Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps on iOS in Russia: Q4 2023

In Q4 2023, the top five music and podcast apps on iOS in Russia demonstrated varied performance in terms of downloads, revenue, and weekly active users. Here’s a closer look at the data provided by Sensor Tower:

Yandex Music, books & podcasts experienced significant fluctuations in revenue, starting at approximately $52K in late September and peaking at around $54K in late November before ending the quarter at about $41K. Downloads showed a notable increase towards the end of the quarter, reaching around 67K in the final week of December, up from approximately 52K at the beginning of the quarter. Weekly active users also saw an upward trend, growing from about 4.46M in late September to approximately 4.69M by the end of December.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts maintained a steady download rate throughout the quarter, with a slight increase towards the end, peaking at around 35K in the last week of December. Weekly active users exhibited some fluctuations, starting at approximately 4.54M and ending the quarter at about 4.54M, with minor dips and peaks in between.

VK Music: playlists & podcasts saw varied revenue trends, starting at around $105K and peaking at approximately $118K in mid-November, before ending the quarter at about $89K. Downloads were relatively stable with a slight increase in the last week of December to about 24K. Weekly active users exhibited growth from around 1.70M in late September to approximately 1.75M by the end of December, despite minor fluctuations throughout the quarter.

YouTube Music had a steady revenue increase, peaking at about $9K in the final week of December. Downloads also showed a positive trend, reaching around 15K by the end of the quarter. Weekly active users increased from approximately 1.17M in late September to about 1.31M by the end of December, showcasing a consistent upward trend.

SoundCloud: Discover New Music experienced a stable revenue trend, peaking at around $5K in late September and ending the quarter at approximately $3.8K. Downloads remained relatively stable but saw a slight increase towards the end of December to around 7.2K. Weekly active users saw minor fluctuations, starting at about 2.44M and ending at approximately 2.38M.

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