Top 5 Music and Audio Apps in the Middle East Q2 2023

The second quarter of 2023 saw notable performance for the top 5 music and audio applications in the Middle East. Here’s a closer look at their trends in weekly downloads, revenue, and active users.

StarMaker: Sing Karaoke Songs from SKYWORK AI PTE. LTD. experienced fluctuations in its weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $64K in the first week of May. Weekly downloads reached their highest at around 144K in the week of April 24, while active users peaked at 304K during the same period.

Anghami: Play music & Podcasts by Anghami Technologies maintained a steady revenue stream, topping at around $72K in late April. The highest weekly downloads were roughly 23K in mid-June, and active users peaked at about 670K in early May.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts from Spotify AB saw a consistent increase in revenue, reaching nearly $9.4K by the end of June. Downloads peaked at approximately 70K in the final week of June, while active users reached their highest at around 2.1M in late April.

Apple Music by Apple showed a steady revenue trend, with the highest weekly revenue at about $3.3K in the last week of June. Weekly downloads peaked at around 5.7K in mid-June, while active users hovered around 104K throughout the quarter.

Smule: Karaoke, Sing & Record from Smule displayed variability in revenue, peaking at about $16.4K in late June. Weekly downloads saw a significant spike to around 30K in early May, while active users reached their highest at approximately 76K during the same period.

These insights are based on data from Sensor Tower. For a more detailed analysis, visit Sensor Tower.