Top 5 iOS Music and Podcasts Apps in the Middle East - Q3 2022

The third quarter of 2022 saw interesting trends in the performance of the top 5 Music and Podcasts apps on iOS in the Middle East. Below, we dive into the weekly downloads, revenue, and active users for these leading apps.

YouTube Music experienced a fluctuating trend in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $101K in the last week of September. Weekly downloads remained relatively stable, averaging around 17K to 19K, with a slight dip towards the end of the quarter. The app saw its highest weekly active users in late July, reaching over 1.2M, before stabilizing around 1.19M by the end of September.

Anghami: Play Music & Podcasts showed a notable increase in weekly revenue, culminating at about $57K in the final week of September. Downloads peaked mid-July at 16.4K, and active users saw a significant rise in mid-August, reaching 424K before settling at around 356K by the end of the quarter.

Deezer: Music Player, Podcast maintained a consistent revenue stream with a peak of $10.7K in the last week of September. Downloads fluctuated slightly but generally hovered around 1.1K to 1.6K. Active users showed a gradual decline from 30.5K in late June to 25.7K by the end of September.

SoundCloud: Discover New Music saw its weekly revenue rise to $3.6K by early September. Downloads were strong throughout the quarter, averaging between 25K and 32K, with active users reaching a high of 3.6M in mid-July before a slight decrease to 3.28M by the end of September.

TuneIn Radio: Music & Sports experienced a steady weekly revenue, peaking at $3K in the last week of September. Downloads were stable, around 400 to 430 per week, and active users remained consistent, fluctuating slightly around 1.2K throughout the quarter.

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