Top 5 Music and Audio Apps in Middle East Q4 2021 Performance

In the fourth quarter of 2021, the music and audio app market in the Middle East saw significant activity. Here's a closer look at the performance of the top 5 apps, based on data from Sensor Tower.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts saw a notable increase in weekly downloads, peaking at 85K in the week of October 25. The app's weekly revenue remained relatively steady, fluctuating around $150 to $174, with a peak of $174 in the last week of September. Active users saw a consistent rise, reaching nearly 2M by the end of November before slightly declining to around 1.87M by the end of December.

StarMaker: Sing Karaoke Songs experienced a varied trend in weekly revenue, starting at approximately $119K and ending the quarter with a peak of $123K in the final week of December. Downloads showed a gradual increase, peaking at nearly 39K in the last week of December. Active users, however, saw a slight decline from around 171K at the start to about 147K by the end of the quarter.

Lark Player: Music Player & MP3 had consistent weekly downloads, averaging around 25K, with a slight increase towards the end of December. Active users remained stable, hovering around 1.2M, with a peak of nearly 1.25M in the week of December 20.

Music Player - MP3 Player showed steady growth in weekly downloads, peaking at around 27K in the week of December 20. Active users increased steadily, starting at approximately 46K and ending the quarter at around 65K.

Anghami: Play music & Podcasts saw a varied revenue trend, peaking at around $65K in the last week of September and again at $62K in the final week of December. Downloads remained relatively stable, averaging around 35K per week. Active users fluctuated, peaking at around 1.16M in mid-October before stabilizing around 1.03M by the end of December.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower.