AI Insights · Timothy · September 2025
Top 5 Music and Podcast Apps on iOS in the UK Q3 2025
Explore the performance of the leading music and podcast apps in the UK during Q3 2025, highlighting trends in downloads, revenue, and active users.
The third quarter of 2025 saw notable trends among the top music and podcast apps on the iOS platform in the United Kingdom. This analysis, sourced from Sensor Tower, provides insights into weekly downloads, revenue, and active user numbers for the period.
Amazon Music: Songs & Podcasts from AMZN Mobile LLC displayed fluctuations in weekly revenue, starting at approximately $560K in early July and peaking at $561K by the end of September. Downloads varied, with a mid-quarter dip to around 14K but closing the quarter at over 16K. Active users remained robust, ranging between 1.4M and 1.6M throughout the quarter.
SoundCloud: The Music You Love recorded weekly revenue starting at $343K, with a slight dip mid-quarter but rising to $370K by quarter’s end. Downloads were steady, generally around 15K, while active users fluctuated, peaking at nearly 965K in late August.
YouTube Music showed consistent weekly revenue, hovering around $180K to $199K, with a significant rise to $247K in the final week. Downloads were stable, typically around 13K, and active users varied slightly, with numbers ranging from 745K to 785K.
Deezer: Music Player, Podcast had relatively lower weekly revenue, beginning at $67K and seeing a modest increase to $67K by the quarter's close. Downloads were modest, generally around 1.5K, while active users showed a steady increase, reaching nearly 110K by the end of September.
TIDAL Music: HiFi Sound experienced slight fluctuations in revenue, ranging from $52K to $63K, with downloads consistently below 2.5K. Active users, however, maintained a steady number, hovering around 77K.
For more detailed insights, visit Sensor Tower’s comprehensive reports on these applications' performance in the UK market.