Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps on iOS in the Middle East: Q1 2023

During the first quarter of 2023, the top 5 music and podcasts apps on iOS in the Middle East showed varying trends in downloads, revenue, and active users. Here's a closer look at their performance.

Spotify - Music and Podcasts experienced fluctuations in weekly revenue, peaking at around $247 in the last week of February. Weekly downloads remained relatively stable, averaging around 32K in January but saw a decline to approximately 23.8K by the end of March. Weekly active users also showed a downward trend, decreasing from 719K to 627K over the quarter.

SoundCloud: Discover New Music saw a steady increase in weekly revenue, reaching about $4.8K in late February. Weekly downloads dipped significantly from 27.8K at the start of the quarter to 14.1K by the end of March. Despite this, weekly active users displayed resilience, maintaining figures around 3.3M in February before falling to 2.7M in March.

YouTube Music showed strong weekly revenue throughout the quarter, with a notable peak at $126K in the last week of February. Weekly downloads stayed consistent around 18K but dropped to 13K by the end of March. Weekly active users declined from 1.2M in January to 1.02M in late March.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts maintained a steady revenue stream, averaging around $84 weekly, with a slight increase to $97 in late March. Weekly downloads were stable, hovering around 14K, while weekly active users fluctuated, peaking at 974K in early February before declining to 827K by the end of the quarter.

Anghami: Play Music & Podcasts demonstrated consistent weekly revenue, reaching a high of $62K in the last week of February. Weekly downloads showed a downward trend from 13.6K at the start of the quarter to 7.2K by the end of March. Weekly active users decreased from 297K in January to 225K by the end of March.

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