Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps on Unified Platform in Australia: Q1 2025

The first quarter of 2025 saw varied performances among the top music and podcast applications in Australia, as observed on a unified platform. Insights from Sensor Tower reveal trends in downloads, revenue, and active users for these popular apps.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts from Spotify showed a strong revenue performance, peaking at approximately $215K in mid-March. Weekly downloads were consistent, averaging around 31K, with a slight decline towards the end of March. Active users remained stable, fluctuating slightly around the 6M mark throughout the quarter.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts, published by Apple, did not generate revenue during this period. However, it maintained a steady download rate, with numbers starting at 14K and gradually decreasing to 10K by the end of March. Active users varied, with a high of 1M at the start of the quarter, dropping to approximately 775K by the end.

YouTube Music from Google experienced a steady revenue increase, hitting a high of $168K in early March. Downloads showed a gradual decline, averaging around 11K weekly. Active users remained relatively stable, fluctuating between 1.2M and 1.3M.

LiSTNR saw no revenue generation but maintained a consistent download pattern, starting at 17K and ending the quarter at 9K. Active users displayed a positive trend, increasing from 83K to nearly 98K by mid-March.

SoundCloud: The Music You Love managed to reach a peak revenue of $123K in late February. Weekly downloads remained stable, averaging around 9K. Active users showed a notable increase from 431K at the start to over 485K by mid-March.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower's website.