Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps Performance in South Africa Q2 2023

In Q2 2023, South Africa's top 5 music and podcasts apps showcased varied performance metrics on the unified platform. Here’s a breakdown of their weekly downloads, revenue, and active users.

YouTube Music from Google LLC experienced a consistent stream of weekly revenue, peaking at around $14.7K in late April. Weekly downloads saw a notable peak in the first week of April with approximately 17.3K, and another spike mid-June at 17.2K. The app maintained a steady user base with weekly active users fluctuating between 1M and 1.1M.

Apple Music showed a significant revenue increase, reaching approximately $13.8K in the last week of June. Weekly downloads were fairly stable, averaging around 13K to 17K, with a peak of 17.2K in early April. Active users remained relatively stable, fluctuating around the 50K mark.

Deezer: Music & Podcast Player from Deezer Music saw its highest weekly revenue at approximately $9.8K in the last week of June. Downloads were modest, peaking in mid-May at around 2.3K. Active users showed a slight decline, from around 45.4K in early May to about 38.9K by the end of June.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts from Spotify AB experienced a substantial increase in revenue, reaching around $8K in the last week of June. Weekly downloads were robust, peaking at approximately 57.5K in early April. The app also saw a steady rise in active users, closing the quarter with around 902K.

TIDAL Music: HiFi sound had its highest weekly revenue of about $1.9K in the last week of June. Downloads remained relatively low, peaking at 447 in early June. Active users saw a significant decline, dropping from around 26.1K in late March to approximately 11.4K by the end of June.

These insights are based on data from Sensor Tower. For more detailed analytics, visit Sensor Tower.