Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps Performance in South Africa, Q2 2025

In the second quarter of 2025, the top music and podcasts applications in South Africa exhibited varied performance trends across downloads, revenue, and active users. The data, sourced from Sensor Tower, provides insights into the dynamics of these popular apps.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts showed strong weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $43K in late June. Weekly downloads fluctuated, starting at 111K in early April and stabilizing around 85K by the end of the quarter. Active users remained relatively steady, with a slight increase to 8.1M in early June.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts did not generate revenue but maintained a consistent download rate, peaking at 70.5K in late April. Active users showed some volatility, rising to 3.1M in mid-June.

Tubidy Mp3 Music Downloader experienced variations in downloads, with a high of 37K in early April. Active users increased significantly, reaching nearly 299K in late May before declining towards the quarter's end.

YouTube Music had a steady revenue stream, peaking at $21.7K in late June. Downloads remained consistent, averaging around 20K weekly. Active users showed minor fluctuations, maintaining around 5.2M.

Apple Music saw revenue highs of $13.7K in late June, with a notable increase in downloads, reaching 23.9K by the end of May. Active users remained stable, averaging around 600K.

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