1.2M towards the end of the quarter.

Drum Pad Machine - beat maker experienced a decline in weekly downloads from around 21K in late July to about 11K by the end of September. Revenue showed a slight increase, peaking at around $74 in mid-September. Active users saw a downward trend, dropping from approximately 85K in mid-July to around 60K by the end of September.

These insights are based on data from Sensor Tower. For more detailed analytics and trends, visit Sensor Tower's website.