Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps on Android in Africa: Q2 2022 Performance

In Q2 2022, the top 5 music and podcast apps on Android in Africa demonstrated diverse performance trends. Here’s an in-depth look at their weekly downloads, revenue, and active users.

Apple Music saw a steady stream of weekly downloads, maintaining figures around the 50K mark. The highest downloads were 54.6K in late March, while the lowest was 48.3K in late June. Revenue peaked at approximately $10.3K in the last week of June, with a general upward trend from mid-May. Active users grew consistently, starting at 302.7K in late March and reaching 331K by the end of June.

Anghami: Play music & Podcasts experienced notable weekly downloads, peaking at 174.9K in early May and dropping to 140.8K by the end of June. Revenue fluctuated, with a high of $7.9K in mid-April and a low of $4.1K in mid-June. The app's active user base showed strong performance, starting at 2.1M in late March and peaking at 2.4M in early May before stabilizing around 2.3M in late June.

Deezer: Music & Podcast Player had a relatively stable download rate, averaging around 10K weekly. Revenue saw a significant increase, starting from $647 in late March and reaching $2.4K by the end of June. Active users dropped from 748.6K in late March to 462K by the end of June, showing a downward trend.

Audiomack: Music Downloader demonstrated strong weekly downloads, peaking at 159K in mid-May and maintaining figures above 120K throughout the quarter. Revenue remained stable, averaging around $1.2K weekly. Active users fluctuated, peaking at 3.5M in mid-June and ending the quarter with 3.4M, showing slight variations.

Boomplay: Music & Live Stream observed high weekly downloads, with a peak of 184.7K in mid-April. Revenue was relatively stable, averaging around $1K weekly. Active users showed impressive growth, starting at 6.3M in late March and reaching 7.4M by the end of June.

The data for this analysis comes from Sensor Tower, providing deeper insights into the performance of these top music and podcast apps. For more detailed analytics, visit Sensor Tower.