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Top 5 Music and Audio Apps in South Africa: Q4 2024 Performance

Explore the performance trends of the leading music and audio apps in South Africa during Q4 2024, with insights on downloads, revenue, and active users.

Top 5 Music and Audio Apps in South Africa: Q4 2024 Performance

During the fourth quarter of 2024, Spotify: Music and Podcasts demonstrated robust performance in South Africa. Weekly revenue fluctuated, peaking at approximately $34K in late December. Downloads saw a notable spike in early December, reaching around 173K, while active users increased to about 8.1M during the same period.

Music Player & MP3 - DDMusic from Hitchhike Tech saw consistent download numbers, with a peak of 64K in early December. Active users climbed to approximately 659K by the end of December, indicating growing engagement despite no revenue generation during this period.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts maintained a steady download rate, peaking at 57K in early December. Active users showed a slight increase, reaching about 3.5M. Revenue data was not applicable for this app.

Tubidy Mp3 Music Downloader experienced stable download numbers, with a slight increase to around 34K in early December. Active users peaked at approximately 262K during late November.

Lastly, Music Player & MP3 Player from InShot Inc. showed a gradual increase in downloads, reaching a high of 29K in mid-December. Active users remained steady, peaking at about 703K in early December, with minimal revenue generated.

These insights are based on data from Sensor Tower, offering a comprehensive view of app performance across unified platforms. For more detailed analytics and trends, visit Sensor Tower's website.


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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: January 2025