Top 5 Music and Audio Apps Performance in Africa Q2 2023

In Q2 2023, the top five music and audio applications on a unified platform in Africa demonstrated notable performance trends. The data, sourced from Sensor Tower, highlights the weekly downloads, revenue, and active user metrics for these popular apps.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts saw a remarkable increase in weekly revenue, starting from around $2.7K at the end of March and peaking at approximately $9.4K by the end of June. Weekly downloads fluctuated, with a low of about 327K in mid-April and a high of around 846K in early May. The app maintained a strong presence with weekly active users rising from 4.9M to over 5.4M during the quarter.

Audiomack: Music Downloader experienced a steady weekly revenue, ranging between $2.1K and $3.1K throughout the quarter. Downloads varied, with a dip to 220K at the end of May and a peak of 315K in early April. Active users showed a consistent trend, starting at 4.7M and ending at approximately 4.8M.

Lark Player:Music Player & MP3 consistently grew in weekly downloads, beginning with about 88K in late March and reaching around 152K by the end of June. Active users increased from 4.6M to over 5.1M during the quarter.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts had minimal weekly revenue, hovering around a few dollars. However, downloads showed a healthy range between 124K and 210K. Active users saw a slight rise from 2.7M to close to 2.9M.

Boomplay: Music & Live Stream had a relatively stable weekly revenue, averaging around $1.3K. Downloads fluctuated between 93K and 122K, with a slight dip mid-quarter. Active users showed a downward trend initially but rebounded to approximately 8M by the end of June.

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