AI Insights · Timothy · January 2022
Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps Performance in the UK - Q4 2021
Discover how the top 5 music and podcast apps performed in the United Kingdom during the fourth quarter of 2021, with insights on downloads, revenue, and active users.
In the fourth quarter of 2021, the top 5 music and podcast applications in the United Kingdom exhibited varying trends in downloads, revenue, and active users. This analysis highlights the performance of Amazon Music: Songs & Podcasts, YouTube Music, SoundCloud: Discover New Music, Deezer: Music Player, Podcast, and TIDAL Music: HiFi Sound. The data is sourced from Sensor Tower, where more detailed insights can be found.
Amazon Music: Songs & Podcasts saw its weekly revenue peak at approximately $310K at the beginning of October before experiencing fluctuations, ending the quarter around $246K. Downloads for the app spiked in late December, reaching around 64K, while weekly active users remained relatively stable, with a slight increase to nearly 1.47M in mid-December.
YouTube Music maintained consistent weekly revenue, starting at around $219K and ending the quarter at approximately $173K. Downloads showed a notable increase in the week of December 20, peaking at nearly 30K. Active users fluctuated throughout the quarter, reaching a high of approximately 4.85M in early November before declining to around 4.39M by the end of December.
SoundCloud: Discover New Music experienced varying trends in revenue, with weekly figures ranging from around $130K to $167K. Downloads peaked at over 54K in the week of December 20. Active users saw some fluctuations, peaking at around 3.52M in early November and stabilizing around 3.17M by the end of December.
Deezer: Music Player, Podcast saw a decline in weekly revenue from around $95K at the end of September to approximately $78K by the end of December. Downloads remained relatively low, peaking at nearly 10K in the final week of December. Active users showed minor variations, with figures hovering around 1.32M throughout the quarter.
TIDAL Music: HiFi Sound had stable weekly revenue, ranging between $27K and $41K. Downloads were fairly consistent, peaking at around 4.7K in the last week of December. Active users showed a positive trend, increasing from approximately 92K at the beginning of the quarter to over 101K by the end of December.
For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower.
