AI Insights · Timothy · January 2026
Top 5 Music and Podcast Apps on iOS in the UK, Q4 2025
Explore the performance trends of the leading music and podcast apps on iOS in the UK during Q4 2025, with insights from Sensor Tower.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, the top music and podcast apps on iOS in the United Kingdom showed varied performance trends. Sensor Tower provides detailed insights into these trends.
Amazon Music: Songs & Podcasts experienced a peak in weekly revenue at approximately $563K at the start of the quarter, with a slight dip mid-quarter but recovering to $490K by mid-December. Downloads saw an upward trend towards the end of the quarter, reaching about 23.8K in the week of December 22. The app maintained a strong user base, peaking at around 1.49M active users in late November.
SoundCloud: The Music You Love had a steady weekly revenue flow, with a high of $371K at the beginning of the quarter and $345K mid-December. Downloads were generally stable, with a slight increase to 14.9K in the last week of December. Active users fluctuated slightly, closing the quarter at around 659K.
YouTube Music showed varied weekly revenue, peaking at $246K early in the quarter and stabilizing around $181K by the end. Downloads surged notably to 25.6K in early December, while active users saw a significant increase, culminating at approximately 834K in the first week of December.
Deezer: Music Player, Podcast maintained a consistent revenue with a high of $68.5K in late November. Downloads were modest, with a peak of 1.8K in early December. Active users increased steadily, ending at around 108K in the week of December 22.
TIDAL Music: HiFi Sound observed a gradual increase in revenue, peaking at nearly $49K in late November. Downloads reached a high of about 3K in early December. The active user count showed a general upward trend, finishing the quarter at approximately 85K.
For more detailed insights and trends, visit Sensor Tower's platform.