Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps in South Africa Q3 2025

In the third quarter of 2025, the landscape of music and podcast applications in South Africa showed some notable trends across various metrics, according to data from Sensor Tower.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts experienced a dynamic quarter. Weekly revenue saw fluctuations, starting at around $40.3K and closing the quarter at $43.4K. Downloads increased significantly, peaking at 105K in early September. Active users remained robust, hovering around 9M throughout the quarter.

YouTube Music showed a modest revenue trend, beginning at $21.7K and ending at $23.6K. Downloads were relatively stable, with a slight increase to 20.4K by the end of September. The app maintained over 5.3M active users, with a slight rise towards the end of the quarter.

Apple Music witnessed a gradual revenue increase, reaching $11.4K in late September. Downloads saw a peak in mid-July at 27K, and active users increased to about 657K by early September.

Deezer: Music & Podcast Player reported a steady rise in revenue, ending the quarter at $11.2K. Downloads remained consistent, with active users peaking at 101K in late July before experiencing a slight decline.

TIDAL Music: HiFi sound had a varied revenue stream, reaching $2.6K towards the end of the quarter. Downloads and active users numbers were relatively stable, with little variation throughout the period.

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