Shazam Downloads & RevenueShazam: Find Music & Concerts · App Store & Google Play
Shazam: Find Music & Concerts gets 100k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Shazam: Find Music & Concerts by Apple is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Shazam: Find Music & Concerts update history & changes
Last change · 86 events since 9 Feb 2019Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 86 events
- 🌟Shazam: Find Music & Concerts featured by AppleiOSapps · DE, FR, NL, PL, RU
- ✏️Shazam: Find Music & Concerts added hidden keywords: statsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟Shazam: Find Music & Concerts featured by AppleiOSapps · DE, FR, NL, PL, RU
- 🌟Shazam: Find Music & Concerts featured by AppleiOSapps · DE, FR, NL, PL, RU
- 🌟Shazam: Find Music & Concerts featured by AppleiOSapps · DE, FR, NL, PL, RU
- ✏️Shazam: Find Music & Concerts added hidden keywords: what's, happeningiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟Shazam: Find Music & Concerts featured by AppleiOSapps · DE, FR, NL, PL, RU
- ✏️Shazam: Find Music & Concerts added hidden keywords: divertissement, capcutiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟Shazam: Find Music & Concerts featured by AppleiOSapps · DE, FR, NL, PL, RU
- 🌟Shazam: Find Music & Concerts featured by AppleiOSapps · DE, FR, NL, PL, RU
- ✏️Shazam: Find Music & Concerts added hidden keywords: découvrez, ses, readsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🔎Shazam: Find Music & Concerts reached Top 10 for “spotify”iOS#10 in Spain search · popularity 98
- 🌟Shazam: Find Music & Concerts featured by AppleiOSapps · DE, FR, NL, PL, RU
- ✏️Shazam: Find Music & Concerts added hidden keywords: wasteiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🔎Shazam: Find Music & Concerts reached Top 10 for “music”iOS#10 in Saudi Arabia search · popularity 84
- 🌟Shazam: Find Music & Concerts featured by AppleiOSapps · DE, FR, NL, PL, RU
- 🌟Shazam: Find Music & Concerts featured by AppleiOSapps · DE, FR, NL, PL, RU
- 📈Shazam: Find Music & Concerts entered the top 10AndroidTop Free · Wear OS · GB
- ✏️Shazam: Find Music & Concerts added hidden keywords: group, soundsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Shazam: Find Music & Concerts added hidden keywords: reeliOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Shazam: Find Music & Concerts entered the top 10AndroidTop Free · Wear OS · MX
- ✏️Shazam: Find Music & Concerts added hidden keywords: support, mixer, access, erkennungiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Shazam: Find Music & Concerts added hidden keywords: identificationiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Shazam: Find Music & Concerts: new iPad screenshotsiOS· TR
- ✏️Shazam: Find Music & Concerts: new screenshotsiOS9 screenshots (was 9) · TR
- 📈Shazam: Find Music & Concerts entered the top 10AndroidTop Free · Wear OS · SE
- ✏️Shazam: Find Music & Concerts: new iPad screenshotsiOS· SE, PL
- ✏️Shazam: Find Music & Concerts: new screenshotsiOS9 screenshots (was 9) · SE
- ✏️Shazam: Find Music & Concerts: new screenshotsiOS9 screenshots (was 9) · PL
- 🌏Shazam: Find Music & Concerts: found on Samsung Galaxy StoreAndroid
- ✏️Shazam: Find Music & Concerts added hidden keywords: mixeriOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🔎Shazam: Find Music & Concerts reached Top 10 for “music”Android#8 in Taiwan search · popularity 88
- ✏️Shazam: Find Music & Concerts: new iPad screenshotsiOS· 10 countries
- ✏️Shazam: Find Music & Concerts: new screenshotsiOS9 screenshots (was 9) · 7 countries
- ✏️Shazam: Find Music & Concerts added hidden keywords: sound, devineiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Shazam: Find Music & Concerts: new screenshotsiOS9 screenshots (was 9) · US
- ✏️Shazam: Find Music & Concerts: new iPad screenshotsiOS· RU
- ✏️Shazam: Find Music & Concerts: new screenshotsiOS8 screenshots (was 8) · RU
- ✏️Shazam: Find Music & Concerts added hidden keywords: icon, informediOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦Shazam: Find Music & Concerts updated to version 27.2iOSShazam now adapts across orientations and screen sizes on iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo, so you can identify music and revisit your recent discoveries however you’re holding your device.
