AI Insights · Timothy · October 2025
Top 5 Music and Audio Apps in South Africa - Q3 2025
Explore the performance trends of the top music and audio apps in South Africa during Q3 2025, with insights from Sensor Tower.
In the third quarter of 2025, the music and audio app market in South Africa saw dynamic activity, with varying trends across the top apps on the unified platform. Here's a closer look at the performance of these applications.
Spotify: Music and Podcasts experienced a rise in weekly revenue, reaching approximately $43K by the end of September. The app also saw a significant increase in weekly downloads, peaking at 105K in early September. Meanwhile, weekly active users remained consistently high, hovering around 9M.
SonicNest — Music Player showed a strong increase in weekly downloads, particularly in mid-August with 66K downloads. The number of weekly active users also rose steadily, reaching 138K by late August.
Music Player & MP3 - DDMusic maintained a steady download rate, with a notable peak of 41K downloads at the end of September. Weekly active users showed a gradual increase, surpassing 745K in late August.
Shazam: Find Music & Concerts had consistent download numbers, peaking at 42K in late September. The app's weekly active users also remained strong, with numbers consistently around 3.3M.
Tubidy Music Mp3 Downloader showed fluctuations in weekly downloads, with a high of 47K in late June. Active users steadily increased throughout the quarter, reaching over 100K by the end of September.
These insights, sourced from Sensor Tower, reflect the dynamic nature of the music and audio app market in South Africa during this period. For more detailed analytics and trends, visit Sensor Tower's platform.
