Top 5 Music and Podcasts Apps in the UK Q1 2022

The first quarter of 2022 showcased notable trends for the top 5 music and podcasts applications in the United Kingdom. Data from Sensor Tower reveals how these apps performed in terms of weekly downloads, revenue, and active users.

Spotify - Music and Podcasts experienced a fluctuating revenue trend, peaking at approximately $35.6K in the last week of February. Weekly downloads saw a decline from 101.8K at the start of the quarter to 83.6K by the end of March. Active users remained relatively stable, with minor fluctuations, ending the quarter with about 13.8M users.

For BBC Sounds, weekly downloads were consistent, hovering around 40K, with a slight dip to 36.4K in the week of March 21. Active users started at 509K and peaked at 576K in mid-January before slightly declining to 542K by the end of March.

SoundCloud: Discover New Music showed a strong revenue performance, reaching $175.6K in the last week of February. Downloads started at 50K in the first week of January and gradually decreased to 34K by the end of March. Active users saw a peak of 3.5M in early March but ended the quarter at around 3.2M.

Amazon Music: Songs & Podcasts maintained consistent revenue, peaking at $302.5K in the last week of February. Downloads showed a downward trend from 57.6K in late December to around 35K by the end of March. Active users remained stable, ending the quarter with approximately 1.3M users.

Lastly, Shazam: Find Music & Concerts had steady download numbers, averaging around 34K to 49K weekly. Active users started at 2.5M and saw a slight dip to 2.3M by the end of the quarter.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower.