Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps in New Zealand Q4 2025

In the fourth quarter of 2025, Spotify: Music and Podcasts showed a dynamic performance in New Zealand. Weekly revenue saw peaks, notably reaching around $43.8K at the end of November, while weekly downloads experienced a significant surge to approximately 12.5K in early December. Meanwhile, active users hovered around 1.1M, with some fluctuations throughout the quarter.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts maintained steady weekly downloads, averaging around 2K, while active users showed a notable increase, peaking at over 101K by the end of December.

YouTube Music experienced a steady rise in revenue, peaking at $26.6K mid-December. Weekly downloads and active users also increased, with downloads reaching roughly 2.2K and active users peaking at 176K.

SoundCloud: The Music You Love exhibited stable revenue trends, with a peak of about $12.3K in late December. Downloads averaged around 1.4K, while active users showed a slight decline towards the end of the quarter, from over 42K to around 34K.

Finally, iHeart: Play & Listen to Music displayed modest revenue figures, peaking at $109 in early December. Downloads remained consistent, averaging around 1.3K, while active users increased significantly to around 29K by mid-December.

These insights are derived from Sensor Tower's comprehensive data analysis, offering a detailed look at the digital music landscape in New Zealand. For more in-depth information, visit Sensor Tower's platform.