Q2 2024 Performance of Top Music and Podcasts Apps on iOS in the UK

The second quarter of 2024 has seen interesting trends in the performance of music and podcasts applications on the iOS platform in the United Kingdom. As reported by Sensor Tower, let's delve into the numbers for the top apps in this category.

Spotify - Music and Podcasts maintained a steady revenue stream, fluctuating around the $65M mark, with a slight peak at $70M towards the end of the quarter. Downloads for the app showed a slight downward trend from 45K to just over 41K, while weekly active users hovered around the 8.2M to 8.3M range, indicating a consistently high level of engagement.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts, now owned by Apple, saw no revenue but experienced an increase in downloads from 17K to 22K, with a mid-quarter dip. Weekly active users started at 1.78M, dipped slightly mid-quarter, and then rose significantly to nearly 1.94M by the end of June.

SoundCloud: Discover New Music showed a robust revenue trend, starting at $147K and reaching up to $173K. Downloads saw a modest peak at 20K in early May but ended the quarter at around 17K. Weekly active users showed an overall decrease from approximately 3M at the beginning of April to just over 2.9M by the quarter's end.

Global Player Radio & Podcasts didn't generate revenue, but downloads saw a significant spike in late April, reaching 36K before settling down to around 17K. The weekly active users for the app also peaked in late April at 82K but experienced a decline to 66K by the end of June.

Lastly, Amazon Music: Songs & Podcasts had a strong quarter revenue-wise, starting at $204K and ending on a high note at $246K. Download figures for the app showed a declining pattern from 19K to around 16K, except for a spike to 20K in the final week. Weekly active users initially decreased from 488K to 455K but saw an upturn to over 536K by the quarter's end.

For more insights into these trends, Sensor Tower provides detailed analytics and performance metrics for all mobile applications.