Top 5 Music and Audio Apps in Africa Q1 2023

In Q1 2023, the top five music and audio applications on a unified platform in Africa exhibited diverse performance trends in downloads, revenue, and active users. The data, sourced from Sensor Tower, provides insightful trends for each app.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts demonstrated a significant increase in weekly revenue, starting from $78 at the end of December 2022 and reaching $2.7K in the last week of March 2023. Weekly downloads fluctuated, peaking at 504.7K in mid-February before slightly declining to 445.1K by the end of March. The app maintained a strong user base, with weekly active users ranging from 4.9M to 5.1M throughout the quarter.

StarMaker: Sing Karaoke Songs experienced a decrease in weekly revenue, starting from $2.1K in late December and ending at $1.7K in late March. Weekly downloads saw a significant drop from 770.7K at the end of December to 208.1K by the end of March. Active users also declined, from 1.6M at the start of the quarter to 915.9K at the end.

Audiomack: Music Downloader had stable weekly revenue, averaging around $2K throughout the quarter. Weekly downloads showed a positive trend, increasing from 239.9K at the end of December to 268K by the end of March. Active users remained consistent, ranging from 4.3M to 4.8M during the quarter.

Lark Player:Music Player & MP3 had no reported revenue. Weekly downloads decreased from 185.9K at the end of December to 88.8K by the end of March. Despite this, the app maintained a robust user base, with active users fluctuating between 4.6M and 5.1M.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts exhibited minimal revenue, peaking at $44 in the last week of March. Weekly downloads remained relatively stable, hovering around 130K throughout the quarter. Active users ranged from 2.7M to 3M, indicating a steady user engagement.

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