AI Insights · Timothy · July 2021
Top 5 Carpooling and Ridesharing Apps on iOS in Africa Q2 2021
Explore the performance of the top 5 carpooling and ridesharing apps on iOS in Africa during Q2 2021, including trends in downloads and active users.
During the second quarter of 2021, the top carpooling and ridesharing apps on iOS in Africa demonstrated varied performance in terms of downloads and active users. Here, we take a closer look at the trends for Bolt: Request a Ride, Uber - Request a ride, inDrive. Save on city rides, Careem – rides, food & more, and DiDi Rider: Affordable rides.
Bolt: Request a Ride saw a fairly consistent download rate, fluctuating around the 24K to 26K mark throughout the quarter. Weekly active users also showed a steady increase, starting from approximately 172K at the end of March and peaking at around 230K in late May before slightly declining to 226K by the end of June.
Uber - Request a ride maintained a stable download rate, ranging from 15K to 18K weekly downloads. The app's active user base showed fluctuations but remained strong, starting at 501K in late March and reaching 517K by the end of June.
inDrive. Save on city rides experienced a significant increase in weekly downloads, growing from 7.1K at the end of March to 15.9K by the end of June. Active users also saw an upward trend, rising from around 47K in late March to 52.8K by the end of the quarter.
Careem – rides, food & more showed a modest but steady increase in weekly downloads, starting at 3.6K in late March and reaching 4.1K by the end of June. The number of active users fluctuated throughout the quarter, peaking at around 86K in early April and ending at 65.6K in late June.
DiDi Rider: Affordable rides experienced a substantial rise in weekly downloads, especially notable from early May, reaching a peak of around 5.8K in mid-May before stabilizing at approximately 3.5K by the end of June. Active users followed a similar trend, increasing from 2K in late March to 10.7K by the end of June.
These insights, based on Sensor Tower data, provide a comprehensive view of the performance of leading carpooling and ridesharing apps on iOS in Africa during Q2 2021. For more detailed analytics, visit Sensor Tower.
