AI Insights · Timothy · January 2023
Top 5 Carpooling and Ridesharing Apps on Android in South Africa Q4 2022
Analyze the performance of the top 5 carpooling and ridesharing apps on Android in South Africa during Q4 2022, focusing on weekly downloads and active user trends.
During Q4 2022, the carpooling and ridesharing app market in South Africa exhibited diverse trends in weekly downloads and active users. Here, we explore the performance of the top 5 apps: Bolt: Request a Ride, inDrive. Save on city rides, Uber - Request a ride, Uber - Driver: Drive & Deliver, and Uber Lite. Data and insights are sourced from Sensor Tower.
Bolt: Request a Ride saw fluctuations in weekly downloads, starting with 46.9K in late September and peaking at 57.8K by the end of November. However, the downloads dropped to 24.6K by the last week of December. Active users for Bolt also showed variability, starting at 665K in late September, peaking at 718K in late October, and ending the quarter at 602K.
inDrive. Save on city rides experienced a steady climb in weekly downloads, beginning at 20.1K and reaching a peak of 25.5K in late November. The numbers tapered off to 18K by the end of December. Active user counts remained relatively stable, starting at 284K in late September and ending the quarter at 267K.
Uber - Request a ride saw a gradual increase in weekly downloads from 21.9K in late September to a peak of 26.3K in late November, before slightly declining to 19.4K by the end of December. Active users showed a similar trend, beginning at 387K, peaking at 347K in late November, and concluding the quarter at 324K.
Uber - Driver: Drive & Deliver had a relatively stable download rate, starting at 3.2K and peaking at 3.7K in mid-December, with a slight dip to 3K by the end of December. Active users remained consistent, starting at 28.6K in late September and ending the quarter at 27.3K.
Uber Lite showed a steady increase in weekly downloads, starting at 1.2K in late September and reaching 2.3K by late October. Downloads then slightly fluctuated, ending at 2.2K by the end of December. Active users for Uber Lite remained stable, starting at 44.7K in late September and concluding the quarter at 42.4K.
For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower.
