⚡ Audio Streaming in India

Audio streaming platforms provide access to music and podcasts, allowing users to listen on demand through web browsers, mobile apps, and smart devices.

India is a South Asian country with a population of over 1.4 billion people.

According to our data, audio streaming services are detected on 0.5% of websites from India.

Statistics based on 69K+ analyzed websites. About this data

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top audio streaming services in India in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is Spotify with an impressive share of 52.2%, followed by SoundCloud with 37% and Apple Podcasts with 11.1%.

Spotify 52.2%
SoundCloud 37%
Apple Podcasts 11.1%
Spotify for Creators 9.5%
Apple Music 4.9%
Libsyn 1.9%
YouTube Music 1.1%
Amazon Music 1.1%
Bandcamp 0.8%
Mixcloud 0.8%
TuneIn 0.8%
Deezer 0.5%
Castbox 0.5%
Beatport 0.3%
Last.fm 0.3%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top services that are more popular in India than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

4. Spotify for Creators ^(-2)
6. Libsyn ^(-2)
7. YouTube Music ^(-10)
13. Castbox ^(-7)
14. Beatport ^(-7)
15. Last.fm ^(-7)
16. Podchaser ^(-2)

✨ Best Audio Streaming Services

Below is a more detailed list of 18 audio streaming services used on sites from India, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	Spotify Stockholm, Sweden A digital music-streaming service that gives users access to a large online library of music tracks and podcasts. Free$5.99+/month	52.2%
2	SoundCloud Berlin, Germany An online music streaming and distribution platform that allows musicians upload, share, and monetize audio tracks, while listeners discover and engage with content. Free$4.99+/month	37%
3	Apple Podcasts Cupertino, California, United States A podcast distribution and streaming platform from Apple that allows users to discover, follow, and listen to shows across Apple devices. Free	11.1%
4	Spotify for Creators Stockholm, Sweden A free platform for creating, hosting, and distributing podcasts and video shows, formerly known as Anchor, that combines publishing, audience management, and monetization tools in one service. Free$$$	9.5%
5	Apple Music Cupertino, California, United States A subscription-based audio and video streaming service developed by Apple Inc. $5.99+/month	4.9%
6	Libsyn Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States A podcast hosting platform that provides creators with tools to publish, distribute, and monetize audio and video podcasts across major listening platforms. $7+/month	1.9%
7	YouTube Music Mountain View, California, United States A music streaming service from Google that provides on-demand listening, playlists, and personalized recommendations. Free$5.49+/month	1.1%
8	Amazon Music Seattle, Washington, United States A music streaming platform and online music store operated by Amazon. Free$10.99+/month	1.1%
9	Bandcamp West Hollywood, California, United States An online music platform and community where fans discover new music and directly support artists. Free$10+/month	0.8%
10	Mixcloud London, United Kingdom A user-generated audio streaming platform that allows users to legally livestream and upload DJ mixes, radio shows and original tracks. Free$7.99+/month	0.8%
11	TuneIn San Francisco, California, United States An audio streaming service that provides access to live radio, podcasts, news, sports, and music through web and mobile applications. Free$9.99+	0.8%
12	Deezer Paris, France A French music streaming service that provides access to over 120 million licensed tracks worldwide along with podcasts, radio, and curated playlists. Free$11.99+/month	0.5%
13	Castbox San Francisco, California, United States A global spoken audio platform with automated transcribing, an indexing tool for podcasts, and an advanced recommendation engine. Free$7.99/year	0.5%
14	Beatport Denver, Colorado, United States An online music marketplace and streaming platform designed for DJs and electronic music producers. $$$	0.3%
15	Last.fm London, United Kingdom A music streaming and discovery platform with Internet radio and a community for music discussion. Free$4.99/month	0.3%
16	Podchaser Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States A podcast database, search engine, and discovery platform. Free$5,000+/year	0.3%
17	Podigee Berlin, Germany A German-based podcast hosting, distribution, analytics, and monetization platform. Free$19+/month	0.3%
18	Tidal Oslo, Norway A music streaming service focused on high-fidelity audio and artist-centric distribution. $5.49+/month	0.3%

👉 See Also

🌎 Audio Streaming in other countries

🗃️ About This Data

We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
This report is based on the analysis of 69,549 websites from India.
We currently track the presence of 28 audio streaming services across the web.
Of these, 18 were detected on websites from India.
Statistics were last calculated on May 6, 2026.
For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.