Top Music and Podcast Apps in Saudi Arabia Q3 2025

In the third quarter of 2025, the music and podcast app landscape in Saudi Arabia saw significant activity across top platforms, with data sourced from Sensor Tower providing a detailed look at their performance.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts experienced a gradual increase in weekly revenue, peaking around $2.6K by early September. Downloads fluctuated, reaching a high of approximately 58K in late September. Weekly active users maintained a steady presence, hovering around 800K, with a notable increase to 843K in mid-September.

Radio thmanyah: Podcast, Books saw a significant spike in revenue, reaching approximately $28K in early September. Downloads were initially strong, peaking at about 54K in August, but tapered off to 1.3K by the end of September. Active users declined steadily from 94K to around 67K.

Anghami: Play Music & Podcasts demonstrated consistent revenue growth, culminating at roughly $44K by the end of September. Downloads showed a gentle decline, while active users increased from 218K to over 327K throughout the quarter.

SoundCloud: The Music You Love maintained stable revenue, peaking at $1.8K in late August. Downloads remained consistent around 15K weekly, while active users fluctuated, reaching over 1.2M in early July before settling around 1M.

YouTube Music achieved the highest revenue among the apps, with peaks near $83K at both the start and end of the quarter. Downloads remained steady, averaging around 15K weekly. Active users showed robust growth, peaking at nearly 2M in late July.

These insights illustrate the dynamic nature of the music and podcast app market in Saudi Arabia, with more detailed analytics available through Sensor Tower.