Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps in New Zealand: Q2 2025 Performance

In the second quarter of 2025, the top music and podcast applications in New Zealand showed varied performance on a unified platform, with data insights provided by Sensor Tower.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts experienced fluctuations in its weekly revenue, peaking at around $35K in early April before settling to approximately $29K by the end of June. Weekly downloads remained relatively stable, hovering around 4.5K to 5.2K. The app maintained a robust weekly active user base, reaching up to 893K.

YouTube Music saw its weekly revenue rise to about $18.7K in mid-May, with a slight decrease toward the end of the quarter. Downloads were consistent, averaging around 1.7K to 1.9K weekly. Despite some fluctuations, weekly active users remained strong, peaking at 161K.

SoundCloud: The Music You Love showed a steady revenue increase, reaching about $10.8K in late June. Weekly downloads varied slightly, generally between 1.1K and 1.5K. Active users saw a notable rise, peaking at nearly 19.5K in early June.

TIDAL Music: HiFi sound experienced a gradual increase in revenue, peaking at $2.4K by the end of June. Downloads were modest, with a noticeable peak of 611 in the last week. Active users initially declined but rebounded to over 7K by the quarter's end.

Apple Music showed consistent weekly revenue, averaging around $1.5K. Downloads saw a mid-quarter increase, reaching 745. Active users fluctuated slightly, maintaining numbers around 1.4K.

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