AI Insights · Timothy · July 2025
Top Music and Audio Apps Performance in the Middle East, Q2 2025
In Q2 2025, the top music and audio apps in the Middle East showed varied performance trends in downloads, revenue, and active users on a unified platform.
The second quarter of 2025 witnessed notable trends among the top music and audio applications in the Middle East, with data sourced from Sensor Tower providing insights into their performance.
Spotify: Music and Podcasts experienced a consistent increase in weekly revenue, culminating at approximately $66K by the end of June. Weekly downloads saw a peak in late April with about 92K, while active users remained strong, fluctuating around 3M throughout the quarter.
Anghami: Play music & Podcasts showed a varied revenue pattern, peaking at $102K in the last week of April. Downloads reached their highest in late June with over 31K, and active users displayed a gradual decline from 564K to 489K.
StarMaker: Sing Karaoke Songs had a modest revenue increase, ending the quarter at around $35K. Downloads surged in mid-April to 44K, while active users increased significantly to 177K by the quarter's end.
Pocket FM: Audio Series maintained a steady revenue stream, hovering around $4K weekly. Downloads were highest at the start of the quarter with 10K, and active users showed a slight decline, ending at 32K.
Apple Music saw gradual revenue growth, reaching $3.6K in early June. Downloads peaked dramatically to 8.9K in the final week, and active users grew consistently, reaching 67K.
These insights highlight the dynamic nature of app performance in the region, with more detailed data available through Sensor Tower.