Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps on iOS in Africa for Q3 2023

In Q3 2023, the top 5 music and podcasts apps on iOS in Africa showed varied performance trends based on weekly downloads, revenue, and active users. Here’s a detailed look at how each app fared during this period, with data sourced from Sensor Tower.

Spotify - Music and Podcasts experienced a notable increase in weekly revenue, peaking at $110 in the final week of September. Weekly downloads saw a significant rise towards the end of the quarter, reaching approximately 100.9K in the last week. Active users steadily grew from around 673.8K at the start of the quarter to 736K by the end.

Audiomack - Play Music Offline saw fluctuating weekly revenue, with a peak of $2.1K in the last week of September. Downloads also varied, peaking at about 60.9K in late August before dropping to 46.5K at the end of the quarter. Active users showed overall growth, starting at 968.8K and reaching 974.5K.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts maintained a relatively steady weekly revenue, hovering around $2-$8. Weekly downloads remained consistent, peaking at 24.2K in mid-September. Active users showed minor fluctuations, ending the quarter with approximately 1.28M users.

Boomplay: Music & Live Stream had a peak weekly revenue of $795 in late July. Downloads saw a gradual decline, starting at 20.2K in late June and falling to 13.6K by the end of September. Active users followed a similar trend, decreasing from 159.6K at the beginning of the quarter to 141.7K.

SoundCloud: Discover New Music recorded a peak weekly revenue of $1.7K in late August. Downloads varied, with a high of 16K in mid-September and a low of 12.3K at the start of July. Active users saw a slight decline, starting at 4.1M and ending at 3.96M.

For more insights and detailed data, visit Sensor Tower.