Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps in Russia Q2 2023

In the second quarter of 2023, the top 5 music and podcast applications in Russia showed varied performance trends in terms of downloads, revenue, and active users. Here’s a closer look at each app’s performance data, sourced from Sensor Tower.

Yandex Music, books & podcasts experienced notable fluctuations in its weekly revenue, peaking at around $62.3K in late April and ending the quarter at approximately $54.9K. The app maintained a strong download trend, with weekly downloads ranging between 141K and 168K. Active users remained relatively stable, hovering around the 15.4M mark throughout the quarter.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts showed a consistent download trend, with weekly downloads fluctuating between 109K and 151K. The active user base for Shazam was robust, maintaining around 7.4M users, peaking at about 7.7M in early May, and ending the quarter at approximately 7.5M.

VK Music: playlists & podcasts saw significant weekly revenue, reaching a high of around $162.6K in mid-May. Weekly downloads were stable, with the highest being 151K in early June, while active users increased from approximately 3.8M to 4.3M by the end of June.

Мой Звук: HiFi-музыка и книги kept a steady download rate, with weekly downloads ranging from 92K to 125K. Active users showed a gradual increase, starting from around 506K and reaching approximately 591K by the end of the quarter.

Zaycev.net: скачать и слушать had a relatively modest revenue stream, peaking at about $321 in mid-June. Weekly downloads were consistent, ranging from 55K to 73K, while active users remained steady, ending the quarter at around 1.3M.

For more detailed insights and data on these applications, visit Sensor Tower.