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Top 5 Travel and Local Apps in Africa Q1 2023

Discover the performance of the top 5 travel and local apps in Africa during Q1 2023 based on weekly downloads and active users.

Top 5 Travel and Local Apps in Africa Q1 2023

In the first quarter of 2023, the top travel and local apps in Africa experienced varying trends in weekly downloads and active users. Here’s a closer look at their performance, based on data from Sensor Tower.

Google Earth saw a consistent increase in weekly downloads, peaking at around 56.9K in early March. Throughout the quarter, weekly active users remained stable, fluctuating between 350K to 378K.

Booking.com: Hotels & Travel had a more dynamic trend. Weekly downloads started strong at 47.2K in the first week of January, but tapered off to approximately 33.1K by the end of March. Active users hovered around 600K to 630K throughout the quarter.

Screen Mirroring - Cast to TV showed a remarkable spike in downloads, reaching a peak of 294K in the week of January 23. However, this high was not sustained, and downloads dropped to 6.3K by the end of January.

GPS Navigation Live Map Road experienced a decline in weekly downloads, starting at 18.9K in early January and falling to 12.3K by the end of March. Active users also saw a decrease, from 35.7K to 28.8K over the same period.

GPS Live Satellite View Map had a fluctuating but generally rising trend in weekly downloads, peaking at 22.1K in early February before stabilizing around 13.9K by the end of March. Active users showed a significant increase, starting from 2.7K in early January and reaching up to 12.2K by mid-March.

For more detailed insights, visit Sensor Tower.


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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: April 2023