Top 5 iOS Music and Podcasts Apps Performance in the Middle East: Q3 2021

In the third quarter of 2021, the top 5 music and podcast apps on iOS in the Middle East showed varied performance trends in terms of downloads, revenue, and active users. Here’s a detailed look at how these apps fared based on data from Sensor Tower.

SoundCloud: Discover New Music experienced a notable increase in weekly revenue, starting from approximately $0.98K at the end of June and peaking at $1.45K by the end of September. Weekly downloads fluctuated, with a high of around 37.3K in mid-July and a low of 25.3K in late September. Active users saw a slight decline from 3.6M at the beginning of the quarter to 3.4M by the end.

Spotify - Music and Podcasts showed a steady increase in weekly revenue, starting at $92 and reaching up to $206 in mid-September. Downloads remained relatively stable, with numbers hovering around 22-27K throughout the quarter. Active users also maintained a steady rate, ranging between 610K and 640K.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts saw weekly revenue grow from $60 at the beginning of Q3 to a peak of $132 in late September. Downloads fluctuated, with a high of 22K in mid-August and a low of 16.3K in late August. Active users varied slightly, mostly staying around 1.2M throughout the quarter.

YouTube Music had significant weekly revenue, starting at $82.8K and peaking at $94.6K towards the end of September. Weekly downloads were relatively stable, ranging from 15.8K to 20.9K. The number of active users remained consistent, averaging around 1.1M.

Anghami: Play Music & Podcasts saw a mixed trend in weekly revenue, starting at $47.6K and reaching a high of $51.3K at the end of September. Downloads fluctuated between 11.5K and 18K, while active users saw a slight increase from 482K to 507K in mid-September before settling at 461K by the end of the quarter.

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