Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps on iOS in the US - Q3 2021

In Q3 2021, the top five music and podcast applications on iOS in the United States—Spotify - Music and Podcasts, Pandora: Music & Podcasts, SoundCloud: Discover New Music, Musi - Simple Music Streaming, and YouTube Music—demonstrated varying performance metrics. Below is a detailed look at their weekly downloads, revenue, and active user trends.

Spotify - Music and Podcasts saw weekly revenue fluctuate throughout the quarter, peaking at approximately $178K in the final week of September. Weekly downloads reached a high of around 406K in late August, and active users grew steadily, hitting about 42.6M in mid-September before slightly declining to 42.5M by the end of the quarter.

Pandora: Music & Podcasts experienced a consistent revenue stream, culminating in $2.6M in the last week of September. Weekly downloads showed a gradual decrease, starting from 191K in late June and ending at roughly 150K in the last week of September. Active users exhibited a downward trend, dropping from 16.2M in early July to 14.3M by the end of September.

SoundCloud: Discover New Music had a stable revenue performance, with a noteworthy peak of $874K in the final week of September. Weekly downloads varied, reaching their highest at 175K in late August. Active users saw a decline from 18.4M in early July to around 16.9M by the end of September.

Musi - Simple Music Streaming maintained a steady revenue increase, peaking at approximately $5.7K in mid-September. Weekly downloads fluctuated, with a high of 162K in late June and a low of 125K in late September. Active users remained relatively stable, hovering around 2.7M throughout the quarter.

YouTube Music showed a robust revenue performance, peaking at around $2M in the last week of September. Weekly downloads consistently hovered around the 130K to 160K range, with a slight downward trend towards the end of the quarter. Active users steadily increased, reaching 11.8M by the end of September.

The data presented in this article comes from Sensor Tower, where more detailed insights can be found.