Top 5 Music and Audio Apps in UAE: Q1 2025 Performance

In the first quarter of 2025, the top music and audio applications in the United Arab Emirates saw varied performance across downloads, revenue, and active users. Here’s a detailed look at each app's metrics.

Music Player & MP3 - DDMusic, developed by Hitchhike Tech, experienced fluctuating weekly downloads, starting at about 12.4K at the end of December 2024 and peaking at 18.4K in mid-January. However, the downloads declined to approximately 5.4K by early March before modestly recovering to around 7.2K by the end of the quarter. The active user base showed a consistent upward trend, beginning at 43.2K and ending at 89.6K.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts from Spotify AB maintained a steady revenue stream, with weekly earnings ranging from $4.4K to $7.3K. Downloads remained relatively stable, hovering around 11.3K to 14.9K throughout the quarter. The app's active user count fluctuated but stayed robust, ending the quarter with over 563K users.

Tunecho music-Play offline by Shinwari Tech had variable download numbers, beginning at 6.8K and dropping to 1.5K by the end of March. The active user numbers mirrored this trend, starting at 7.6K and decreasing to 8.6K.

YouTube Music from Google LLC saw strong revenue growth, peaking at $63.8K in late February. Downloads fluctuated, with a high of 12.2K in early February, stabilizing around 8.1K by the end of March. Active users remained strong, with numbers consistently above 564K.

Finally, Pocket FM: Audio Series reported steady revenue, mostly ranging between $931 and $1.8K. Downloads varied significantly, peaking at 8.7K in mid-February before dropping to 3.4K by the end of March. Active users remained fairly stable, ending the quarter with approximately 13.6K.

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