Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps Performance in Saudi Arabia Q1 2025

In the first quarter of 2025, the performance of the top music and podcasts applications in Saudi Arabia showed diverse trends across different metrics. Here's a closer look at how each app performed on a unified platform, with insights provided by Sensor Tower.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts experienced a notable rise in weekly revenue, reaching approximately $2.1K by the end of March. Downloads started strong in January, peaking at around 50K, before dipping and rising again to over 42K by the end of the quarter. The app saw fluctuations in active users, beginning at 760K and ending with a recovery to 734K.

YouTube Music saw its weekly revenue peak at $100K in late February and maintained a consistent level around $70K towards the end of March. Downloads exhibited a dip mid-quarter but rebounded to nearly 19K. Active users remained strong, crossing the 1.8M mark by the quarter's close.

SoundCloud: The Music You Love displayed a mixed revenue trend, with a high of $1.5K in late January, stabilizing to about $1K by March. Downloads saw a decline in early March, but recovered to over 17K by the end. Active users hovered around the 1.1M to 1.4M range throughout the quarter.

Radio thmanyah: Podcast, Books showed significant fluctuations in revenue, peaking at $8K in early March. Downloads varied, starting at 8.3K and dropping to just over 1K by the end of March. However, active users remained relatively steady, closing at around 150K.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts did not generate revenue during this period, but downloads increased from 8K in January to over 10K by the end of March. Active users showed a decline from 381K to 271K, with a slight recovery towards the end.

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