Boomplay Music, a music streaming and download platform, has won an award for the ‘Best African App’ AppsAfrica Awards party in Cape Town, South Africa on November 6, 2017.
It received the award for its unique and user friendly music application, which gives easy access to millions of songs, videos and entertainment buzzes.
The app beat other contenders like Carter – South Africa, Asorbia – Ghana, Truecaller Africa and Feastfox – South Africa to become the first on demand music streaming and downloading app to ever win the award.
According to Joe He, Managing Director of Boomplay Music, “Bagging the award for the best African app showcases our renewed efforts to build a sustainable ecosystem for content providers, while ensuring that content consumption is a walk in the park for our users.
“The growth we have experienced in only a little over two years is super impressive. On behalf of Boomplay Music, we are emboldened by this recognition and will continue to sharpen our focus towards confronting digital content consumption challenges with new and adaptive innovations through technology. We are currently available for android devices in the Google Play Store and will be available for iOS users in the year 2018.”
Over two million users are now using the app to listen to music, watch videos and read news every day.
As at October 2017, Boomplay Music users have increased to over 16 million, compared to 6 million at the end of 2016 as its monthly active users have also increased to 9 million, up from only 2 million in the same period in 2016.
The AppsAfrica Awards aim to celebrate and connect the best in the African mobile and tech ecosystem with global players, and are recognized as the premier accolade for anyone operating in Africa’s digital market.