Top 5 Navigation and Maps Apps in the UK Q4 2021

In the fourth quarter of 2021, the top navigation and maps apps in the United Kingdom exhibited diverse trends in user engagement and downloads. Below is a detailed look at the performance of these apps, based on data from Sensor Tower.

Google Maps saw a fluctuating trend in weekly downloads, starting strong with approximately 109K downloads in the last week of September and gradually declining to about 62K by the end of December. Weekly active users for the app remained fairly stable, peaking at around 9.6M in late October before ending the quarter at approximately 8.9M.

Waze Navigation & Live Traffic experienced a more consistent decline in weekly downloads, starting from about 68K in late September and falling to roughly 46K by the end of December. The app's weekly active users also decreased, beginning the quarter with about 3.1M and ending with approximately 2.5M.

Google Earth showed an upward trend in weekly downloads, starting at around 42K in late September and rising to about 52K by the end of December. Weekly active users for Google Earth fluctuated, peaking at approximately 280K in late October and closing the quarter at around 274K.

what3words: Navigation & Maps had a mixed performance in weekly downloads, starting at about 41K in late September, dropping to around 24K in early December, and then rising again to approximately 40K by the end of December. Weekly active users saw a decline from around 201K in late September to about 151K in mid-December, before recovering to approximately 187K by the end of the quarter.

Lastly, Google Street View experienced relatively stable weekly downloads, hovering around 8K to 10K throughout the quarter. Weekly active users remained consistent, fluctuating between approximately 15K and 17K during the same period.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower.