Music Recognition App ‘Shazam’ Hits Record-Breaking Amount of 300 Million Users Monthly Worldwide
This feat marks the latest milestone for Shazam, following their achievement of reaching more than 70 billion song recognitions as of August 2022.
Courtesy of Shazam and Apple
Courtesy of Shazam and Apple
According to a statistical analysis by Music Business Worldwide, the popular music recognition app Shazam has reached a record-breaking amount of 300 million app users monthly from all across the world.
The Shazam app, which was bought by tech conglomerate Apple last 2018 for USD 400 Million, reached several milestones over the past few years –– including 70 billion song recognitions as of August 2022, 2 billion app installations as of May 2022, and at least 1 billion Shazams per month in June 2021. Since its first appearance in Apple’s App Store in the year 2008, the tech company has credited the app as “one of the longest-standing applications” on the platform, and “has been one of the earliest and strongest signals” over the past 20 years “of what the world is listening to” per their official statement.
From the statistical data provided, Apple has noted the growth of the Shazam app in countries like Africa and South Korea, especially with the growth of K-popK-PopA genre of South Korean popular music known for polished production, intricate choreography, and elaborate visuals, built around trainee systems and global fandoms. K-pop has a huge following in theGo to K-Pop Glossary and African genres –– which have been deemed as some of the “fastest-growing genres” on the platform.
Tracks like Rema’s “Calm Down” have attained the No. 1 spot on Shazam’s Top 100 Songs for 2023, having spent the most amount of time on top of the charts over the past year in comparison to other songs. FIFTY FIFTY’s viral hitViral HitA song that spreads rapidly through social media, often on short-video platforms, and then climbs charts as listeners seek it out. Viral hits can come from unexpected places and unlikelyGo to Viral Hit Glossary “Cupid” reached No. 3 on Shazam’s global charts, reaching heights comparable to K-pop acts like BTS and its members solo endeavors on the platform’s charts.
As noted by the report, other new additions as of late October 2023 in the Shazam app include their latest featureFeatureA collaboration in which one artist appears on another's track, usually credited with the abbreviation feat. Features quickly introduce performers to each other's audiences, and a well-chosen guest can liftGo to Feature Glossary of having a new hub that allows users to discover live music events in their nearby vicinities –– all of which are based of their personalized music tastes from what they Shazam’d on the platform. The new feature, aptly titled ‘Concerts’, makes use of a users Shazam history to deliver curated event recommendations –– providing them with the ability to browse and filter these events all from the application.