⚡ Audio Streaming in South Africa

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

South Africa is an African country with a population of over 60 million people.

According to our data, audio streaming services are detected on 1% of websites from South Africa.

Statistics based on 18K+ analyzed websites. About this data

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is SoundCloud with an impressive share of 43.8%, followed by Spotify with 42.3% and Apple Podcasts with 13.9%.

SoundCloud 43.8%
Spotify 42.3%
Apple Podcasts 13.9%
Apple Music 11.9%
Spotify for Creators 7.2%
Mixcloud 4.6%
Deezer 3.1%
Bandcamp 2.6%
Amazon Music 1.5%
Last.fm 1.5%
TuneIn 1.5%
Podigee 1%
YouTube Music 1%
Libsyn 0.5%

🚀 Highlights

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

1. SoundCloud ^(-1)
5. Spotify for Creators ^(-1)
6. Mixcloud ^(-3)
7. Deezer ^(-3)
10. Last.fm ^(-12)
12. Podigee ^(-1)
13. YouTube Music ^(-4)
15. Tidal ^(-1)

✨ Best Audio Streaming Services

Below is a more detailed list of 15 audio streaming services used on sites from South Africa, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	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	43.8%
2	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	42.3%
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	13.9%
4	Apple Music Cupertino, California, United States A subscription-based audio and video streaming service developed by Apple Inc. $5.99+/month	11.9%
5	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$$$	7.2%
6	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	4.6%
7	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	3.1%
8	Bandcamp West Hollywood, California, United States An online music platform and community where fans discover new music and directly support artists. Free$10+/month	2.6%
9	Amazon Music Seattle, Washington, United States A music streaming platform and online music store operated by Amazon. Free$10.99+/month	1.5%
10	Last.fm London, United Kingdom A music streaming and discovery platform with Internet radio and a community for music discussion. Free$4.99/month	1.5%
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+	1.5%
12	Podigee Berlin, Germany A German-based podcast hosting, distribution, analytics, and monetization platform. Free$19+/month	1%
13	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%
14	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	0.5%
15	Tidal Oslo, Norway A music streaming service focused on high-fidelity audio and artist-centric distribution. $5.49+/month	0.5%

👉 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 18,614 websites from South Africa.
We currently track the presence of 28 audio streaming services across the web.
Of these, 15 were detected on websites from South Africa.
Statistics were last calculated on May 14, 2026.
For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.