Top Music and Podcasts Apps in the UK: Q1 2025 Performance

The first quarter of 2025 saw significant trends in the performance of the leading music and podcasts apps in the United Kingdom. Here’s a closer look at the top five applications based on data from Sensor Tower.

Spotify - Music and Podcasts experienced a notable increase in weekly revenue, peaking at around $465K in late February. Downloads showed a decline early in the quarter, dropping to approximately 53K mid-February before slightly rebounding to 63K by the end of March. Active users remained stable, hovering around 15M throughout the quarter.

Amazon Music: Songs & Podcasts saw fluctuations in weekly revenue, with a peak of about $346K in late February. Downloads decreased steadily, reaching a low of 23K in early March. The app maintained over 950K active users, with a slight dip observed towards the end of the quarter.

SoundCloud: Get festival ready showed a stable revenue trend, peaking at $238K in late February. Downloads slightly increased to 29K by mid-February before stabilizing around 27K. Active users fluctuated but remained above 2.8M, peaking in early March.

YouTube Music experienced variability in revenue, with a peak of $161K in late February. Downloads showed an initial rise, peaking at 29K in early February, then tapering off to about 19K by the end of March. Active users demonstrated a gradual increase, reaching over 8.1M by the end of the quarter.

Deezer: Music Player, Podcast had stable revenue, reaching a high of $113K in late February. Downloads fluctuated, peaking at 4.7K in early March. Active users remained steady, slightly exceeding 1.1M throughout the quarter.

For more insights and detailed data, visit Sensor Tower’s platform.