Top 5 Carpooling and Ridesharing Apps in Australia Q4 2021

Throughout the fourth quarter of 2021, the top carpooling and ridesharing apps in Australia showed varying trends in downloads and active users. Here’s a detailed look at their performance based on data from Sensor Tower.

Request a ride saw a significant increase in weekly downloads, starting at about 23.6K in late September and peaking at approximately 42.9K in early December. The app maintained high weekly active users, starting from 432K and reaching around 813K by mid-December before a slight drop towards the year's end.

DiDi Rider: Affordable rides also exhibited a steady upward trend in weekly downloads, growing from 12.3K at the end of September to around 22.6K by early December. Active users fluctuated slightly but remained fairly consistent, ranging from 354K to a peak of about 397K in mid-December.

Uber - Driver: Drive & Deliver experienced moderate growth in weekly downloads, starting at 9.1K and reaching about 12.7K in mid-October before stabilizing around 9K towards the end of the quarter. Active users for this app increased from 174K to approximately 215K by the end of November.

Ola: Book Cab, Auto, Bike Taxi showed a consistent rise in weekly downloads, from 5.4K in late September to nearly 9.8K by mid-December. The app's active users remained stable, starting at 358K and peaking at about 442K in mid-December.

Lastly, DiDi Driver: Drive & Earn Cash had a gradual increase in weekly downloads, beginning with 1.4K at the end of September and reaching approximately 3.5K by mid-December. Active users followed a similar upward trend, from 2.5K to about 3.5K by mid-December.

For more insights and detailed data, visit Sensor Tower.