Top 5 Music and Audio Apps on Android in Africa - Q1 2023

During the first quarter of 2023, the top 5 music and audio apps on the Android platform in Africa showed varied performance trends in terms of weekly downloads, revenue, and active users. Here’s a detailed look at how these apps fared:

Apple Music observed a notable increase in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $12.9K in the final week of March. Weekly downloads remained relatively steady, ranging from about 39K to 49K, with a peak of 49.2K in late January. Active users saw a slight but consistent increase, starting from 382.5K at the end of December and reaching around 397K by the end of March.

Deezer: Music & Podcast Player experienced fluctuations in weekly revenue, with a high of around $4.6K in the last week of March. Weekly downloads showed a downward trend mid-quarter, dropping from around 8.7K in mid-January to approximately 4.5K towards the end of March. Active users also saw a decline, starting from 345.9K at the end of December and decreasing to about 237.2K by the end of March.

Pocket FM: Audio Series showed a steady revenue trend, peaking at about $3K in the last week of March. Weekly downloads exhibited some variability, with a peak of around 20.2K in late January and fluctuating between 10.5K and 17K throughout the quarter. Active users increased from 32.3K at the end of December to about 39.6K by the end of March.

Anghami: Play music & Podcasts saw a significant increase in weekly revenue, reaching approximately $4K in late February. Weekly downloads showed varied performance, peaking at around 47.5K in mid-February but dropping to about 11.4K by mid-March. Active users saw a decline from 2.03M at the end of December to about 1.34M by the end of March.

StarMaker: Sing Karaoke Songs had fluctuating revenue, with a peak of around $1.4K in mid-March. Weekly downloads showed a significant drop from approximately 767.1K at the end of December to about 37.5K by the end of March. Active users also decreased from 1.6M at the end of December to around 661.4K by the end of March.

These insights come from Sensor Tower, where you can find more detailed analytics and trends for these and other applications.