Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps in Russia Q3 2023

In Q3 2023, the top music and podcasts applications in Russia demonstrated diverse trends in downloads, revenue, and active users, according to Sensor Tower data. Here’s an overview of the top five apps:

Yandex Music, books & podcasts saw a steady performance in revenue and user engagement. Weekly revenue ranged between $37K and $55K, peaking at approximately $52K in the last week of September. Downloads fluctuated, starting at 165K in late June and ending at 157K in late September. Weekly active users increased consistently from 15.4M to 16.4M over the quarter.

VK Music: playlists & podcasts showed variable revenue with peaks and troughs, reaching around $130K mid-July and stabilizing at about $105K by the end of September. Downloads varied, with a high of 145K in late June and a low of 84K in late September. Weekly active users saw minor fluctuations, starting at 4.3M and ending at 4.1M.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts maintained consistent download numbers, averaging around 112K per week, with a slight dip to 101K in the last week of September. Weekly active users remained relatively stable, starting at 7.5M and ending at 7.1M.

Мой Звук: HiFi-музыка и книги experienced a steady stream of downloads, ranging from 73K to 125K weekly. Active user numbers hovered around 590K, with slight fluctuations throughout the quarter, ending at approximately 569K.

Zaycev.net: скачать и слушать had modest revenue, averaging around $200 per week. Downloads saw a declining trend, starting at 67K in late June and dropping to 50K by late September. Weekly active users started at 1.3M and saw a gradual decline to 1.2M.

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