Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps in Saudi Arabia Q1 2023

In the first quarter of 2023, the top five music and podcast applications in Saudi Arabia exhibited distinct trends in terms of downloads, revenue, and active users. Here's an overview of their performance based on data from Sensor Tower.

YouTube Music by Google saw fluctuations in its weekly revenue, peaking at around $59K in the final week of February. Weekly downloads reached a high of approximately 15K in the same week, while active users experienced a general decline from about 1.8M to 1.5M by the end of March.

Anghami: Play Music & Podcasts from Lebanon-based Anghami had a notable revenue peak of roughly $33K in the last week of February. Download numbers showed a downward trend, starting the quarter at around 17K and dropping to about 4.4K by the end of March. Active users also saw a decline, moving from approximately 321K to 222K over the quarter.

Deezer: Music Player, Podcast, a French app, maintained relatively stable weekly revenues, with a notable increase to around $5.5K in the final week of March. Downloads peaked at about 6.9K in late February but dropped significantly to under 500 by the end of March. Active users mirrored this trend, increasing to about 21.6K in late February before falling to approximately 11.8K by the end of the quarter.

Spoon: Live Audio & Podcasts from South Korea saw its highest weekly revenue of about $2.1K in the last week of February. Weekly downloads remained relatively stable, peaking at around 215 in early March. Active users showed a declining trend, starting at approximately 4K and ending the quarter at around 2.8K.

TuneIn Radio: Music & Sports by TuneIn had its highest weekly revenue of roughly $1K in mid-March. Downloads fluctuated, with a peak of about 630 in mid-February. Active users showed a declining trend, starting at about 3.8K and ending at approximately 1.4K by the end of March.

These insights are based on data from Sensor Tower, where more detailed analytics can be found.