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Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps in Kenya Q3 2025

Explore the performance of leading music and podcasts apps in Kenya during Q3 2025, with insights on downloads, revenue, and active users.

Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps in Kenya Q3 2025

In the third quarter of 2025, the performance of the top music and podcasts apps in Kenya showed varied trends across downloads, revenue, and active users. This analysis, based on data from Sensor Tower, highlights the key metrics for these popular apps.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts experienced a notable fluctuation in its weekly revenue, which peaked at approximately $2.5K at the start of July and gradually decreased to around $2K by the end of September. Weekly downloads saw a peak of about 42K in early August, while active users fluctuated around 2.3M, with a slight increase towards the end of the quarter.

Boomplay: Music & Live Stream showed a consistent revenue trend, averaging around $150 weekly. Downloads peaked at 27K in early August, and active users were relatively stable, hovering around 1.1M.

Download Music Mp3 did not generate any revenue but maintained a steady download rate, peaking at around 20K mid-August. Active users remained stable, with a slight increase to approximately 24K by the end of the quarter.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts had minimal revenue, consistently around $3 weekly. Downloads peaked at about 11.8K in early September, while active users showed a slight decline from approximately 673K to 660K.

Audiomack: Music Downloader maintained a steady revenue, peaking at $247 in mid-August. Downloads reached a high of 11.8K in late July, and active users increased to around 250K mid-quarter before slightly declining.

These trends highlight the dynamic nature of Kenya's digital music market, with varying performance metrics across the top applications. For more detailed insights, visit Sensor Tower.


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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: October 2025