Top 5 iOS Music and Podcasts Apps in Italy: Q4 2023 Performance

The fourth quarter of 2023 saw some interesting trends among the top music and podcast apps on iOS in Italy. Here's a closer look at the performance of the leading five applications in this category.

Amazon Music: Songs & Podcasts experienced a fluctuating revenue stream, starting strong at approximately $57K in late September and peaking again in late November with around $50K. Downloads for the app varied, with a notable spike to about 20K in the final week of December. Weekly active users remained relatively steady, fluctuating between 170K and 198K throughout the quarter.

YouTube Music showed consistent revenue performance, with weekly figures ranging from $21K to $30K. Downloads followed an upward trajectory towards the end of the quarter, peaking at 16K in the last week of December. Active user metrics were robust, maintaining over 1M users weekly, with a peak of approximately 1.1M in late November.

TIDAL Music: HiFi Sound had a relatively stable revenue pattern, with weekly earnings generally around $7K to $11K, peaking at $11K in the last week of December. Downloads remained modest, fluctuating between 300 and 700, with a peak of 664 in the final week. Weekly active users saw minor fluctuations, averaging around 60K to 70K.

SoundCloud: Discover New Music saw a steady revenue stream, with weekly earnings mostly staying between $5K and $6K, peaking at $6.4K in the last week of December. Downloads showed a similar pattern, with a notable increase to 5K in the last week of the year. Weekly active users remained stable, averaging around 530K to 550K.

Deezer: Music Player, Podcast exhibited a consistent revenue trend, with figures ranging from $4.7K to $6.6K per week. Downloads were relatively low but saw a peak of around 870 in late November and another peak at 792 in the last week of December. The app maintained a steady number of weekly active users, hovering around 120K to 130K throughout the quarter.

These insights come from Sensor Tower, where you can find more detailed analytics and trends.