Top 5 Music and Audio Apps on Android in South Africa Q4 2021

In the fourth quarter of 2021, the top music and audio apps on the Android platform in South Africa showcased varying trends in weekly downloads, active users, and revenue. Data from Sensor Tower provides an insightful look into these applications' performance.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts experienced a fluctuating but generally upward trend in weekly downloads, peaking at 48.3K in the last week of November. Active users also saw a consistent increase, starting at 430.4K in late September and reaching 503.2K by the end of November.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts maintained a steady download rate throughout the quarter, with a slight dip in early December, hitting a low of 30K. Active users remained relatively stable, fluctuating around the 430K mark but reaching a high of 452.8K in the final week of December.

Music Player - MP3 Player saw a significant drop in downloads in late November, falling to 10.4K. However, it rebounded to 21.4K by mid-December. Active users followed a similar trend, dropping to 71.8K in early December before recovering to 95K by December 20th.

Apple Music showed a consistent increase in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $2.6K in late December. Downloads also saw an upward trend, with a notable peak of 27K in the week of November 22nd. Active users, however, remained relatively stable, averaging around 60K throughout the quarter.

Music Player & MP3 Player from InShot Inc. experienced fluctuations in weekly downloads, with a peak of 26.1K in mid-October and another rise to 23.6K in late December. Active users saw a notable increase, starting at 253.8K in late September and reaching 289.3K by the end of December.

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