YouTube vs Spotify: Music and Podcasts
Revenue, downloads, ratings and category context for two iOS apps. Figures are estimates and should be read as ranges, not exact totals.
YouTubeGoogle - Photo & Video
Spotify: Music and PodcastsSpotify - Music| Metric | YouTube | Spotify: Music and Podcasts | Readout |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated revenue / mo | ~$195M | ~$10k | YouTube |
| Revenue band | $195M (point est.) | $10k (point est.) | Use range + confidence |
| Estimated downloads / mo | ~7.0M | ~5.0M | YouTube |
| Download band | 7.0M (point est.) | 5.0M (point est.) | Use range + confidence |
| Rating | 4.67 | 4.78 | Spotify: Music and Podcasts |
| Rating count | 48.3M | 41.2M | YouTube |
| Tracked keywords | 5 | 5 | Tie |
| Category | Photo & Video | Music | Different markets |
Which app is bigger?
YouTube and Spotify: Music and Podcasts are compared inside Photo & Video and Music with monthly revenue, downloads, rating, review volume, keyword footprint, category placement and range context. YouTube has about 7.0M monthly downloads and Spotify: Music and Podcasts has about 5.0M, while revenue readouts are $195M and $10k. YouTube wins the revenue readout, YouTube wins demand, YouTube has deeper review volume, and Tie has the larger tracked keyword footprint. The better app depends on the job: choose the revenue leader when you need monetization proof, choose the download leader when reach matters, and choose the higher-rated or deeper-reviewed app when market trust is the constraint. Read both ranges rather than only the midpoint, then open the category hub and related collections to see whether this pair is an outlier or a normal category pattern.