Top Music and Podcasts Apps in Russia: Q4 2024 Performance

The fourth quarter of 2024 saw interesting trends in the music and podcast app sector in Russia, with data provided by Sensor Tower offering detailed insights into the performance of the top five apps on a unified platform.

Yandex Music, books & podcasts recorded a notable increase in weekly downloads, climbing from 195K at the start of the quarter to 337K by the end. Revenue trends showed a peak at $51.7K in mid-November, while weekly active users consistently hovered around 30M, peaking at 32M in the final week.

VK Music: playlists & podcasts experienced fluctuations in weekly downloads, with the highest point reaching 201K in the last week of December. Revenue varied throughout the quarter, peaking at $83.6K mid-October. Active users showed a steady increase, ending the quarter at approximately 4.9M.

Мой Звук: HiFi-музыка и книги saw weekly downloads peak at 123K in late December, despite no revenue data available. The app maintained a strong active user base, ending the quarter with 2.4M users.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts had a relatively stable quarter in terms of downloads, with a notable increase to 113K in the final week. Active users fluctuated slightly, ending at approximately 11.5M.

Finally, МТС Music – музыка и подкасты showed a steady increase in downloads, starting at 71K and reaching 112K by the end of December. Revenue remained modest, with the highest weekly revenue being $184. Active users also increased, peaking at 1.65M.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower's platform.