Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps Performance in Middle East Q2 2022

The second quarter of 2022 saw notable trends in the performance of the top 5 music and podcasts applications on a unified platform in the Middle East. Data from Sensor Tower provides a detailed look at the weekly downloads, revenue, and active users for these apps.

YouTube Music from Google experienced a fluctuating but generally strong performance in Q2 2022. Weekly revenue ranged from approximately $72K to $97K, peaking at around $98K in the last week of June. Downloads showed a steady increase, starting from 24.1K at the end of March and reaching about 31.7K by the end of June. Active users remained robust, with a slight increase from 3.08M at the end of March to 3.13M by the end of the quarter.

Anghami: Play Music & Podcasts, a Lebanese app, saw varied weekly revenue, with a peak of around $65K in late April and a low of roughly $39K in mid-June. Download trends showed a significant decline from 46.7K in late March to 24.2K by the end of June. Active users also saw a decrease, from approximately 998K at the end of March to around 883K by the end of the quarter.

Deezer: Music Player, Podcast, published by DEEZER SA, maintained a relatively stable weekly revenue, fluctuating between $8.3K and $11.9K. Downloads were consistent, with minor fluctuations, ending the quarter with around 2.5K. Active users showed a downward trend, decreasing from 93.4K at the end of March to about 76.8K by late June.

TuneIn Radio: Music & Sports demonstrated steady performance with weekly revenue ranging from $2.9K to $4.0K. Downloads saw a downward trend, starting from 2K in late March and ending at approximately 1.4K by the end of June. Active users also showed a decline, from 3.9K at the end of March to about 3.1K in mid-June, before a slight recovery to 3.2K by the end of the quarter.

Finally, Spoon: Live Audio & Podcasts from Spoon Radio had a more varied performance. Weekly revenue fluctuated significantly, with a high of around $4.4K in late April and a low of roughly $2K in mid-June. Downloads remained modest, ending the quarter at about 374. Active users showed a consistent decline from 14.2K at the end of March to around 10.5K by the end of June.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower.