Q1 2021 Performance of Carpooling and Ridesharing Apps in Australia on Android

In the first quarter of 2021, the Australian market for carpooling and ridesharing apps on Android experienced varying trends in terms of downloads and weekly active users, as reported by Sensor Tower.

Uber - Request a ride saw a consistent increase in downloads starting from about 9.6K in the last week of December 2020 to approximately 10.4K in the first week of March 2021, before a slight dip to 8.8K at the end of March. Weekly active users fluctuated, dropping from 335K to 272K in the first week of January, then rising to a peak of around 345K in mid-March, and finally settling at about 319K by the quarter's end.

DiDi Rider: Affordable rides experienced a decline in downloads from about 10.7K in late December to roughly 5.6K by the end of March. However, its weekly active users showed a more positive trend, increasing from approximately 88K to 104K during the quarter, indicating a growing user base despite fewer new downloads.

For Ola, Safe and affordable rides, the download numbers were more modest, with a slight increase from 5.5K to 4.5K over the quarter. The app's weekly active users showed a more robust pattern, climbing from 147K to a peak of around 168K in early March before dipping to about 153K by the end of March.

The driver-specific apps also had their share of trends. Uber - Driver: Drive & Deliver downloads varied, with a notable increase to nearly 2K in early February, followed by a drop to 1.6K by the close of March. The app's weekly active users remained relatively stable, with a slight increase from 39K to 42K before a decrease to around 36K at the end of the quarter.

Lastly, Ola Driver showed a varied download trend, starting at 1.9K, dropping to a few hundred in early January, and then rising to over 1K in early March. Weekly active users for Ola Driver followed a similar pattern, with numbers falling from 7.3K to 5.9K in early January and then recovering to just over 6.2K by the quarter’s end.

For a more detailed analysis and additional insights, Sensor Tower's full reports offer an extensive look into the performance of these and other apps within the ridesharing and carpooling category.