AI Insights · Timothy · January 2026
Top Music and Podcasts Apps on Android in South Africa: Q4 2025
Explore the performance trends of the top music and podcasts apps on Android in South Africa during Q4 2025, focusing on downloads, revenue, and active users.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, the performance of music and podcast applications on the Android platform in South Africa showcased interesting trends. Here's a closer look at the top five apps, using data from Sensor Tower.
Spotify: Music and Podcasts demonstrated a dynamic performance. Weekly revenue saw fluctuations, peaking at about $65K in late November, while weekly downloads declined steadily from over 72K at the beginning of October to around 30K by the end of December. Weekly active users remained relatively stable, hovering around 8M throughout the quarter.
Shazam: Find Music & Concerts maintained consistent download numbers, starting at 38K and slightly increasing to 29K by the end of December. Active users showed a slight decline from 3.2M at the start of the quarter but remained close to 3.1M by the end.
Tubidy Mp3 Music Downloader experienced a notable rise in downloads, more than doubling from 15K in early October to nearly 29K in mid-December. Active users also increased, reaching over 128K mid-month before closing the quarter at approximately 113K.
Apple Music saw varied performance metrics. Revenue ranged from $8.5K to a peak of $13.7K. Downloads fluctuated, with a significant spike to nearly 30K in early December. Active users remained steady around 750K.
YouTube Music had a stable download rate, starting at 15K and ending at 10K. Active users showed an upward trend, surpassing 5.4M in early December before ending the quarter at 5M.
For more detailed insights, visit Sensor Tower's website to explore the comprehensive data for these applications.
