Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps on iOS in New Zealand Q1 2023

During the first quarter of 2023, the top 5 Music and Podcasts apps on iOS in New Zealand showed varied performance in terms of downloads, revenue, and active users. The data, sourced from Sensor Tower, provides a comprehensive look at how each app fared.

Spotify - Music and Podcasts experienced fluctuations in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $2.1K in the week of January 23, before dipping to around $1K by the end of March. Weekly downloads saw a general decline from 8.4K in late December to about 4.2K by the end of March. Active users remained relatively stable, averaging around 515K throughout the quarter.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts had a consistent download rate, starting at 2.2K in late December and ending at around 1.5K by the end of March. The app's active users showed a slight downward trend, dropping from 154K to approximately 130K over the same period. Revenue was negligible, with only a small spike of $6 in the final week of March.

YouTube Music demonstrated strong revenue performance, maintaining an average of around $11K per week, with a peak of $14K in the week of February 27. Downloads remained steady, averaging around 1.3K per week. The number of active users saw slight fluctuations but remained around 75K throughout the quarter.

SoundCloud: Discover New Music saw moderate revenue, peaking at $5.3K in the week of February 27, before settling at around $3.5K by the end of March. Downloads were fairly stable, averaging about 1.2K per week. Active users hovered around 108K, with minor weekly variations.

rova: Entertainment On Command had relatively low download numbers, fluctuating between 530 and 970 downloads per week. Active users remained steady, averaging around 8K. Revenue data for this app was not provided.

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