Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps in the Middle East - Q4 2025

The fourth quarter of 2025 saw significant activity in the music and podcast app market in the Middle East, with YouTube Music leading the charge. Weekly revenue for the app from Google fluctuated throughout the quarter, peaking at approximately $242K in late November. Downloads reached a high of around 44.7K in late December, while weekly active users remained strong, hovering around 3.9M by the end of the year.

Anghami: Play Music & Podcasts, a major player from Lebanon, saw its weekly revenue peak at about $102K in late November. The app's downloads showed a downward trend, starting at 22.8K and dropping to 20.6K by the year's end. Active users remained relatively stable, with a slight increase to 621K in the final week of December.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts from Sweden experienced a notable increase in both revenue and downloads at the beginning of December, reaching $108K and 105K, respectively. The app maintained a robust user base, ending the quarter with 3.6M active users.

Germany's SoundCloud: The Music You Love showed a steady increase in revenue, reaching a peak of $15.7K in late December. Downloads were consistent, averaging around 30K, while active users remained stable at approximately 1.9M.

Radio thmanyah: Podcast, Books, based in Saudi Arabia, had a challenging quarter with fluctuating revenue, peaking at $17.9K in early October. Downloads were modest, with a peak of 6.2K in early November, and active users hovered around 110K.

These insights from Sensor Tower highlight the dynamic nature of the music and podcast app market in the Middle East, showcasing varying trends in downloads, revenue, and user engagement across the region's top platforms.