Top 5 Carpooling and Ridesharing Apps on iOS in Africa Q1 2023

During the first quarter of 2023, the top five carpooling and ridesharing apps on iOS in Africa demonstrated interesting trends in downloads and active user activity. Here’s a closer look at their performance:

Bolt: Request a Ride experienced a steady weekly download rate, fluctuating between 25K and 35K. The app saw a peak in the final week of March with around 31K downloads. Active users for Bolt remained relatively stable, hovering around 230K to 240K, with a slight increase to 244K in the week of March 20.

Uber - Request a ride maintained a consistent download rate, averaging 17K to 26K downloads per week. Active users for Uber varied from 480K to 560K, peaking at 558K in the week of January 30. Despite a slight dip towards the end of the quarter, Uber remained the leader in active users among the top apps.

inDrive. Save on city rides saw weekly downloads ranging from 14K to 22K, with notable peaks at the beginning of March. Active users showed consistent growth, starting at 104K and reaching 110K by March 20, before a slight drop to 107K in the last week of March.

Yango: taxi, food, delivery had weekly downloads between 7K and 9K, with a slight decline towards the end of the quarter. Active users were quite stable, ranging from 27K to 30K, with the highest count of 30K in the week of February 27.

DiDi Rider: Affordable rides reported weekly downloads varying from 5K to 9K. Active users for DiDi remained relatively stable, starting at 32K and peaking at 36K in the final week of January. There was a slight fluctuation, but the numbers remained consistent around 32K towards the end of March.

These insights are based on data from Sensor Tower. For more detailed analysis and insights, visit Sensor Tower's platform.