Top 5 Music and Audio Apps in UAE Q3 2023

The third quarter of 2023 saw notable trends in the performance of the top 5 music and audio applications in the United Arab Emirates on a unified platform. Data from Sensor Tower provides insights into these apps' weekly downloads, revenue, and active user metrics.

Anghami: Play music & Podcasts experienced fluctuations in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $22K in the weeks of July 31 and August 28. Weekly downloads reached their highest at around 5.4K during the week of August 14. Meanwhile, weekly active users saw a peak of about 52.2K in early July, later stabilizing around 42K by the end of September.

StarMaker: Sing Karaoke Songs showed varied revenue trends, with a peak of roughly $10K in the final week of September. Downloads peaked at approximately 7.3K in early September, while active users reached a high of around 30.3K during the first week of September before settling at approximately 23.9K by the end of the quarter.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts saw a steady increase in weekly revenue, reaching approximately $2.2K by early September. Weekly downloads remained consistent, peaking at around 14.5K in mid-September. Active users showed a decline from about 304K in late June to roughly 247K by the end of September.

Pocket FM: Audio Series experienced a peak in weekly revenue of about $1.7K at the end of September. Downloads were highest at approximately 5K in late June, while active users saw a peak of around 9.7K in the same period, later stabilizing at about 8.6K by the end of the quarter.

Smule: Karaoke, Sing & Record demonstrated varied revenue trends, peaking at approximately $4.3K in the final week of September. Weekly downloads saw a maximum of around 3.3K in early July. Active users peaked at about 14.3K in early July, later decreasing to around 9K by the end of September.

For more detailed insights and trends, visit Sensor Tower.