Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps in the UK for Q1 2024

In the first quarter of 2024, the top music and podcasts apps in the United Kingdom showed varied performance across key metrics. Here’s a closer look at the weekly downloads, revenue, and active user trends for the leading apps.

Spotify - Music and Podcasts saw a steady increase in weekly revenue, peaking at around $294K in the final week of March. Weekly downloads fluctuated, starting at 80K in the first week of January and ending at 66K in the last week of March. Active users remained relatively stable, hovering around 14.7M to 14.8M throughout the quarter.

Amazon Music: Songs & Podcasts experienced a peak in weekly revenue in late February, reaching approximately $291K. Weekly downloads decreased over the quarter, starting at 45K in early January and dropping to 29K by the end of March. Active users ranged from 919K to 878K, showing a slight downward trend.

For SoundCloud: Discover New Music, weekly revenue peaked at around $199K in late February. Weekly downloads remained consistent, averaging around 31K throughout the quarter. Active users saw a gradual increase, peaking at 3.3M in mid-February before settling back to 3.1M by the end of March.

BBC Sounds had a stable performance in terms of weekly downloads, starting at 31K in early January and ending at 26K in late March. Active users peaked at 563K in late January but showed a slight decline towards the end of the quarter, finishing at 521K.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts saw its weekly downloads peak at 33K in the last week of March, up from 27K in mid-March. Active users showed a slight increase, starting at 2.2M in early January and rising to 2.2M by the end of March.

These insights are based on data from Sensor Tower. For more detailed analytics and trends, visit Sensor Tower.