AI Insights · Timothy · April 2022
Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps in Europe Q1 2022
Discover the performance of the top music and podcast apps in Europe during Q1 2022, including insights on downloads, revenue, and active users.
Throughout the first quarter of 2022, the top five music and podcast apps in Europe demonstrated varying trends in downloads, revenue, and active users. This analysis provides a closer look at the performance of Deezer: Music Player, Podcast, YouTube Music, Amazon Music: Songs & Podcasts, Yandex Music, books & podcasts, and SoundCloud: Discover New Music.
Deezer: Music Player, Podcast experienced a steady increase in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $1.3M in the week of March 21. Weekly downloads for Deezer showed a fluctuating pattern, starting from around 153K in late December and seeing a mid-quarter decline before slightly rebounding to 93K by the end of March. Active users remained relatively stable, hovering around 9.8M to 10M throughout the quarter.
YouTube Music saw a significant peak in weekly revenue, reaching about $1M in the week of February 28. Downloads for YouTube Music displayed a downward trend from 281K at the start of the quarter to approximately 221K by the end of March. Active users for the app were robust, maintaining a range between 40M and 42M.
Amazon Music: Songs & Podcasts showed a consistent rise in weekly revenue, peaking at $595K in the last week of February. The app's downloads decreased from 241K at the beginning of the quarter to around 157K by the end of March. Active users for Amazon Music remained stable, ranging from approximately 4.6M to 4.8M.
Yandex Music, books & podcasts had a notable peak in weekly downloads, reaching 230K in the week of February 21. However, revenue for Yandex Music showed a decline towards the end of the quarter, falling to around $139K in the final week of March, after peaking at $410K mid-January. Active users for the app displayed an upward trend, increasing from 9.8M at the start of the quarter to approximately 11M by the end of March.
SoundCloud: Discover New Music maintained a steady revenue stream, peaking at $314K in the final week of February. Downloads for SoundCloud remained relatively stable, fluctuating around 170K to 192K throughout the quarter. The number of active users showed growth, rising from 15.9M at the start of the quarter to about 16.7M by the end of March.
These insights highlight the varying dynamics of the top music and podcast apps in Europe during Q1 2022. For more detailed analytics, visit Sensor Tower.
