Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps in Africa Q1 2023

In the first quarter of 2023, the top 5 music and podcasts apps in Africa demonstrated varied performance trends across downloads, revenue, and active users. The data, sourced from Sensor Tower, highlights the dynamics of the digital music landscape on a unified platform.

Anghami: Play Music & Podcasts experienced fluctuations in its weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $52K in the last week of December and then gradually declining to around $26K by the end of March. Weekly downloads saw a notable dip from 54.3K in late January to 17.4K by mid-March. Active users also decreased from over 2.3M in late December to 1.5M by the end of March.

YouTube Music showed a relatively stable trend in weekly revenue, maintaining figures around $15K to $20K throughout the quarter. Downloads started at around 66K in late December and gradually declined to 45K by the end of March. Active users remained fairly consistent, hovering around 1.7M to 1.8M.

Apple Music saw weekly revenue fluctuate between $8K and $12K, with a peak of $12.8K in the last week of March. Downloads were steady, ranging from 39K to 49K throughout the quarter. Active users remained consistent, with slight increases, reaching nearly 400K by the end of March.

Deezer: Music Player, Podcast had weekly revenue ranging from $7K to $10K, with a peak of $10.8K in the last week of February. Downloads showed a downward trend, starting from 9.5K in early January to 5.7K by the end of March. Active users also declined from 390K in late December to 270K by the end of March.

Audiomack - Play Music Offline displayed consistent performance with weekly revenue mostly around $1.7K to $2.1K. Downloads saw an upward trend, peaking at 268K in the last week of March. Active users were the highest among the apps, increasing from 4.3M in late December to 4.7M by the end of March.

For more detailed insights and trends, visit Sensor Tower.