- ✏️Shazam: Find Music & Concerts added hidden keywords: reward, starsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🔎Shazam: Find Music & Concerts reached Top 10 for “wallet” in 2 countriesiOSVietnam, Argentina search · popularity 78
- ✏️Shazam: Find Music & Concerts added hidden keywords: english, identityiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🔎Shazam: Find Music & Concerts reached Top 10 for “wallet” in 2 countriesiOSPhilippines, Poland search · popularity 68
- ✏️Shazam: Find Music & Concerts added hidden keywords: genre, scam, aroundiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Shazam: Find Music & Concerts added hidden keywords: 音楽, genres, guessiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Shazam: Find Music & Concerts entered the top 10AndroidTop Free · Wear OS · TR
- 📈Shazam: Find Music & Concerts entered the top 10 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Free · Wear OS · NL · Top Free · Music & Audio · SE
- 📈Shazam: Find Music & Concerts entered the top 100 in 6 chartsAndroidTop Free · Wear OS · ES · Top Free · Wear OS · MX · Top Free · Wear OS · SE · Top Free · Music & Audio · TH · +2 more
- 📈Shazam: Find Music & Concerts charting in a new countryAndroidSweden
- 📈Shazam: Find Music & Concerts entered the top 10 in 3 chartsAndroidTop Free · Music & Audio · ES · Top Free · Music & Audio · NL · Top Free · Music & Audio · TR
- 📈Shazam: Find Music & Concerts charting in a new country in 7 chartsAndroidSpain · Mexico · Netherlands · Thailand · +3 more
- 📈Shazam: Find Music & Concerts entered the top 100 in 5 chartsAndroidTop Free · Music & Audio · MX · Top Free · Wear OS · TH · Top Free · Wear OS · TR · Top Free · Wear OS · TW · +1 more
- ✏️Shazam: Find Music & Concerts added hidden keywords: genreiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Shazam: Find Music & Concerts added hidden keywords: identifier, artistiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Shazam: Find Music & Concerts added hidden keywords: identifieriOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦Shazam: Find Music & Concerts updated to version 27.1iOSThanks for using Shazam! We’re always working hard to make the app faster and better than ever. Update to the most recent version to enjoy the latest and greatest Shazam.
Don’t forget to keep your Shazam History safe and in sync between your devices. Simply turn on iCloud sync in Shazam Settings.
