Top 5 Music and Podcast Apps in Australia: Q4 2024 Analysis

In the fourth quarter of 2024, the top music and podcast applications on the unified platform in Australia showcased diverse performance trends. Here's a closer look at how each app fared, based on data from Sensor Tower.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts experienced notable fluctuations in weekly revenue, peaking in mid-December at approximately $222K. Downloads saw a significant rise in December, reaching around 58K in the week of December 23. Active users hovered around 6.1M to 6.3M throughout the quarter.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts maintained steady weekly downloads, concluding the quarter with about 14.4K. Active user numbers saw a gradual increase, finishing strong at over 1M users by the end of December.

YouTube Music showed consistent revenue generation, with weekly figures often exceeding $150K. Downloads peaked in late December at around 15.3K, while active users fluctuated between 1.1M and 1.3M.

SoundCloud: The Music You Love experienced steady revenue, with a slight dip towards the end of the quarter, finishing at approximately $92K. Weekly downloads remained stable, while active users saw a slight decline, ending at about 431K.

Lastly, LiSTNR had a noticeable increase in downloads, reaching about 17.1K by the end of December. Active users showed a slight rebound towards the end of the quarter, closing with approximately 83K users.

These insights from Sensor Tower highlight the dynamic landscape of music and podcast apps in Australia, reflecting varying user engagement and revenue trends across the top platforms.