Australian Android Users Tune In to Top Music and Podcasts Apps in Q4 2020

The final quarter of 2020 saw Australian Android users engaging with music and podcasts apps in various ways. Sensor Tower provides a closer look at the trends in downloads, revenue, and active users for the top applications in this category.

TuneIn Radio: Music & Sports ended the year with a significant rise in weekly active users, growing from 3.7K in late September to over 5K by the end of December. Downloads also saw an uptick, with a jump from 1.6K to nearly 2.8K in the same period.

Podcast App - Podcasts showed an intriguing pattern with its revenue remaining relatively stable, peaking at 675 USD in mid-December before dipping to 475 USD by year-end. Downloads, however, surged from 554 to 914, and weekly active users saw a modest increase from 1.8K to just over 1.9K.

Castbox, officially known as Podcast Player App - Castbox, experienced a slight decline in revenue from September's 389 USD to 413 USD in December, while downloads rose from 756 to 895. The app's weekly active users showed a downward trend, decreasing from 26K to 21K in the same timeframe.

Stitcher - Podcast Player saw its revenue fluctuate, ending the quarter at 366 USD from an initial 457 USD. Downloads remained steady, hovering around the low 200s mark, while weekly active users remained fairly constant, with a slight decrease from 617 to 490.

Lastly, Anghami: Play music & Podcasts showed relatively low figures in downloads, with a dip from 51 to 19 by the quarter's end. Revenue exhibited some volatility, peaking at 458 USD in late December. The app's active user base remained steady, rounding up to approximately 2.3K active users.

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