Love the app? Rate us! Your feedback is music to our ears, and it helps us make Shazam even better. Got a question? Visit support.shazam.com.… more - ✏️Shazam: Find Music & Concerts added hidden keywords: aroundiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Shazam: Find Music & Concerts entered the top 10AndroidTop Free · Music & Audio · US
- 🔎Shazam: Find Music & Concerts reached Top 10 for “music”iOS#10 in China search · popularity 84
- ✏️Shazam: Find Music & Concerts added hidden keywords: lyrics, identifieriOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Shazam: Find Music & Concerts added hidden keywords: lyrics, artistsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Shazam: Find Music & Concerts added hidden keywords: coinsnapiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟Shazam: Find Music & Concerts featured by AppleiOSapps · DE, FR, NL, RU
- 🌟Shazam: Find Music & Concerts featured by AppleiOSapps · DE, FR, NL, RU
- ✏️Shazam: Find Music & Concerts: new screenshotsAndroid12 screenshots (was 12) · US
- 📈Shazam: Find Music & Concerts entered the top 10AndroidTop Free · Wear OS · CA
- 📈Shazam: Find Music & Concerts new best rank in the overall chart: #120AndroidTop Free · All Apps · FR
- ✏️Shazam: Find Music & Concerts added hidden keywords: deezer, identify, lyrics, discovery +4 moreiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟Shazam: Find Music & Concerts featured by AppleiOSapps · DE, FR, NL, RU
- 📈Shazam: Find Music & Concerts entered the top 10 in 3 chartsAndroidTop Free · Wear OS · AU · Top Free · Wear OS · IT · Top Free · Wear OS · US
- ✏️Shazam: Find Music & Concerts added hidden keywords: sound, lyrics, entertainment, playlistsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟Shazam: Find Music & Concerts featured by AppleiOSapps · DE, FR, NL, RU
- 🌟Shazam: Find Music & Concerts featured by AppleiOSapps · DE, FR, NL, RU
- 🔎Shazam: Find Music & Concerts reached Top 10 for “music”Android#9 in Russia search · popularity 88
- 🌟Shazam: Find Music & Concerts featured by AppleiOSapps · DE, FR, NL, RU
- 🎉Shazam: Find Music & Concerts in-app event: Myles SmithiOSSPECIAL EVENT · until 2 Oct
- 🆕Shazam: Find Music & Concerts first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidFrance
- 📈Shazam: Find Music & Concerts new best rank in the overall chart: #161AndroidTop Free · All Apps · FR
- 📈Shazam: Find Music & Concerts new best rank in the overall chart: #139AndroidTop Free · All Apps · RU
- 🆕Shazam: Find Music & Concerts first spotted by AppInsideriOS#15 in Top Free · Music · South Korea
- 🌟Shazam: Find Music & Concerts featured by AppleiOSapps · DE, FR, RU
- 🎉Shazam: Find Music & Concerts in-app event: Karol GiOSSPECIAL EVENT · until 29 Sep
- 📦Shazam: Find Music & Concerts version 27.0iOSNo release notes
- 🎉Shazam: Find Music & Concerts in-app event: Find Your Next ShowiOSSPECIAL EVENT · until 21 Oct
- 🆕Shazam: Find Music & Concerts released on the App StoreiOS
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Shazam: Find Music & Concerts at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A free music identification and discovery tool by Apple that allows users to instantly recognize songs, access lyrics, and find concert events. The app maintains strong global visibility, ranking in the top five of major markets including Russia, Germany, Canada, Australia, the US, and France.
Similar apps: SoundHound, Musixmatch, Genius
App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Shazam: Find Music & Concerts’s App Store privacy label declares 0 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 6 linked to your identity and 4 collected anonymously.
Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v16.66.0-261029, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Shazam: Find Music & Concerts downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 50k+ | 1B+ |
| Google Play | 50k+ | 500M+ Measured |
| Total | 100k+ Confidence | 1B+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Shazam: Find Music & Concerts's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Hidden keywords
Shazam: Find Music & Concerts shows up in App Store search (US) for 6 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #2 | 21 of 30 countries | #5 | – |
| Google Play | #3 | 23 of 23 countries | #12 | – |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisGrowing fastest in
Italy ▲ +43%
New ratings by country (12)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7,992 | 40% | steady | |
| 1,977 | 10% | ▲ +16% | |
| 1,522 | 8% | ▲ +6% | |
| 1,362 | 7% | ▲ +13% | |
| 1,324 | 7% | ▼ -48% | |
| 1,182 | 6% | steady | |
| 937 | 5% | ▲ +12% | |
| 864 | 4% | ▲ +43% | |
| 856 | 4% | ▲ +8% | |
| 705 | 4% | steady | |
| 614 | 3% | steady | |
| 605 | 3% | steady |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.9 ★ | 8.9M |
| Google Play | 4.7 ★ | 12M 163k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.8 ★ weighted by ratings | 21M |
What users say about Shazam: Find Music & Concerts
From the 200 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users generally praise Shazam for its speed and accuracy in identifying mainstream songs and integrating with streaming services. However, recent reviews highlight significant frustration with recognition failures for obscure tracks, remixes, and older music, alongside complaints about intrusive surveys and sync issues.
