Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps on iOS in the Middle East, Q3 2025

In the third quarter of 2025, the Spotify: Music and Podcasts app showed a strong performance in the Middle East's iOS market. Weekly revenue saw a consistent rise, peaking at around $37K in late September. Downloads also experienced a noticeable increase, particularly towards the end of the quarter, reaching over 52K. The app maintained a robust user base, with active users fluctuating around 1.1M.

YouTube Music exhibited significant revenue fluctuations, starting at approximately $205K and closing the quarter at $221K. The download numbers remained steady, hovering around 20K, while active users showed a slight upward trend, peaking at about 918K.

SoundCloud: The Music You Love experienced a gradual increase in revenue, reaching $11.8K by the end of September. Downloads remained consistent, averaging around 20K weekly. Active users saw some variability, ending the quarter with approximately 1.08M users.

Radio thmanyah: Podcast, Books saw a dramatic surge in revenue mid-quarter, peaking at $27.8K. However, downloads fluctuated significantly, starting strong at over 39K and dropping to under 1K by the end of September. Active user numbers gradually declined, finishing the quarter with around 80K users.

Lastly, Shazam: Find Music & Concerts maintained stable revenue throughout the quarter, though it tapered off towards the end. Downloads saw a slight decline from 13K to about 10K. Active users showed some variability, ending the period with around 532K users.

These insights, derived from Sensor Tower data, highlight the dynamic landscape of music and podcast apps in the Middle East. For more detailed analytics, visit Sensor Tower's platform.