Top 5 Music and Audio Apps on Android in South Africa Q4 2025

In the last quarter of 2025, the music and audio app landscape in South Africa showed varied performance trends across the top five applications on the Android platform. The data, sourced from Sensor Tower, provides a comprehensive look at weekly downloads, revenue, and active user metrics.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts experienced a notable increase in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $65K in late November. Downloads, however, saw a decline over the quarter, starting at around 73K and dropping to 30K by the end of December. Despite this, active users remained relatively stable, fluctuating between 7.9M and 8.3M.

Apple Music maintained consistent weekly revenue, with peaks reaching $13.7K towards the end of October. Download numbers also varied, with a notable spike to nearly 30K in early December. Active users hovered around 750K, showing little variation throughout the quarter.

Pocket FM: Audio Series saw a steady growth in revenue, culminating in a peak of $12.2K by the end of December. Downloads fluctuated, with a high of 14.2K in early October and settling around 4K towards year-end. Active users mirrored this trend, peaking at 45K early on and ending the quarter just above 30K.

Deezer: Music & Podcast Player demonstrated steady revenue trends, peaking at $7.7K in late October. Downloads remained stable, averaging below 1K weekly. Active users, however, increased significantly, reaching nearly 100K by the end of December.

Suno - AI Music & Songs showed modest revenue growth, with a peak of $5.4K in late November. Downloads varied, with a peak of 10K at the start of December. Active users increased steadily, reaching a high of 24K mid-December.

These insights highlight the dynamic nature of the music and audio app market in South Africa. For more detailed analytics and insights, visit Sensor Tower's platform.