Mostly positive (82% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and its features and content. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs, and missing features or content.
What people like
- Useful: “This feature is so useful!”
- Features & content: “This feature is so useful!”
- Fun: “Fantastic music enjoyment”
- Speed & performance: “It’s fast and easy to use”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “Would appear this app just stopped working altogether”
- Features & content: “I have missed songs because of this “feature.””
- Connection & sync: “Stopped Syncing to Apple Music”
About Shazam: Find Music & Concerts
Shazam has thousands of five star reviews and is a top rated music app.
""Shazam is a gift... a game changer"" - Pharrell Williams, GQ
""I don't know how we ever survived before Shazam"" - Marshmello
“Shazam is a kind of magic… You hear a song, hold your phone up like a wand and it tells you exactly what song it is, who sang it and lets you add it to your playlist or share it to your social media… How is that not magic?!” - Calum Scott
WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT
* Identify music in an instant.
* Discover live shows near you from your favorite artists or through curated recommendations.
* Recognize songs even when you're offline, using headphones or on a different app.
* Revisit your music discovery history in your library anytime.
* Get recommended songs and playlists similar to the music you’ve discovered.
USE SHAZAM ANYWHERE, ANYTIME
* Enable the Shazam widgets on your Lock Screen or Home Screen.
* Ask Siri: “What’s this song?” to use Shazam hands-free.
* Automate music discovery with the Shazam Shortcut in the Shortcuts app.
CONNECT WITH YOUR MUSIC
* Unlock extras from artists around the world.
* Open any song directly in Apple Music, Spotify, Youtube Music, Amazon Music & Deezer.
* Listen and add songs directly to your Apple Music playlists.
* Watch music videos of the songs you discover in Apple Music or YouTube.
* Follow along to songs with real-time, karaoke-style lyrics.
* See what’s trending locally and globally with Shazam Charts.
Optional App Permission
▪ Microphone: To identify a song that’s playing around you when you tap to Shazam.
▪ Location: To show you where your songs were identified, display upcoming events in your area, and improve the quality of the service.
▪ Notification: To send you notifications that are personalized based on your Shazam activity.
You can use Shazam even without providing consent to any of the above optional app permissions. However, some features of the service may not be available.
Availability and features may vary by country.
For more information on Shazam's privacy practices, please read the Privacy Policy, available at: https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/.
Find out more and get support from AppleCare at: https://support.apple.com/guide/shazam/welcome"
Shazam: Find Music & Concerts App Store
Shazam: Find Music & Concerts gets 100k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Shazam: Find Music & Concerts is #5 in Music Free in United States and charting in 21 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Shazam: Find Music & Concerts at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A free music identification and discovery tool by Apple that allows users to instantly recognize songs, access lyrics, and find concert events. The app maintains strong global visibility, ranking in the top five of major markets including Russia, Germany, Canada, Australia, the US, and France.
Similar apps: SoundHound, Musixmatch, Genius
Shazam: Find Music & Concerts on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Shazam: Find Music & Concerts’s App Store privacy label declares 0 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 6 linked to your identity and 4 collected anonymously.
