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

In the fourth quarter of 2024, the performance of the top music and podcasts apps on a unified platform in South Africa highlights interesting trends across downloads, revenue, and active users.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts showed a varied weekly revenue, peaking at about $34K in late December. Downloads fluctuated, reaching a high of 173K in early December. Active users remained strong, surpassing 8M in the same period.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts experienced consistent weekly downloads, with a notable increase to 57K in early December. Active users were stable, maintaining over 3.1M throughout the quarter.

Tubidy Mp3 Music Downloader saw downloads peaking at 34K in early December. Active users grew steadily, reaching over 260K by late December.

YouTube Music had a peak in weekly downloads at 30K in early December, while active users remained strong, hovering around 5M.

Music Downloader -Download MP3 maintained steady download numbers, with a high of 17K in mid-December. Active users showed a gradual increase, ending the quarter at 150K.

These insights, sourced from Sensor Tower, provide a snapshot of app performance in the South African market, with more detailed analytics available for further exploration.