Top 5 Music and Audio Apps in the Middle East Q4 2023

The fourth quarter of 2023 saw significant activity in the Middle East's music and audio app market. Data from Sensor Tower reveals trends in weekly downloads, revenue, and active users for the top 5 apps on a unified platform.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts experienced a notable increase in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $27.3K in the week of December 18. Weekly downloads saw an initial spike to 77.7K in early October before stabilizing around 58K-71K towards the end of the quarter. Active users fluctuated but ended the quarter strong, reaching approximately 2.05M in the final week of December.

StarMaker: Sing Karaoke Songs had a varied quarter with revenue peaking at $50.7K in early October and again at $48.5K in the final week of December. Downloads saw a high of 36.1K in the week of November 20, before tapering off to around 24.9K by the end of December. Active users saw a gradual decline from 159.9K to 132.5K over the quarter.

Anghami: Play music & Podcasts demonstrated consistent growth in revenue, peaking at $75.4K in the last week of December. Downloads increased steadily from 27.2K at the end of September to 33.3K by the end of December. Active users grew from 537.2K to 558.5K throughout the quarter, showing a healthy upward trend.

Apple Music showed modest revenue gains, peaking at around $3.2K in the final week of December. Downloads started at 8.7K in late September and fluctuated before ending at 5.4K in December. Active users remained relatively stable, hovering around 110K throughout the quarter.

Pocket FM: Audio Series saw a peak in revenue at $6.9K in early October, with a gradual decline to $5.5K by the end of December. Downloads showed an initial rise to 15.9K mid-October before decreasing to 6.1K in the final week of December. Active users increased from 27.5K to 34K in early December before tapering off to 28.6K by the end of the quarter.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower.