Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps in Russia Q4 2022

In the fourth quarter of 2022, the top 5 music and podcast applications in Russia displayed notable trends in downloads, revenue, and active user metrics. Data from Sensor Tower provides insights into the performance of these apps on a unified platform.

VK Music: playlists & podcasts saw a peak in weekly downloads during mid-October with approximately 164K downloads. Revenue peaked in mid-November at around $255K. Active users consistently increased, ending the quarter with nearly 3.88M users.

Yandex Music, books & podcasts maintained a stable download rate, peaking at approximately 215K downloads in the last week of December. Revenue showed a downward trend, starting at around $152K in late September and closing the year at $54K. Active users steadily grew, reaching about 14.9M by the end of December.

YouTube Music had a notable increase in weekly downloads, peaking at 42K in the last week of December. Revenue remained relatively stable throughout the quarter, averaging around $7K per week. Active users showed a consistent rise, ending the quarter with about 5.48M users.

Радио Arzamas experienced fluctuations in weekly downloads, peaking at around 2.7K in late October. Revenue remained stable, averaging around $2.9K per week. Active users saw a slight decline, ending the quarter with approximately 4.4K users.

SoundCloud: Discover New Music had a peak in weekly downloads in late September with around 22K downloads. Revenue showed a downward trend, starting at $4.7K and ending at $2.8K. Active users decreased slightly, ending the quarter with about 2.17M users.

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