Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps in the US for Q3 2021

The third quarter of 2021 saw significant activity in the music and podcasts app category in the United States. Here, we break down the performance metrics for the top five apps on a unified platform, including trends in weekly downloads, revenue, and active users.

Spotify - Music and Podcasts experienced a steady increase in weekly revenue, peaking at around $178K in the final week of September. Weekly downloads were consistent, fluctuating between 474K and 536K, with a slight peak in late August. Active users remained stable, ranging from 69.9M to 72.1M throughout the quarter.

Pandora: Music & Podcasts saw varied weekly revenue, starting at approximately $5M and dipping to around $4.07M at the end of August, before rising again to $4.96M by the end of September. Downloads showed a slight downward trend, from 275K in late June to 220K in late September. Active users experienced a decline from 26.9M to 23.9M over the quarter.

SoundCloud: Discover New Music had a relatively stable revenue stream, ranging from $724K to $874K, with a peak in the last week of September. Downloads remained steady, averaging around 230K per week, and active users saw a slight decrease from 20.3M to 18.8M by the end of the quarter.

YouTube Music showed a consistent increase in weekly revenue, reaching approximately $2.04M in the last week of September. Downloads were stable, fluctuating between 165K and 208K, with active users increasing slightly from 25.3M to 26.1M over the quarter.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts had minimal revenue impact, with negligible earnings. Downloads ranged from 151K to 207K, while active users hovered around the 7.9M to 8.1M mark throughout the quarter.

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