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# Apple Music’s App Has More Users Than Spotify’s
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/apple-musics-app-has-more-users-than-spotifys/
- Published: 2016-01-06T10:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-01-06T10:00:00.000Z
- Description: The Apple Music app is allegedly now the 9th largest smartphone app, with 54.5 million users. Whether these users count as actually "active" however, is questionable to say the least.
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Apps, Mobile & SMS, Music Business, Music Tech, App, Apple, music, Spotify, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:22

[![1](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c802f51a970b-150wi "1")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c802f51a970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)The **Apple Music app** is allegedly now the **9th largest smartphone app**, with 54.5 million users. Whether these **users count** as actually "**active**" however, is questionable to say the least.

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Guest Post by **Bobby Owsinski** on [Music 3.0](http://music3point0.blogspot.com/2015/12/apple-music-app-is-now-bigger-than.html?ref=hypebot.com)**Apple Music** may be lagging behind the other streaming networks in subscribers, but it's mobile app appears to be doing just fine. According to **Nielsen**, the Apple Music app is the 9th largest smartphone app with 54.5 million unique users. [![2](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c802f59f970b-320wi "2")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c802f59f970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)This number may be deceiving, however. Nielsen calls them "active" users, but many users auto-downloaded the app and don't even realize that it's on their device.The other apps on the list are pretty much as expected, with **Facebook**, **YouTube**, and various **Google** apps (**Search, Play, Maps, Gmail**) all higher than Apple Music.That said, Apple Music is ahead of both **Spotify** and **Pandora**, both with far more subscribers.So apps don't equal users, and as we all know, having an app on your phone or tablet doesn't necessarily mean that you're using it frequently or at all.How many apps do you have that you don't use? Are you an Apple Music subscriber?