AI Insights · Timothy · April 2025
Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps on iOS in Europe Q1 2025
Explore the performance of leading music and podcast apps on iOS in Europe during Q1 2025, including trends in downloads, revenue, and active users.
In the first quarter of 2025, the top music and podcasts applications on the iOS platform in Europe showed varied performance trends across downloads, revenue, and active users. Here's a closer look at the data from Sensor Tower:
Spotify: Music and Podcasts saw its weekly revenue peak at approximately $571K in late February. Downloads decreased steadily from 344K at the beginning of the quarter to around 233K by the end of March. Meanwhile, active users remained relatively stable, fluctuating slightly around 43M.
Shazam: Find Music & Concerts experienced modest revenue growth, peaking at $66K in late March. Weekly downloads trended downward from 216K to 149K, while active users hovered around 19M, showing minor fluctuations throughout the quarter.
YouTube Music maintained strong revenue performance, peaking at $1.47M in late February. Downloads declined from 163K to 117K, but active users increased steadily, reaching approximately 6.3M by the end of March.
SoundCloud: The Music You Love observed a revenue peak of $793K in late February. Downloads hovered around 99K, while active users increased from 3.9M to over 4.6M by early March, showing a positive trend.
Yandex Music, books & podcasts had a revenue peak of $59K in late February. Downloads decreased from 96K to 61K, but active users increased from 10.4M to over 11.1M by the end of March.
These insights provide a snapshot of the competitive landscape in the music and podcast sector on iOS in Europe, with more detailed data available from Sensor Tower.
