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Top 5 Food Delivery Services Apps in South Africa Q2 2021

In Q2 2021, South Africa's top food delivery apps showed varied performance in downloads and active user trends. Insights from Sensor Tower reveal detailed metrics.

Top 5 Food Delivery Services Apps in South Africa Q2 2021

In the second quarter of 2021, South Africa's food delivery app market saw notable activity among the top players. Here's a closer look at the performance of the top five food delivery services apps on a unified platform, with data sourced from Sensor Tower.

  • Mr D - Groceries & Takeaway had a dynamic quarter in terms of downloads and active users. Weekly downloads peaked at approximately 46K in late April and saw a slight decline, averaging around 33K to 42K weekly. Active users fluctuated but remained robust, reaching around 397K in late April and closing the quarter at approximately 377K.

  • Uber Eats: Food Delivery also demonstrated consistent performance. Weekly downloads varied, peaking at 34K in late April and settling around 24K to 29K towards the end of the quarter. Active users remained relatively stable, starting at 470K and slightly decreasing to around 453K by the end of June.

  • Bolt Food saw a gradual increase in downloads, starting at 3.5K in late March and rising to approximately 7.4K by the end of June. Active users mirrored this growth, starting at 36K and reaching around 49K by the quarter's end.

  • Woolies Dash experienced a steady climb in downloads throughout the quarter. Weekly downloads began at nearly 1K in late March and grew to about 5K by the end of June.

  • Malaicha showed a varied download trend. Starting at approximately 1.7K in late March, downloads peaked at around 2.5K in mid-April before settling at roughly 1.8K by the end of June.

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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: July 2021