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Top 5 Music and Audio Apps in the UK for Q3 2022

Discover the performance of the top 5 music and audio apps in the UK during Q3 2022, including key metrics like downloads, revenue, and active users.

Top 5 Music and Audio Apps in the UK for Q3 2022

Throughout the third quarter of 2022, the top 5 music and audio applications in the United Kingdom showcased diverse performance metrics across downloads, revenue, and active users. Here’s a detailed look at how each app fared during this period.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts maintained a robust presence. Weekly revenue peaked at approximately $50K in late June, with a slight dip to around $44K in mid-July and a subsequent rise, ending the quarter at about $45K. Downloads followed a generally upward trend, starting at roughly 69K and culminating at nearly 79K by the end of September. Active users remained relatively stable, fluctuating around the 13.8M to 13.9M mark throughout the quarter.

BBC Sounds: Radio & Podcasts saw its highest weekly downloads in early August with around 50K, before experiencing a drop to approximately 28K in mid-September, and then recovering to 42K by the end of the month. Active users for this app fluctuated, peaking at about 615K in early July and reaching around 587K by the end of September.

Beat Maker Pro - DJ Drum Pad showed a varied performance. The app's weekly revenue started at around $7.2K and saw a peak of approximately $9.8K in early August, before declining to about $6.7K by the end of September. Downloads also saw fluctuations, beginning at roughly 28K, peaking at 32K in late July, and ending the quarter at around 20K. Active users ranged from a high of approximately 81K in late July to around 55K by the end of September.

Amazon Music: Songs & Podcasts experienced consistent weekly revenue, starting at approximately $279K in late June, dipping to around $229K in early August, and ending the quarter at about $282K. Downloads showed a downward trend from around 51K at the beginning of the quarter to approximately 36K by the end. Active users hovered between 1.2M and 1.24M throughout the period.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts saw stable download numbers, starting at around 35K and ending the quarter at approximately 28K. Active users for this app showed slight fluctuations, peaking at roughly 2.5M in mid-August and decreasing to around 2.3M by late September.

The data for these apps was sourced from Sensor Tower. For more in-depth insights, visit Sensor Tower's website.


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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: October 2022