Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps Performance in the Middle East: Q1 2025

In the first quarter of 2025, the Middle East's music and podcast app market saw significant activity across leading platforms such as YouTube Music, Anghami: Play Music & Podcasts, Spotify: Music and Podcasts, Deezer: Music Player, Podcast, and SoundCloud: The Music You Love.

YouTube Music from Google demonstrated robust weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $237K in late February. Downloads surged mid-quarter, reaching around 56K in early February, with active users fluctuating between 3.5M and 3.9M.

Anghami: Play Music & Podcasts showed an increase in weekly revenue, notably hitting $114K in late February. Download numbers varied, peaking at about 24K in the last week of March, while active users ranged from 520K to 640K.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts experienced a revenue upturn, reaching $64K in early March. Downloads saw a dip mid-quarter but ended strong at approximately 75K, with active users remaining steady around 2.8M to 3.1M.

Deezer: Music Player, Podcast maintained consistent revenue, with a peak of $11K in late March. Downloads remained stable, with a slight increase to about 1.4K in early March, while active users peaked at approximately 26K.

SoundCloud: The Music You Love saw its highest revenue of $11K in late February. Downloads trended downwards but rebounded to 32K by the end of March. Active users hovered around 1.7M to 2.1M.

These insights, sourced from Sensor Tower, highlight the dynamic landscape of music and podcast apps in the region. For more detailed analytics, visit Sensor Tower's platform.