Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps in UK Q3 2021

During the third quarter of 2021, the top 5 music and podcasts applications in the United Kingdom showcased varied performance trends in terms of downloads, revenue, and active users. Here’s a closer look at how these apps fared.

Spotify - Music and Podcasts experienced fluctuations in weekly revenue, starting at approximately $25K at the beginning of the quarter and peaking at around $36K in the week of September 6. Weekly downloads showed a consistent pattern, averaging around 84K, with slight increases and decreases throughout the quarter. Weekly active users remained stable, hovering around 13.7M, with a notable spike to 13.9M at the end of August.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts saw weekly downloads consistently between 32K to 38K, with a peak of nearly 40K in mid-September. The app also maintained a stable number of weekly active users, starting at approximately 2.24M and ending the quarter at around 2.47M. Revenue for Shazam remained minimal throughout the quarter, peaking at $60 during the week of August 23.

SoundCloud: Discover New Music showed a steady increase in weekly revenue, reaching up to $167K by the end of September. Downloads varied between 31K and 41K, with a noticeable increase in early August. Weekly active users saw a slight fluctuation, starting at approximately 3.27M and ending the quarter at around 3.21M.

Amazon Music: Songs & Podcasts maintained a high weekly revenue, ranging from $249K to $310K throughout the quarter. Downloads ranged from 27K to 41K, with a peak in early September. Active users remained relatively stable, starting at approximately 1.34M and ending the quarter at around 1.33M.

BBC Sounds showed stable download numbers, averaging around 28K per week. Weekly active users saw a gradual increase, starting at around 469K and peaking at approximately 496K in early September.

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