Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps Performance in Middle East Q1 2023

In the first quarter of 2023, the top music and podcast applications on unified platforms in the Middle East exhibited diverse performance trends. Here’s a closer look at YouTube Music, Anghami: Play Music & Podcasts, Deezer: Music Player, Podcast, TuneIn Radio: Music & Sports, and SoundCloud: Discover New Music.

YouTube Music from Google saw varied weekly revenue, peaking at about $126K at the end of February. Weekly downloads remained relatively stable, with a slight decline towards the end of the quarter, moving from around 32K in late December to about 23K by the end of March. Weekly active users also saw a downward trend, starting from approximately 3.3M and dropping to around 2.8M by the end of March.

Anghami: Play Music & Podcasts experienced fluctuations in weekly revenue, reaching a high of about $72K at the end of February. Downloads decreased steadily over the quarter, beginning at around 31K and ending at approximately 12K. Active users showed a similar decline, starting at approximately 705K and reducing to 528K by the end of March.

Deezer: Music Player, Podcast from DEEZER SA had relatively consistent weekly revenue, peaking at around $13K towards the end of the quarter. Weekly downloads were highest in late February at about 9.5K, but dropped significantly to approximately 1.3K by late March. Active users also saw a slight decline, moving from around 48K in late December to about 37K by the end of March.

TuneIn Radio: Music & Sports showed a steady weekly revenue, hovering around $3K to $4K throughout the quarter. Downloads exhibited minor fluctuations, with a peak of about 3.3K in late December and a drop to roughly 1.3K by the end of March. Active users saw a general downward trend, starting from approximately 6.9K and ending at around 3.3K.

SoundCloud: Discover New Music had a varied revenue trend, peaking at around $4.7K in early March. Downloads remained relatively consistent, with a slight decrease from about 40K in late December to around 21K by the end of March. Active users fluctuated but generally trended downwards, starting from approximately 3.5M and reducing to about 3M by the end of March.

These insights come from Sensor Tower, where more detailed analytics and trends can be explored.