Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps on Android in Africa Q3 2024

During the third quarter of 2024, the music and podcast landscape on the Android platform in Africa witnessed notable trends across its top-performing applications. According to data sourced from Sensor Tower, these apps exhibited varying patterns in downloads, revenue, and active users.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts showed a steady increase in weekly revenue, culminating at approximately $37K by the end of September. The app maintained a consistent weekly download rate with figures hovering around 540K to 640K. Active users also remained stable, ending the quarter at around 5.3M.

Audiomack: Music Downloader experienced fluctuations in weekly downloads, starting strong at over 400K in early July, but declining to about 208K by the end of September. Despite this, weekly revenue saw a gradual increase, reaching nearly $1.5K towards the end of the quarter. Active users followed a similar trend, starting at 4.1M and rising to over 4.1M by quarter's end.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts maintained a stable download rate throughout the quarter, peaking at approximately 142K in the final week of September. Active users remained relatively constant at around 1.4M, showcasing consistent engagement despite the app not generating any revenue during this period.

Boomplay: Music & Live Stream saw a steady decline in weekly downloads, from 154K in July to about 98K by the end of September. However, weekly revenue showed a modest increase, closing the quarter at close to $1K. Active users fluctuated, ending the quarter slightly above 6.2M.

Tubidy Mp3 Music Downloader exhibited a sharp decline in downloads from 148K in mid-July to roughly 82K by the end of September. Despite no revenue generation, the app's active users increased significantly, starting at 211K and reaching over 328K by the quarter's end.

These insights reflect the dynamic nature of the music and podcast app market in Africa, with varying trends in user engagement and monetization strategies. For more detailed insights and analysis, Sensor Tower provides comprehensive data and reports.