Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps in UAE Q3 2025: Performance Overview

In the third quarter of 2025, the top music and podcast applications in the United Arab Emirates showed varied performance metrics across downloads, revenue, and active users. This analysis, based on data from Sensor Tower, highlights key trends for YouTube Music, Anghami: Play Music & Podcasts, Spotify: Music and Podcasts, SoundCloud: The Music You Love, and Deezer: Music Player, Podcast.

YouTube Music saw a notable rise in weekly revenue, starting at around $54.8K and peaking at $61.8K by the end of September. Downloads remained stable, averaging around 7K weekly, while active users maintained a strong presence, fluctuating between 595K and 668K throughout the quarter.

Anghami: Play Music & Podcasts experienced consistent weekly revenue, averaging $30K, with a slight increase towards the end of the quarter. Downloads remained moderate, around 2K weekly, while active users showed a positive trend, increasing from 54.5K to 68.8K.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts demonstrated steady revenue, ranging from $7.8K to $8.5K weekly. Downloads were robust, peaking at 18.5K in mid-September, and active users saw an upward trend, culminating at 601K by the quarter's close.

SoundCloud: The Music You Love showed a relatively stable revenue pattern, with a weekly range between $3.4K and $5.5K. Downloads were consistent, averaging around 5K, and active users remained steady, with minor fluctuations around the 180K mark.

Deezer: Music Player, Podcast had modest revenue figures, typically around $4K weekly. Downloads were low, averaging a few hundred each week, while active users varied, starting from 7K and ending at approximately 4.8K.

For more detailed insights and data on app performance, visit Sensor Tower.