Top 5 iOS Music and Podcasts Apps in Russia: Q4 2022 Performance

Throughout Q4 2022, the top 5 music and podcasts apps on iOS in Russia exhibited notable trends in downloads, revenue, and active users. Here’s a closer look at the performance of these apps based on data from Sensor Tower.

VK Music: playlists & podcasts from V Kontakte OOO experienced substantial fluctuations in weekly revenue, peaking at around $246K in mid-October. Downloads showed a consistent upward trend, reaching approximately 44.6K by the end of October. Active users remained relatively stable, ending the quarter with about 1.59M.

Yandex Music, books & podcasts by Direct Cursus Computer Systems Trading showed a steady weekly revenue, starting at $152K in late September and closing the quarter at $54K. Downloads increased towards the end of the quarter, peaking at around 68.3K in the week of December 26. Active users demonstrated consistent growth, reaching approximately 4.05M by the end of December.

YouTube Music by Google had more modest weekly revenue, starting at $13.7K in late September and ending the quarter with $7.6K. Downloads saw a notable increase, peaking at around 14.4K in the final week of December. Active users grew steadily, reaching about 949K by the end of the quarter.

Радио Arzamas by Arzamas OOO maintained a relatively low but steady revenue, peaking at $3.5K in the last week of December. Downloads showed some fluctuation, with a peak of approximately 2.2K in late October. Active users remained stable, ending the quarter around 4.4K.

SoundCloud: Discover New Music by SoundCloud Global Limited & Co KG saw a gradual decline in weekly revenue, starting at $4.7K in late September and ending at $2.8K in December. Downloads fluctuated, peaking at about 11.2K in late September. Active users showed a downward trend, ending the quarter around 1.85M.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower.