Top 5 Travel Apps Performance in Nigeria Q1 2022

The first quarter of 2022 saw significant activity in the travel app sector in Nigeria. Based on data from Sensor Tower, we analyze the performance of the top 5 travel apps: Bolt: Request a Ride, Uber - Request a ride, inDrive. Save on city rides, Rida — cheaper than taxi ride, and Booking.com: Hotels & Travel.

Bolt: Request a Ride experienced a consistent pattern in weekly downloads, starting at 43.6K in late December and peaking at 51.9K in early January. Downloads slightly fluctuated throughout the quarter but maintained an overall steady trend, closing Q1 with 44.6K weekly downloads. The app's weekly active users increased from 448K in late December to a peak of 556K in late February, before tapering off to 526K by the end of March.

Uber - Request a ride saw a gradual increase in weekly downloads, starting from 17.9K in late December and reaching up to 15.7K by mid-March. The active user base showed a positive trend, growing from 578K at the start of the quarter to 645K by the end of March.

inDrive. Save on city rides showed a varied download trend, beginning with 9.1K downloads in late December, dipping to 5.7K in late January, and then rising to 10.6K by the end of February. The active user count started at 131K and saw minor fluctuations, ending the quarter at 127K.

Rida — cheaper than taxi ride had a mixed performance in downloads, initially at 23.3K in late December, dropping to 4.3K by the end of January, and then fluctuating around 5.5K towards the end of the quarter. Active users saw a decrease from 64.2K in late December to 37.6K by the end of March.

Booking.com: Hotels & Travel maintained a steady download rate throughout the quarter, starting at 2.7K and ending at 2.5K. The weekly active users showed a slight increase from 33.6K at the beginning of the quarter to 35.8K by the end.

This data provides a snapshot of the travel app market in Nigeria for Q1 2022. For more detailed insights and analytics, visit Sensor Tower.