Q2 2024 Performance of Top Music & Podcasts Apps on Android in the US

In the second quarter of 2024, the music and podcasts category on Android saw varied performances among top applications in the US. Sensor Tower's data offers insights into the trends of these popular apps.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts maintained a steady download trend, with numbers fluctuating around the 2.7K to 3K mark. Weekly active users showed an increasing pattern in April, peaking at around 134K before declining slightly to 132K by the end of June.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts demonstrated a more consistent revenue generation throughout the quarter, starting at approximately $9.6K in the first week of April and ending at around $9.2K in the last week of June. Downloads and weekly active users saw minor fluctuations, with downloads hovering around 2.5K to 2.7K and active users ranging from 430K to 446K.

SoundCloud: Play Music & Songs experienced a varied revenue stream, with notable spikes and drops, concluding the quarter with $44 in the last week of June. Downloads had a slight downward trend, starting at 1.3K and ending at 1.2K. The weekly active user base remained relatively stable, with a peak of approximately 50.5K in mid-May.

MP3 Downloader - Music Player had no reported revenue for most weeks, but saw a notable increase in weekly active users from about 2.8K to 6K in mid-April. Downloads reached a peak of 2.4K in the same period, before gradually declining to around 800 by early June.

YouTube Music, despite not generating revenue, had a steady number of downloads each week, averaging just over 1K. The platform's weekly active users showed an upward trend, starting at 441K in April and reaching a high of 482K in mid-June.

For more detailed insights and data on the performance of these apps and others in the category, visit Sensor Tower. The platform offers comprehensive analytics to help understand the mobile app landscape.