Top 5 Music and Audio Apps in Africa Q1 2022

In Q1 2022, the top 5 music and audio apps in Africa demonstrated notable performance metrics across downloads, revenue, and active users. Here is a closer look at the trends observed for these apps on a unified platform, with data sourced from Sensor Tower.

Anghami: Play music & Podcasts experienced significant growth in weekly downloads, peaking at approximately 133K in the final week of March. The app's weekly revenue saw a high of around $62K in late February. Active users also showed an upward trend, reaching nearly 2.75M in early March before slightly declining to 2.47M by the end of the quarter.

Apple Music maintained a steady performance, with weekly downloads fluctuating between 48K and 55K. Revenue consistently increased, peaking at around $8.2K in the last week of March. Active users steadily rose from 266K at the start of the quarter to approximately 303K by the end.

StarMaker: Sing Karaoke Songs saw a decline in weekly downloads from 519K at the start of January to around 186K by late March. Weekly revenue had a notable peak of nearly $5K in mid-January but generally hovered around the $2K mark throughout the quarter. Active users fluctuated, starting at around 593K and closing the quarter at approximately 435K.

Audiomack: Music Downloader showed consistent weekly downloads, generally around 150K to 170K. Revenue peaked at roughly $6.2K in late February, maintaining a steady performance across the quarter. Active users increased steadily, from about 3.75M at the beginning of January to nearly 4.06M by the end of March.

Boomplay: Music & Live Stream had stable weekly downloads, ranging from 134K to 172K. Revenue remained relatively low, peaking at around $2.8K in early February. Active users showed a significant increase from approximately 5.84M at the start of January to over 6.43M by the end of March.

For more detailed insights into the performance of these apps, visit Sensor Tower.