Top 5 Music and Audio Apps in UAE, Q3 2024: Unified Platform Performance

In the third quarter of 2024, the top music and audio applications in the United Arab Emirates displayed diverse performance trends across a unified platform, combining both iOS and Android data. This analysis, powered by Sensor Tower, highlights the key metrics of weekly downloads, revenue, and active users for the leading apps in this category.

Music Player & MP3 - DDMusic by Hitchhike Tech experienced a consistent upward trajectory in weekly downloads, starting at around 8.4K in early July and peaking at over 10.6K by mid-September. The app's active users mirrored this growth, increasing from approximately 22.3K to nearly 28K by the end of the quarter.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts, developed by Spotify AB, saw varying trends. Weekly downloads fluctuated, with numbers ranging from 13.4K to 15.5K. Revenue showed a general upward trend with notable peaks like $7.7K in early September. Active users hovered around the 230K mark throughout most of the quarter.

Pocket FM: Audio Series from Pocket FM Corp. displayed a gradual increase in weekly revenue, reaching nearly $1.9K by the end of September. Downloads peaked at 7.7K in late July but generally remained around 3K to 4K. Active users also exhibited a slight increase, stabilizing around 16K by the quarter's end.

StarMaker: Sing Karaoke Songs from SKYWORK AI PTE. LTD. showed a remarkable surge in revenue, culminating at $11.7K in late September. Downloads were relatively stable, with a notable peak at 7.8K in early September. Active users experienced a spike to 21.8K in early September before settling back to 16.3K by the end of the quarter.

Music Holic-Offline Music by Shinwari Tech recorded a late but significant rise in downloads, starting with just 66 in mid-July and climbing to over 6.2K by late September. Active users followed a similar pattern, increasing from 52 to over 8K within the same period.

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