Shazam: Find Music & Concerts downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Shazam: Find Music & Concerts's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Hidden keywords
Shazam: Find Music & Concerts shows up in App Store search (US) for 6 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| MusicFree | #5 | |
| MusicFree | #4 | |
| MusicFree | #2 | |
| MusicFree | #10 | |
| MusicFree | #4 | |
| MusicFree | #4 | |
| MusicFree | #5 | |
| MusicFree | #9 | |
| MusicFree | #7 | |
| MusicFree | #12 | |
| MusicFree | #8 | |
| MusicFree | #11 | |
| MusicFree | #54 | |
| MusicFree | #7 | |
| MusicFree | #12 | |
| MusicFree | #15 | |
| All AppsFree | #167 | |
| All AppsFree | #176 | |
| All AppsFree | #173 | |
| All AppsFree | #193 | |
| All AppsFree | #172 | |
| All AppsFree | #86 | |
| All AppsFree | #169 |
Apps near Shazam: Find Music & Concerts on the chart
Music Free, around #5.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisGrowing fastest in
Italy ▲ +43%
New ratings by country (12)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7,992 | 40% | steady | |
| 1,977 | 10% | ▲ +16% | |
| 1,522 | 8% | ▲ +6% | |
| 1,362 | 7% | ▲ +13% | |
| 1,324 | 7% | ▼ -48% | |
| 1,182 | 6% | steady | |
| 937 | 5% | ▲ +12% | |
| 864 | 4% | ▲ +43% | |
| 856 | 4% | ▲ +8% | |
| 705 | 4% | steady | |
| 614 | 3% | steady | |
| 605 | 3% | steady |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Shazam: Find Music & Concerts
From the 200 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users generally praise Shazam for its speed and accuracy in identifying mainstream songs and integrating with streaming services. However, recent reviews highlight significant frustration with recognition failures for obscure tracks, remixes, and older music, alongside complaints about intrusive surveys and sync issues.
Mostly positive (82% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and its features and content. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs, and missing features or content.
What people like
- Useful: “This feature is so useful!”
- Features & content: “This feature is so useful!”
- Fun: “Fantastic music enjoyment”
- Speed & performance: “It’s fast and easy to use”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “Would appear this app just stopped working altogether”
- Features & content: “I have missed songs because of this “feature.””
- Connection & sync: “Stopped Syncing to Apple Music”
About Shazam: Find Music & Concerts
Shazam has thousands of five star reviews and is a top rated music app.
""Shazam is a gift... a game changer"" - Pharrell Williams, GQ
""I don't know how we ever survived before Shazam"" - Marshmello
“Shazam is a kind of magic… You hear a song, hold your phone up like a wand and it tells you exactly what song it is, who sang it and lets you add it to your playlist or share it to your social media… How is that not magic?!” - Calum Scott
WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT
* Identify music in an instant.
* Discover live shows near you from your favorite artists or through curated recommendations.
* Recognize songs even when you're offline, using headphones or on a different app.
* Revisit your music discovery history in your library anytime.
* Get recommended songs and playlists similar to the music you’ve discovered.
USE SHAZAM ANYWHERE, ANYTIME
* Enable the Shazam widgets on your Lock Screen or Home Screen.
* Ask Siri: “What’s this song?” to use Shazam hands-free.
* Automate music discovery with the Shazam Shortcut in the Shortcuts app.
CONNECT WITH YOUR MUSIC
* Unlock extras from artists around the world.
* Open any song directly in Apple Music, Spotify, Youtube Music, Amazon Music & Deezer.
* Listen and add songs directly to your Apple Music playlists.
* Watch music videos of the songs you discover in Apple Music or YouTube.
* Follow along to songs with real-time, karaoke-style lyrics.
* See what’s trending locally and globally with Shazam Charts.
Optional App Permission
▪ Microphone: To identify a song that’s playing around you when you tap to Shazam.
▪ Location: To show you where your songs were identified, display upcoming events in your area, and improve the quality of the service.
▪ Notification: To send you notifications that are personalized based on your Shazam activity.
You can use Shazam even without providing consent to any of the above optional app permissions. However, some features of the service may not be available.
Availability and features may vary by country.
For more information on Shazam's privacy practices, please read the Privacy Policy, available at: https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/.
