Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps on Android in South Africa Q3 2025

In the third quarter of 2025, the top music and podcast applications on the Android platform in South Africa showed varied performance metrics. This analysis, based on data from Sensor Tower, highlights the trends in weekly downloads, revenue, and active users for these leading apps.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts saw a notable increase in weekly downloads, peaking at approximately 85K in early September. The app's weekly revenue showed fluctuations, starting at around $40K and ending the quarter at about $43K. Weekly active users remained robust, reaching over 8.3M in late September.

Apple Music experienced a modest rise in weekly revenue, peaking at $11.4K by the end of the quarter. Downloads varied, with a high of nearly 28K in mid-August. Active users showed a slight increase, reaching over 634K at the close of September.

Deezer: Music & Podcast Player maintained a consistent download rate, with figures around 900 downloads weekly. Revenue peaked at $6.8K in the final week of September, while active users hovered around 76K throughout the quarter.

DistroKid saw a steady download trend, ending the quarter with approximately 610 downloads weekly. Revenue showed minor fluctuations, peaking at $697. Active users displayed a gradual increase, reaching 1.7K by the end of September.

TIDAL Music: HiFi sound experienced a slight increase in weekly revenue, closing the quarter at $728. Downloads remained relatively stable, with a weekly average of around 350. Active users varied slightly, ending at about 984.

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