Top 5 Music and Audio Apps in New Zealand, Q2 2025

In the second quarter of 2025, the music and audio app landscape in New Zealand showcased notable trends across downloads, revenue, and active users. This analysis is powered by data from Sensor Tower.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts experienced fluctuating weekly revenue, peaking at around $35K in early April and stabilizing between $23K and $34K towards the end of June. Weekly downloads hovered around 4.5K to 5.2K, with a slight dip in June. Active users showed resilience, maintaining over 830K, with a peak of approximately 893K in mid-June.

Pocket FM: Audio Series saw a steady increase in revenue, culminating at about $6.8K by the end of June. Downloads grew significantly in early May, reaching 2.3K, before tapering off to around 900 in late June. Active users peaked at over 4.1K in mid-May, before settling to around 2.8K by quarter's end.

SoundCloud: The Music You Love had a consistent revenue stream, ranging from $8K to $10K throughout the quarter. Downloads remained stable, averaging around 1.2K, while active users saw an initial decline but rebounded to approximately 19.4K at the start of June.

Apple Music maintained a moderate revenue flow, peaking at $1.5K in mid-June. Downloads increased steadily from 300 in early April to 745 by the end of May. Active users showed a gradual increase, reaching around 1.4K in late May.

Ultimate Guitar: Chords & Tabs displayed stable weekly revenue, mostly hovering around $3.7K to $4.3K. Downloads were consistent, with a slight dip to 580 in late June. Active users peaked at over 13K in early May before falling to 12.3K by the end of June.

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