Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps on iOS in the US: Q1 2022 Performance

In the first quarter of 2022, the top 5 music and podcasts applications on iOS in the United States demonstrated varied performance trends in terms of downloads, revenue, and active users. The data, sourced from Sensor Tower, provides insightful metrics on the leading apps in this category.

Pandora: Music & Podcasts from Pandora Media, LLC showed a consistent revenue stream, peaking at approximately $2.9M in the final week of February. Downloads varied throughout the quarter, starting at 217K at the end of December and fluctuating to a low of 149K at the end of January before rising to 187K by the end of February. Active users slightly dipped from 13.7M at the start of January to 13.3M by the end of March.

YouTube Music by Google experienced steady revenue, reaching around $2.4M in late February. Downloads saw a notable increase from 140K in early January to 168K by the end of February. Active users also grew, starting at 11.2M at the end of December and peaking at 12.1M in mid-March.

For Amazon Music: Songs & Podcasts by AMZN Mobile LLC, revenue remained stable, with a peak of approximately $1.6M at the end of February. Downloads fluctuated but generally trended downward, starting at 125K in late December and dropping to 83K by the end of March. Active users remained relatively stable, ranging between 2.2M and 2.3M throughout the quarter.

SoundCloud: Discover New Music from SoundCloud Global Limited & Co KG saw revenue peak at nearly $1M in late February. Downloads remained fairly stable, averaging around 160K throughout the quarter. Active users saw an upward trend, growing from 17.1M at the end of December to 18M by the end of March.

TIDAL Music: HiFi Sound by TIDAL Music AS experienced a revenue peak of approximately $721K at the end of February. Downloads remained low and stable, ranging from 8K to 17K throughout the quarter. Active users increased from 502K at the end of December to 667K in early March before slightly declining to 609K by the end of the month.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower. These metrics provide a snapshot of the performance trends for the leading music and podcasts apps on iOS in the US during the first quarter of 2022.