Find out more and get support from AppleCare at: https://support.apple.com/guide/shazam/welcome"
Latest updates
Store changes
What Shazam: Find Music & Concerts changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
More from Apple
Shazam: Find Music & Concerts Android
Shazam: Find Music & Concerts gets 100k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Shazam: Find Music & Concerts is #12 in Wear OS Free on Google Play in United States and charting in 23 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Shazam: Find Music & Concerts at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-07. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Shazam is a free music identification and discovery tool for general consumers that instantly recognizes songs playing in the background or on other apps, providing links to streaming services and concert information. The app maintains strong visibility as a top-10 free utility in major European markets like Russia, Italy, and France, while also securing high rankings on Wear OS platforms in regions such as Australia and the Netherlands.
Similar apps: SoundHound, Musixmatch, Genius
Shazam: Find Music & Concerts on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v16.66.0-261029, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Shazam: Find Music & Concerts downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Shazam: Find Music & Concerts's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
On Android app stores
The same app (com.shazam.android) on every Android store we track.
| Store | Installs | Rating | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Play | 500,000,000+ | ★ 4.7 (12M) | Open ↗ | |
| Samsung Galaxy Store | not published | ★ 4.0 (524) | 16.41.1-260508 | Open ↗ |
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
Apps near Shazam: Find Music & Concerts on the chart
Wear OS Free, around #12.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Shazam: Find Music & Concerts
From the 200 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users generally praise the app's speed and accuracy for identifying popular songs in real-world scenarios. However, recent reviews highlight significant frustration with recognition failures, particularly for niche genres or when using headphones, alongside complaints about missing update notes.
Mostly positive (84% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and speed. The main complaints are about connection and sync problems.
What people like
- Ease of use: “finding songs are easy and quick”
- Speed & performance: “wow Shazam is fast I love that 💝”
- Features & content: “its honestly one of the best features ever for people who love music”
- Useful: “I really found it more useful 😍😍😍😍😍”
Common complaints
- Connection & sync: “This version doesn't save sounds for the offline mode anymore!”
About Shazam: Find Music & Concerts
Shazam has thousands of five star reviews and is a top rated music app.
"Shazam is a gift... a game changer" - Pharrell Williams, GQ
"I don't know how we ever survived before Shazam" - Marshmello
“Shazam is a kind of magic… You hear a song, hold your phone up like a wand and it tells you exactly what song it is, who sang it and lets you add it to your playlist or share it to your social media… How is that not magic?!” - Calum Scott
WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT
* Identify music in an instant.
* Recognize songs even when you're offline, using headphones or on a different app.
* Discover live music shows near you from your favorite artists or through curated recommendations.
* Revisit your music discovery history in your library anytime.
* Get recommended songs and playlists similar to those you’ve discovered.
USE SHAZAM ANYWHERE, ANY TIME
* Use your Notification Bar or add Quicktile to identify music in any app like Instagram, Youtube, TikTok, and Snapchat.
* Quickly identify songs from your Home Screen using the Shazam Widget.
* Turn on Auto Shazam to search for more than one song, even when you leave the app.
CONNECT WITH YOUR MUSIC
* Open any song directly in your preferred music streaming app: Apple Music, Spotify, Youtube Music, Amazon Music & Deezer.
* Automatically add songs you discovered to Apple Music or Spotify (requires connection with your account).
* Share songs with friends through Snapchat, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and X (Twitter).
* Follow along with real-time, karaoke-style lyrics.
* Watch music videos from Apple Music or Youtube.
* Unlock extra content from artists around the world.
* See what’s trending locally and globally with Shazam Charts.
* Enable the Dark theme.
Optional App Permission
* Microphone: To identify a song that’s playing around you when you tap to Shazam.
* Location: To show you where your songs were identified, display upcoming events in your area, and improve the quality of the service.
* Notification: To send you notifications that are personalized based on your Shazam activity.
* Share Screen: To identify a song playing when connected to headphones by temporarily accessing your device’s audio output.
You can use Shazam even without providing consent to any of the above optional app permissions. However, some features of the service may not be available.
Availability and features may vary by country.
For more information on Shazam's privacy practices, please read the Privacy Policy, available at: https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/.
Find out more and get support from AppleCare at: https://support.apple.com/guide/shazam/welcome
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