Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps in the Middle East Q1 2024

In the first quarter of 2024, the top music and podcast applications in the Middle East demonstrated diverse performance trends across downloads, revenue, and active user metrics. Data from Sensor Tower provides a comprehensive look into the market dynamics for these leading apps.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts saw a consistent increase in weekly revenue, peaking at about $33.7K in the last week of February. Weekly downloads for the app fluctuated, with a notable high of 70.9K in mid-February. Active users remained relatively stable, though there was a slight decline from 2.03M at the start of the quarter to 1.86M by the end of March.

Video Downloader and Player experienced an overall decline in weekly downloads, starting strong with 79.3K in mid-January but dropping to 14.1K by mid-March before rebounding to 62.9K at the end of the quarter. Active users showed a positive trend, growing from 439K in early January to 772K by the end of March.

SoundCloud: Play Music & Songs had a mixed performance with weekly revenue peaking at $9.3K in late February. Downloads saw a significant spike to 81.3K in mid-January, but generally trended downward to 24.3K by the end of March. Active users remained high, hovering around 2.7M for most of the quarter.

YouTube Music showed strong revenue performance, with a notable peak of $144K in late February. Downloads remained relatively stable, with a slight peak of 34.9K at the end of January. Active users saw a slight decrease from 3.42M at the start of the quarter to 3.22M by the end of March.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts had modest revenue, peaking at $87 in the fourth week of January. Downloads were steady, ranging from 21.4K to 23.7K, with a slight dip to 15.9K in mid-March before recovering to 20.5K. Active users showed a minor decline from 1.05M in early January to 944K by the end of March.

For more detailed insights and trends, visit Sensor Tower.