In the second quarter of 2025, the top music and podcast applications in the United Kingdom showed diverse trends across downloads, revenue, and user activity. Here's a closer look at the performance of these leading apps based on data from Sensor Tower.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts saw a notable fluctuation in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $560K in late April. Download numbers varied, with a peak of 66K in late May, while weekly active users hovered around 14.5M with slight variations throughout the quarter.

Global Player Radio & Podcasts had consistent download numbers, reaching a high of 88K at the end of April. The app maintained over 900K weekly active users, experiencing a peak of 1M in early May.

BBC Sounds experienced steady weekly downloads, peaking at 37K in early May. Weekly active users remained stable, averaging around 4.8M, with minor fluctuations.

Shazam: Find Music & Concerts maintained a consistent download rate of around 28K weekly. Active users showed a peak of 2.8M in mid-June, with slight variations throughout the quarter.

Amazon Music: Songs & Podcasts demonstrated a steady increase in weekly revenue, reaching $614K by the end of June. Downloads saw a significant rise in late June to 48K, and active users peaked at nearly 3M.

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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: July 2025

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