Top 5 Music and Audio Apps in Africa Q4 2022

In the fourth quarter of 2022, the top music and audio applications in Africa showed varied performance across downloads, revenue, and active users. Here’s a closer look at the trends for the top 5 apps on both iOS and Android platforms.

Apple Music experienced notable fluctuations in its weekly revenue, peaking at around $13K in late October and stabilizing at approximately $10.7K by the end of December. Weekly downloads remained relatively steady, ranging between 45K and 54K, with a slight peak of 53.7K in early October. Active users showed a consistent upward trend, reaching nearly 383K by the last week of December.

Anghami: Play music & Podcasts saw a strong performance in terms of revenue, with a significant peak of around $73K in late November. Weekly downloads peaked at over 107K in early October but gradually declined to around 51.6K by the end of December. Active users fluctuated, peaking at over 2.5M in mid-October before tapering off to approximately 2.35M by the end of the quarter.

Deezer: Music & Podcast Player showed moderate revenue trends, peaking at around $11.3K at the end of November. Weekly downloads remained stable, ranging between 8.8K and 16.6K, with a notable peak in early October. Active users saw a slight decline throughout the quarter, dropping from 463K in late September to 390K by the end of December.

Pocket FM: Audio Series experienced a steady increase in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $4.3K in late October. Weekly downloads showed significant fluctuations, with a peak of 54.3K in mid-October and a low of 4.3K in early December. Active users followed a similar pattern, peaking at around 61.8K in mid-October before stabilizing at approximately 48.7K by the end of December.

StarMaker: Sing Karaoke Songs reported a peak weekly revenue of about $4.8K in late September, followed by a decline to around $2.1K by the end of December. Weekly downloads were notably high, peaking at over 810K in late September and ending the quarter with a significant increase to 770K in late December. Active users also peaked at nearly 1.6M by the end of the quarter, showing strong user engagement.

These insights are derived from Sensor Tower's data, which offers a comprehensive look into app performance trends. For more detailed insights, visit Sensor Tower.