Top 5 Music and Audio Apps in South Africa Q1 2023

During the first quarter of 2023, the top 5 music and audio applications in South Africa exhibited varying trends in downloads, revenue, and active users, according to Sensor Tower data.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts saw a notable increase in weekly revenue, starting from $53 in early February and peaking at approximately $1.7K by the end of March. Weekly downloads for the app showed a general upward trend, reaching around 54K in the last week of March. Active users remained consistently high, peaking at roughly 873K during the week of March 20.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts had consistent weekly download numbers, increasing to nearly 42K in mid-March. The app's weekly active users ranged from 683K to over 813K throughout the quarter, showing slight fluctuations.

Music Downloader MP3 Download maintained stable download numbers, averaging around 20K weekly downloads, with a slight peak of approximately 24K in late March. Active users displayed a steady rise, reaching over 366K by the end of the quarter.

Music Player & MP3 Player experienced consistent weekly downloads, peaking at around 22.5K in mid-March. Active users showed stability, with numbers hovering around 420K to 446K throughout the quarter.

Apple Music reported steady weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $11.9K in the final week of March. Download numbers remained stable, averaging around 14K per week, while active users fluctuated slightly, maintaining around 50K users throughout the quarter.

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