Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps on iOS in the UK - Q1 2022

The first quarter of 2022 saw significant activity in the music and podcasts app category on iOS in the United Kingdom. Here's a closer look at the performance of the top 5 apps, based on data from Sensor Tower.

Spotify - Music and Podcasts experienced a fluctuation in weekly revenue, starting at approximately $32K in late December 2021, peaking at around $35.6K in late February, and ending the quarter at close to $29K. Weekly downloads showed a general downward trend, beginning with nearly 79K at the start of the quarter and ending at about 61K. Active users remained relatively stable, hovering around 7.5M to 7.7M throughout the quarter.

SoundCloud: Discover New Music saw a steady increase in weekly revenue, starting from roughly $130K and reaching a high of approximately $175K by the end of February. Weekly downloads remained relatively consistent, fluctuating between 24K and 33K. Active users showed some variation, starting at about 2.9M and peaking at over 3.1M in early February before a slight decline towards the end of the quarter.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts had weekly downloads ranging from 22K to 30K, with a slight downward trend over the quarter. Active users began at around 2.1M, dipped to about 1.9M in January, and then stabilized around this number for the rest of the quarter.

Amazon Music: Songs & Podcasts showed a consistent increase in weekly revenue, starting at $245K and reaching approximately $302K by the end of February. Weekly downloads varied, starting at 38K and ending at around 21K. Active users ranged between 670K and 710K, showing a slight upward trend by the end of the quarter.

Finally, BBC Sounds had weekly downloads ranging from 18K to 24K, with minor fluctuations. Active users started at about 270K, peaked at around 305K in January, and ended the quarter close to 288K.

For more detailed insights and trends, visit Sensor Tower.