AI Insights · Timothy · January 2024
Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps in Russia Q4 2023
In Q4 2023, Russia's top 5 music and podcasts apps saw varied performance metrics in downloads, revenue, and active users. VK Music and Yandex Music led the charts with significant user engagement.
In the fourth quarter of 2023, the top 5 music and podcasts applications on a unified platform in Russia showcased interesting trends in downloads, revenue, and weekly active users. The data, sourced from Sensor Tower, highlights the performance of VK Music: playlists & podcasts, Yandex Music, books & podcasts, YouTube Music, SoundCloud: Discover New Music, and Anghami: Play Music & Podcasts.
VK Music: playlists & podcasts saw fluctuations in revenue, peaking at around $118K in mid-November and closing the year with approximately $89K. Downloads surged to about 129K in early October and remained strong, ending the quarter with 113K. The app maintained high user engagement, with weekly active users ranging from 4.1M to 4.5M throughout the quarter.
Yandex Music, books & podcasts experienced steady revenue, peaking at $54K at the end of November. Downloads were consistently above 140K each week, with a notable spike to 192K in the last week of December. The app's weekly active users remained robust, starting at 16.4M and rising to 17.3M by the end of the quarter.
YouTube Music showed consistent revenue, peaking at $9K in the final week of December. Downloads ranged from 33K to 48K, with a notable increase in the last week of December. The app's weekly active users grew steadily, starting at 6.8M and reaching 7.6M by the end of the quarter.
SoundCloud: Discover New Music experienced modest revenue, peaking at around $5K in late September. Downloads varied, peaking at 23K in early November, and ending the quarter with 15K. Weekly active users showed slight fluctuations, ranging from 2.7M to 2.9M.
Anghami: Play Music & Podcasts saw minimal revenue, with peaks at $75 in early December. Downloads remained low, peaking at 538 in early November. Weekly active users remained steady but low, ranging from 6K to 8K.
These insights into the performance of the top music and podcasts apps in Russia are based on data from Sensor Tower. For more detailed insights, visit Sensor Tower.
