Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps Performance in Middle East Q3 2022

The third quarter of 2022 saw varied performance metrics for the top 5 Music and Podcasts apps in the Middle East, with notable trends in downloads, revenue, and active users. Here's a detailed look at how each app fared, based on data from Sensor Tower.

Spotify - Music and Podcasts experienced fluctuating revenue, peaking at around $225 in the week of August 29 and maintaining a range between $121 and $225 throughout the quarter. Weekly downloads were strong, with a high of approximately 87K in early August and a low of around 73K in early September. Active users showed a steady trend, with numbers hovering around 2M.

SoundCloud: Discover New Music maintained consistent revenue, with weekly earnings ranging from $2.4K to $3.6K. The highest revenue was recorded in late August. Downloads showed a gradual decline from around 44K in early July to approximately 35K by the end of September. Active users fluctuated slightly but remained strong, averaging around 3.9M.

Anghami: Play Music & Podcasts saw significant revenue, peaking at approximately $68K in the last week of September. Downloads varied, with the highest being around 48K in early September. Active users reached a peak of about 991K in mid-August before stabilizing around 841K by the end of the quarter.

YouTube Music had robust weekly revenue, peaking at around $101K in the final week of September. Downloads remained steady, averaging around 32K per week. Active users showed a slight upward trend, peaking at approximately 3.4M in late July and maintaining around 3.3M towards the end of the quarter.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts recorded modest revenue, with weekly figures ranging from $59 to $90. Downloads saw a slight decline, starting at around 27K in mid-July and ending at approximately 22K in late September. Active users fluctuated but generally trended downward, from about 1.3M to around 1.2M by the end of the quarter.

These insights are based on Sensor Tower data. For more detailed analytics and trends, visit Sensor Tower's platform.