Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps Performance in Middle East Q1 2022

In the first quarter of 2022, the top 5 music and podcast applications on a unified platform in the Middle East demonstrated varied performance trends. Here’s a detailed look at their weekly downloads, revenue, and active user metrics.

Spotify - Music and Podcasts experienced a steady increase in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $178 in both the final week of January and February. Weekly downloads ranged from around 58K to 91K, with a notable peak of 91.2K in mid-March. Active users fluctuated between 1.8M and 2M, with a slight decline towards the end of the quarter.

Anghami: Play Music & Podcasts saw significant revenue spikes, particularly at the end of February with $72.8K. Weekly downloads peaked in mid-February at approximately 60.9K before stabilizing around 46.7K by the end of March. Active users hovered around 1M, with a slight increase towards the end of February.

SoundCloud: Discover New Music maintained relatively stable revenue, peaking at $2.2K at the end of February. Downloads showed a slight decline from 46.7K to 34.4K over the quarter. Active users remained consistent, fluctuating between 3.9M and 4.2M throughout the quarter.

YouTube Music achieved its highest weekly revenue of $115.8K at the end of February. Downloads were stable, ranging from 29.8K to 35.9K. Active users consistently stayed around 3M, with minor fluctuations.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts saw modest revenue, peaking at $103 in the last week of February. Weekly downloads decreased slightly from 30.4K to 23.6K over the quarter. Active users decreased from 1.4M to 1.2M by the end of March.

These insights are based on data from Sensor Tower. For more detailed analytics and trends, visit Sensor Tower.