Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps in UAE Q1 2022

In the first quarter of 2022, the top 5 music and podcast apps in the United Arab Emirates showed varied performance trends across downloads, revenue, and active users. The data, provided by Sensor Tower, offers a comprehensive look at how these apps fared on a unified platform.

Spotify - Music and Podcasts experienced a consistent weekly revenue, peaking at around $54 in the week of January 31. Weekly downloads saw a notable increase, reaching approximately 18K in mid-March. However, weekly active users showed a gradual decline from about 302K at the end of December to 255K by the end of March.

Anghami: Play Music & Podcasts had a strong quarter with weekly revenue peaking at around $24.2K in the last week of February. Weekly downloads also saw an upward trend, reaching over 11K in late February. Weekly active users reflected a steady performance, fluctuating between 90K to 104K throughout the quarter.

SoundCloud: Discover New Music showed a varied revenue stream, peaking at approximately $1.1K in early March. Weekly downloads remained stable, with a slight decline towards the end of the quarter, averaging around 6K. Weekly active users remained robust, fluctuating around the mid-500K range.

YouTube Music demonstrated a significant peak in weekly revenue, hitting around $29.7K in late February. Weekly downloads remained relatively steady, averaging around 5.5K. Weekly active users showed consistency, hovering around the 400K mark throughout the quarter.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts had modest weekly revenue, peaking at about $24 in late February. Weekly downloads remained stable, averaging around 5K. Weekly active users saw a slight decrease from 196K at the end of December to 171K by the end of March.

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