Top 5 Music and Audio Apps in the UK: Q2 2022 Performance

During the second quarter of 2022, the top five music and audio apps in the United Kingdom showed varied performance trends across downloads, revenue, and active users. Here’s a detailed look at how each app fared.

Apple Music experienced a consistent increase in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $25.7K in the final week of June. Weekly downloads for the app remained relatively steady, fluctuating between 5K and 7K, with a peak of around 7.2K in mid-April. Active users saw slight fluctuations but remained stable, with a peak of around 191.6K in mid-June before a slight decrease to 176.4K by the end of the quarter.

Ultimate Guitar: Chords & Tabs observed a noticeable decline in weekly revenue, starting at approximately $62K at the beginning of April and dropping to around $43K by mid-June before rebounding to $50K by the end of June. Weekly downloads were relatively stable, hovering around 5K. Active users saw a peak of 164.6K in mid-May but ended the quarter at approximately 155.7K.

Smule: Karaoke, Sing & Record showed a downward trend in revenue, starting at approximately $58.9K and decreasing to around $33.9K by the end of June. Downloads also saw a decline, beginning at 13.3K in late March and dropping to 8.4K by the end of the quarter. Active users fluctuated, peaking at around 66.4K in mid-April but declining to 52.2K by the end of June.

Deezer: Music & Podcast Player maintained a strong revenue presence, peaking at approximately $80.1K in late April, before seeing a slight dip and ending the quarter at around $78.6K. Downloads remained fairly consistent, ranging between 5K and 7K, with a peak of 7.6K in mid-June. Active users were stable, maintaining over 1.3M throughout the quarter.

SoundCloud: Play Music & Songs experienced a significant fluctuation in revenue, starting at approximately $153.8K in late March, dropping to $89.6K by mid-May, and then rising to $125.2K by the end of June. Downloads were relatively steady, ranging from 29K to 36K. Active users saw a peak of approximately 3.5M in late May before stabilizing around 3.3M by the end of the quarter.

These insights into the performance of the top music and audio apps in the UK for Q2 2022 come from Sensor Tower. For more detailed analytics and insights, visit Sensor Tower.