Top 5 Music and Audio Apps on Android in South Africa: Q1 2025

In the first quarter of 2025, the music and audio app market in South Africa showed intriguing trends on the Android platform. Here's a closer look at the performance of the top five apps in this category, based on data from Sensor Tower.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts from Spotify AB saw a dynamic quarter. Weekly revenue fluctuated, peaking at around $51K in late February. Downloads experienced a significant rise towards the end of March, reaching approximately 86K. The app maintained a robust active user base, hovering around 7M throughout the quarter.

Apple Music, published by Apple, experienced a varied performance. Revenue peaked at about $15K in late February, while downloads remained relatively stable, averaging around 10K weekly. Active users showed a slight decline from 753K to 669K.

Pocket FM: Audio Series, by Pocket FM Corp., had a consistent revenue stream, with a notable peak of $9.4K in late March. Downloads were highest in mid-January at 17K, and active users fluctuated, ending the quarter at 41K.

Deezer: Music & Podcast Player, from Deezer Music, showed a steady increase in revenue, peaking at $9.3K in late February. Downloads remained consistent, averaging just over 1K weekly. Active users initially declined but rebounded to 73K by the end of March.

Ultimate Guitar: Chords & Tabs, by Ultimate Guitar USA LLC, had modest revenue, with a high of $1.3K in late January. Downloads were stable, averaging around 350 weekly, while active users fluctuated, starting at 7.3K and ending at 6.5K.

These insights highlight the diverse trends within the music and audio app market in South Africa during the first quarter of 2025. For more detailed data and analysis, visit Sensor Tower.