AI Insights · Timothy · October 2022
Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps in South Africa Q3 2022
Explore the performance of the top 5 music and podcast apps on a unified platform in South Africa during Q3 2022. Detailed insights reveal trends in downloads, revenue, and active users.
In the third quarter of 2022, the top music and podcast apps in South Africa showcased varying trends in downloads, revenue, and active user engagement. Here’s a detailed look at the performance metrics for YouTube Music, Apple Music, Deezer: Music Player, Podcast, TIDAL Music: HiFi Sound, and TuneIn Radio: Music & Sports.
YouTube Music from Google experienced steady weekly revenue, peaking at around $17K in late June and the end of September. Weekly downloads saw a significant rise, with a peak of 20K in late August. Active users fluctuated throughout the quarter, starting at 1.02M and ending at about 1M.
Apple Music from Apple showed a considerable increase in revenue, starting at $8.9K in late June and peaking at $11K by the end of September. Downloads were consistently strong, reaching nearly 19.5K in late July. Active users remained relatively stable, fluctuating around 54K to 57K.
Deezer: Music Player, Podcast from DEEZER SA saw its weekly revenue peak at approximately $8.9K in late September. Downloads remained fairly consistent, with a high of 3K in late August. Active users showed a decline from around 73.2K in late June to about 60.3K by the end of September.
TIDAL Music: HiFi Sound from TIDAL Music AS had stable revenue, peaking at $2.5K in late August. Downloads were modest, with a notable drop from 4.8K in late June to around 521 by the end of September. Active users decreased from 61.3K in late June to about 45.3K by the end of the quarter.
TuneIn Radio: Music & Sports from TuneIn experienced steady revenue, reaching a peak of approximately $1.8K in early August. Downloads showed a slight increase, peaking at around 1.4K in mid-August. Active users saw a gradual rise from 2.5K in late June to around 3.2K by late August before slightly declining.
These insights, sourced from Sensor Tower, provide a snapshot of the dynamic trends in the music and podcast app market in South Africa for Q3 2022. For more detailed analytics, visit Sensor Tower.
