Top 5 Carpooling and Ridesharing Apps in Europe Q1 2023

The first quarter of 2023 saw significant activity in the carpooling and ridesharing app market in Europe. Here’s a detailed look at the performance of the top 5 apps on the unified platform, with data sourced from Sensor Tower.

Uber - Request a ride started the quarter with a robust download count of around 691K in the last week of December. This number dipped to approximately 406K by mid-January but gradually increased, peaking at 488K in early March. Active users started at 11.5M in late December, experiencing a slight dip to 9.8M in early January, before recovering to around 11M by the end of March.

Bolt: Request a Ride saw its weekly downloads fluctuate between 288K and 458K throughout the quarter. Downloads peaked in late December and saw a general upward trend in March, reaching 375K. Active users began the quarter at 3M, dipping to 2.4M in early January, and then steadily increasing to about 2.8M by the end of March.

Yandex Go: Taxi Food Delivery exhibited consistent download numbers, starting at 306K and hovering around the 230K mark by the end of March. The app's active users began at 7.4M in late December, experiencing a dip to 5.9M by the end of January, before recovering slightly to approximately 6.1M by the end of March.

BlaBlaCar: Carpooling and Bus had a steady download rate, starting at 191K in late December and maintaining around 170K towards the end of March. Active users followed a similar pattern, beginning at 1.4M and experiencing minor fluctuations, ending the quarter at roughly 1.2M.

inDrive. Save on city rides had a more varied download pattern, starting at 132K in late December, dipping to 83K by late January, and then fluctuating around 90K to 100K through March. Active users began at 1.5M in late December, saw a drop to 1.1M by late March, but showed some recovery to 1.3M in early March.

For more detailed insights and data on these apps, visit Sensor Tower.