Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps on iOS in Europe - Q1 2023

The first quarter of 2023 saw notable performance trends across the top 5 music and podcasts apps on iOS in Europe. Based on data from Sensor Tower, here’s a closer look at the weekly downloads, weekly revenue, and weekly active users for these popular apps.

Spotify - Music and Podcasts experienced a steady increase in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $188.7K in the last week of February. Weekly downloads began at over 544K in late December 2022 and settled at around 349K by the end of March. Weekly active users consistently hovered above 41M, with a peak of 42.9M in mid-March.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts saw relatively stable revenue throughout the quarter, with a notable increase to $435 in the last week of March. Downloads started at 250K in late December 2022 and gradually decreased to around 184K by the end of the quarter. Active users fluctuated slightly, maintaining a range between 21M and 23M.

YouTube Music demonstrated strong revenue performance, peaking at approximately $925.8K in the last week of February. Weekly downloads began at 171K in late December 2022 and settled at around 117K by the end of March. Active users consistently increased, reaching a high of 13.2M by mid-March.

SoundCloud: Discover New Music saw a modest rise in revenue, peaking at approximately $310.9K in the last week of February. Downloads began at 104K in late December 2022 and decreased to about 87K by the end of March. Active users remained fairly stable, fluctuating around 15.7M throughout the quarter.

Amazon Music: Songs & Podcasts experienced consistent revenue growth, peaking at approximately $605.3K in the last week of February. Downloads started at 118K in late December 2022 and decreased to around 81K by the end of March. Active users remained stable, averaging around 1.57M throughout the quarter.

For more detailed insights into the performance of these apps, visit Sensor Tower.