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

In the first quarter of 2025, the top music and audio apps on Android in South Africa showed varying trends in downloads, revenue, and active users. Here's a closer look at their performance.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts experienced fluctuating weekly downloads, starting from around 67K and peaking at 86.5K by the end of March. Revenue for the app saw a notable rise, reaching approximately $51.4K in late February. Active users remained fairly stable, with numbers hovering around 7M throughout the quarter.

Music Player & MP3 - DDMusic saw a steady increase in downloads, starting at 40.2K and rising to 76.7K by mid-March. The app maintained strong engagement, with active users peaking at around 745K in February before seeing a gradual decline.

Tunecho music-Play offline started the quarter with 48.3K downloads, spiking to 83.9K at the beginning of March. The app's active users increased significantly, reaching over 122K in early March before a slight decline towards the end of the quarter.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts began with weekly downloads of 36.3K, which gradually rose to 55.7K by the end of March. Active users remained relatively stable, with a slight peak of nearly 3M in mid-March.

Tubidy Mp3 Music Downloader saw consistent growth in downloads, starting at 31K and ending at 37K. Active users showed a downward trend, decreasing from 213K to around 166K by the end of the quarter.

These insights, derived from Sensor Tower's data, provide a snapshot of the dynamic app landscape in South Africa. For more detailed analytics, visit Sensor Tower.