Top 5 Travel Apps in Africa Q1 2022 Performance Overview

The first quarter of 2022 saw notable trends in the performance of the top 5 travel applications in Africa. Here’s a detailed look at the weekly downloads and active users for these apps, as gathered from Sensor Tower.

DiDi Rider: Affordable rides experienced a significant drop in weekly downloads. Starting from over 1M downloads in late December, it saw a steady decline, ending the quarter at around 167K downloads in the last week of March. However, the app maintained a robust number of active users, starting from 329K at the end of December and gradually increasing to approximately 372K by the end of March.

Bolt: Request a Ride showed a consistent increase in weekly downloads throughout the quarter. Beginning the year with around 160K downloads, it peaked at nearly 187K downloads in the final week of March. Active users also saw an upward trend, with numbers rising from 2.2M at the end of December to approximately 2.5M by the end of March.

Uber - Request a ride had a relatively stable performance in terms of weekly downloads, ranging from 76K to 109K throughout the quarter. Active users fluctuated slightly but generally increased from 2.7M at the end of December to over 3M by the end of March.

inDrive. Save on city rides saw a varied trend in weekly downloads, starting at 176K in late December, dipping to 130K mid-January, and peaking again at around 186K in mid-February. Active users showed a consistent upward trend, starting from 957K at the end of December and reaching approximately 990K by the end of March.

Booking.com: Hotels & Travel experienced a steady increase in weekly downloads, beginning at around 33K in late December and peaking at nearly 46K in mid-March. Active users also saw a gradual rise, starting from 517K at the end of December to around 539K by the end of March.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower.