Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps in the Middle East: Q3 2025 Performance

In the third quarter of 2025, the performance of the top music and podcast applications in the Middle East showcased intriguing trends across various metrics. According to data from Sensor Tower, here’s a closer look at how these apps fared on a unified platform.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts maintained a robust presence with weekly downloads peaking at approximately 99.6K in late September. The app's weekly revenue experienced a significant rise, reaching around $88.3K in early September. Active users remained largely stable, fluctuating between 2.9M and 3M, with a notable peak at 3.1M mid-September.

YouTube Music saw a consistent stream of downloads, averaging around 35K weekly. Revenue varied, peaking at $221K by the end of the quarter. Active user numbers remained strong, consistently exceeding 3.7M, with a peak of 3.9M in early September.

SoundCloud: The Music You Love experienced steady weekly downloads, hovering around 30K. Revenue showed modest growth, reaching $12.7K by the end of the quarter. Active users saw fluctuations, with numbers ranging from 1.6M to 1.8M throughout the quarter.

Anghami: Play Music & Podcasts had a varied revenue trend, peaking at $99K at the close of September. Downloads started strong but tapered off, ending the quarter at about 22.9K. Active users showed an upward trend, rising from 566K to 661K by the quarter's end.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts maintained a stable download rate, averaging around 20K. While revenue was negligible, active users peaked at over 1M in early August before settling at around 913K by the end of September.

These insights from Sensor Tower highlight the dynamic nature of the music and podcast app market in the Middle East during this period, with each app showing unique patterns in user engagement and revenue generation.