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Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps on iOS in the US: Q4 2024

Discover the performance trends of leading music and podcast apps like Spotify and YouTube Music in the US for Q4 2024, based on Sensor Tower data.

Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps on iOS in the US: Q4 2024

In the fourth quarter of 2024, the leading music and podcast applications on the iOS platform in the United States demonstrated varied performance trends. According to data from Sensor Tower, these top apps showed interesting patterns in weekly downloads, revenue, and active users.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts saw its weekly revenue fluctuate, peaking at around $776K in late December. Downloads increased significantly in early December, reaching approximately 410K, while active users peaked at 52.4M during the same period before a slight decline.

YouTube Music maintained a robust revenue stream, with figures exceeding $3M weekly, despite a gradual decrease towards the end of the quarter. Downloads reached a high of nearly 194K in the week before Christmas, with active users fluctuating around 11M.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts reported steady downloads throughout the quarter, peaking at about 122K in the last week of December. Active users showed a slight increase, stabilizing around 9.9M towards the quarter's end.

Amazon Music: Songs & Podcasts experienced a steady increase in weekly downloads, hitting a peak of nearly 146K in late December. Revenue peaked at approximately $2M, with active users hovering around 7.3M.

SoundCloud: The Music You Love had weekly revenue reaching over $1M, with a notable increase in downloads towards the end of the quarter, peaking at around 94K. Active users saw fluctuations, ending the quarter at approximately 5M.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower's platform, which provides comprehensive analytics on app performance across various metrics.


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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: January 2025