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

Throughout Q4 2021, the top music and podcasts apps on Android in South Africa demonstrated varied performance trends in terms of downloads, revenue, and active users. Below are the key insights for each app, based on data from Sensor Tower.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts saw a consistent increase in weekly downloads, peaking at approximately 48.3K in the last week of November. Active users also showed a steady upward trend, reaching around 503K by the end of November before slightly declining to 483K in the last week of December.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts experienced a moderate fluctuation in weekly downloads, with a high of about 42.9K in mid-October and a low of 30K in early December. Active users exhibited a stable trend, averaging around 430K throughout the quarter with a slight increase to 452K by the end of December.

Apple Music showed a notable rise in weekly revenue, starting from $579 in early October and peaking at approximately $2.6K by mid-December. Weekly downloads also increased, with a peak of 27K in the week of November 22, while active users remained relatively stable, averaging around 60K throughout the quarter.

YouTube Music maintained a steady download rate, with a peak of approximately 24K in mid-October. Active users showed a gradual increase, reaching around 881K in early December before slightly dipping to 818K by the end of the month.

Audiomack: Music Downloader had a varied performance in weekly downloads, with a peak of about 31.7K in mid-October and a significant drop to 6.5K by the end of December. Weekly revenue showed minor fluctuations, with a high of $174 in mid-December. Active users saw a slight decline from 215K in mid-October to 167K by the end of December.

The data presented here is based on Sensor Tower’s insights. For more detailed analytics and trends, visit Sensor Tower.