Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps in the Middle East: Q4 2024 Performance

In the fourth quarter of 2024, the Middle East saw impressive activity across the top music and podcast applications on a unified platform. Here's a detailed look at the performance of these apps, with data insights provided by Sensor Tower.

YouTube Music by Google demonstrated strong financial performance, with weekly revenue peaking at around $194K in late November. Downloads maintained an upward trend, reaching over 37K in early December, while weekly active users fluctuated around the 3.7M mark, showing slight variances throughout the quarter.

Anghami: Play Music & Podcasts experienced notable revenue growth, culminating at approximately $104K in late November. Downloads saw a significant increase towards the end of the quarter, peaking at about 22K. Active users remained relatively stable, hovering around 550K.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts showed a steady increase in weekly revenue, reaching nearly $49K by mid-December. Downloads surged to around 83K in early December, with active users consistently growing, peaking at over 3M by the end of the quarter.

Deezer: Music Player, Podcast saw a gradual increase in revenue, reaching close to $11K in late November. Downloads remained stable, averaging just over 1K weekly, while active users showed a slight decline from 26K to 22K.

SoundCloud: The Music You Love maintained consistent revenue levels, with a peak of about $9.7K in late November. Downloads varied slightly but ended strong at over 33K in late December. Active users saw some fluctuation, peaking at over 2.1M in early December before a decline towards the end of the month.

For more detailed insights and analysis on app performance, visit Sensor Tower's platform.