Top 5 Music and Audio Apps in Russia Q4 2023

The fourth quarter of 2023 saw significant activity in the Music and Audio app category in Russia. Here’s a detailed look at the performance of the top 5 apps in this category, based on data from Sensor Tower.

Yandex Music, Books & Podcasts experienced notable fluctuations in its weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $54K in late November and ending the quarter at around $41K. Downloads showed a significant increase towards the end of December, reaching nearly 192K. The app maintained a strong base of active users, growing from 16.4M in late September to 17.3M by the end of December.

VK Music: playlists & podcasts saw its weekly revenue peak at about $118K in mid-November, with a slight drop to around $89K by the end of December. Downloads also saw a significant spike, especially in early October when they reached approximately 129K. Active users fluctuated but ended the quarter with a slight increase from 4.1M to 4.3M.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts showed consistent weekly downloads, generally hovering around the 100K mark, with a peak of 112K in the final week of December. Active users saw a slight decline from 7.1M in late September to around 7.0M by the end of December, despite some fluctuations throughout the quarter.

StarMaker: Sing Karaoke Songs had a relatively stable weekly revenue, peaking at about $1.4K in early December. Downloads varied, with a notable increase in late December, reaching approximately 86K. Active users showed slight fluctuations but remained steady around the 200K mark throughout the quarter.

Lastly, Music Player - MP3 Player had consistent weekly downloads, peaking at around 66K in late October, and ending the quarter with about 66K downloads. Active users saw a gradual increase, from 1.8M in late September to over 2M by the end of December.

For more in-depth insights and data, visit Sensor Tower.