AI Insights · Timothy · January 2022
Top 5 Carpooling and Ridesharing Apps Performance in Africa Q4 2021
A review of the performance of the top 5 carpooling and ridesharing apps in Africa during Q4 2021, highlighting their weekly downloads and active user trends.
During the fourth quarter of 2021, the top five carpooling and ridesharing apps in Africa showed varied performance in terms of weekly downloads and active users. The data, sourced from Sensor Tower, provides insightful trends for inDrive. Save on city rides, Bolt: Request a Ride, Uber - Request a ride, DiDi Rider: Affordable rides, and Heetch - Ride-hailing app.
inDrive. Save on city rides had a notable presence with weekly downloads peaking at around 237K in mid-October. However, downloads showed a downward trend, reaching approximately 139K by early December, before a slight recovery towards the end of the month. Active users started at around 890K at the beginning of the quarter, fluctuating slightly but ending the quarter strong at approximately 957K.
Similarly, Bolt: Request a Ride saw its weekly downloads begin at around 193K in late September, with a noticeable dip to approximately 153K in early November. Downloads saw a rise again by mid-December, reaching about 202K. Active users for Bolt started strong at around 2.3M, peaking at nearly 2.7M by late October, before experiencing a gradual decline to about 2.2M by the end of December.
Uber - Request a ride maintained a consistent download rate, beginning at around 98K in late September and peaking at approximately 125K in the week of December 20. Active users showed a slight decline from around 3M at the start of the quarter to approximately 2.7M by the end.
DiDi Rider: Affordable rides experienced fluctuating download numbers, starting at about 131K in late September, dipping to around 41K in early December, but surging dramatically to approximately 1.08M by the end of December. Active users saw a steady increase from around 316K to approximately 329K over the quarter.
Lastly, Heetch - Ride-hailing app had a more stable download trend, with numbers hovering around 21K to 25K throughout the quarter. Active users for Heetch showed a gradual increase from around 105K in late September to approximately 108K by the end of December.
For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower.
