Top Music and Podcasts Apps in New Zealand: Q3 2025 Performance

In the third quarter of 2025, the music and podcast app landscape in New Zealand showcased varied trends across the top-performing applications. According to data from Sensor Tower, these apps demonstrated significant activity in terms of downloads, revenue, and active user engagement.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts, published by Spotify AB, experienced a consistent increase in weekly revenue, reaching approximately $32.9K by the end of September. Weekly downloads saw a noticeable rise, peaking at 5.1K in the last week of the quarter. Active users remained robust, slightly increasing from 905K to 899K by the quarter's end.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts, from Apple Inc., maintained stable weekly downloads, averaging around 2.3K throughout the quarter. Active users exhibited a modest growth, ending the quarter at approximately 80K.

YouTube Music, developed by Google LLC, saw weekly revenue fluctuate, ending at about $18.6K. Downloads were stable, with a slight dip towards the end of the quarter. Active user numbers remained steady, closing at around 145K.

SoundCloud: The Music You Love from SoundCloud showed a promising increase in revenue, peaking at $10.2K. Downloads grew gradually, reaching 1.8K by the quarter's conclusion. Active users saw a significant rise, ending at approximately 20K.

Finally, rova – radio, music, podcasts by MediaWorks Holdings, experienced a surge in downloads, particularly in mid-September, reaching over 5.5K. Active users grew substantially, more than doubling to approximately 12.8K by the end of the quarter.

These insights underscore the dynamic nature of the music and podcast app market in New Zealand. For more detailed analytics and trends, visit Sensor Tower's platform.