Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps on Android in Europe: Q3 2021

The third quarter of 2021 saw notable trends in the performance of the top music and podcasts apps on the Android platform in Europe. Here’s a detailed look at the weekly downloads, revenue, and active user metrics for the top 5 apps, according to Sensor Tower data.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts maintained a robust presence with weekly downloads fluctuating between 416K and 490K. The highest download count was 490K during the week of August 23. Despite the variations, weekly active users remained quite stable, ranging from 54.1M to 55.1M, with the peak at the end of September. Notably, there was no reported revenue during this period.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts experienced consistent weekly downloads, generally around 300K to 369K, peaking mid-August. Active users showed a slight decline from 11.5M to 11.1M over the quarter, maintaining a steady user base despite the drop. Similar to Spotify, Shazam reported no revenue during this period.

LMR - Copyleft Music saw a mixed trend in weekly downloads, peaking at 214K in early August but later dropping to around 125K by the end of September. Weekly revenue showed a slight but steady increase, reaching approximately $566 by the end of the quarter. Active users demonstrated a positive trend, starting from 7.4M and rising to 9.4M by the end of September.

YouTube Music had stable weekly downloads ranging from 127K to 157K, with a slight decline towards the end of the quarter. Active users increased from 27.5M to almost 29.5M, indicating growing engagement despite the steady download numbers. There was no reported revenue for YouTube Music during this period.

Yandex Music, Books & Podcasts reported consistent weekly downloads, averaging around 100K to 140K. Weekly revenue showed a steady increase, reaching approximately $51.5K by the end of September. Active users grew from 6.4M to 6.7M over the quarter, demonstrating a solid user base expansion.

For more insights and detailed analysis, visit Sensor Tower.