Top Music and Audio Apps Performance in South Africa Q4 2025

In the fourth quarter of 2025, the music and audio app landscape in South Africa saw varied performance across the top five apps on a unified platform. Here's a closer look at their trends based on Sensor Tower's data.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts experienced fluctuations in weekly revenue, starting at approximately $45.8K and peaking at $65.4K towards the end of November. Weekly downloads began at 94K, declining to around 48.9K by the end of December. Active users remained robust, hovering around 9.1M to 9.7M.

Download Music Mp3 maintained stable download numbers, beginning at 40.4K and ending at 28.9K. Its active user base showed an upward trend, growing from 136K to a peak of 194K in early December.

Music Player & MP3 - DDMusic had consistent download figures, peaking at 43.2K in early October. Revenue was minimal, with a slight uptick in late November. Active users showed a strong presence, peaking at 674K in mid-November.

Music Player:MP3 Downloader saw its downloads fluctuate, starting at 36.6K and ending at 27.9K, while active users increased from 26K to a high of 46.8K by late December.

Lastly, Shazam: Find Music & Concerts demonstrated consistent downloads, starting at 41.8K and closing the quarter at 33.2K. Active users ranged from 3.2M to a peak of 3.7M in late November.

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