Top 5 Music and Audio Apps in the U.S. for Q3 2021

In Q3 2021, the top 5 music and audio apps in the United States were Spotify: Music and Podcasts, Pandora - Music & Podcasts, SoundCloud: Play Music & Songs, iHeart: Music, Radio, Podcasts, and Shazam: Find Music & Concerts. Here's a look at their performance:

Spotify: Music and Podcasts saw a robust increase in weekly revenue, starting at around $165K at the end of June and peaking at approximately $178K by the end of September. Weekly downloads remained relatively stable, fluctuating between 474K and 535K. Active users showed a consistent upward trend, growing from 69.9M to around 71.9M over the quarter.

Pandora - Music & Podcasts experienced notable weekly revenue, maintaining figures between $4.4M and $5M, with a peak of approximately $5M in the last week of September. However, weekly downloads showed a slight decline, ranging from 217K to 275K. Active users also saw a decrease from 25.9M to 23.9M throughout the quarter.

SoundCloud: Play Music & Songs had consistent weekly revenue, starting at around $854K and reaching up to $874K by the end of September. Weekly downloads were stable, ranging from 203K to 252K. Active users saw a slight decline from approximately 20M to 18.8M.

iHeart: Music, Radio, Podcasts recorded weekly revenue between $641K and $826K, with a noticeable peak in the last week of September at about $735K. Weekly downloads varied between 121K and 192K, while active users showed a slight downward trend, decreasing from around 2M to 1.87M.

Lastly, Shazam: Find Music & Concerts had minimal revenue impact, but weekly downloads ranged from 151K to 206K. Active users fluctuated slightly, starting at 7.9M and ending the quarter at around 7.9M as well.

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