Top 5 Carpooling and Ridesharing Apps on Android in UAE: Q2 2023

In the second quarter of 2023, the performance of the top carpooling and ridesharing apps on the Android platform in the United Arab Emirates revealed interesting trends. Here's a closer look at the weekly downloads and active user metrics for the top 5 apps: Careem – rides, food & more, Uber - Request a ride, Yango — different from a taxi, inDrive. Save on city rides, and Bolt: Request a Ride.

Careem – rides, food & more saw a steady increase in weekly downloads, starting at around 7.3K at the end of March and peaking at 11.4K in mid-June. Weekly active users also showed a positive trend, rising from 39K at the beginning of the quarter to 45.6K by mid-June.

Uber - Request a ride maintained relatively stable weekly downloads, with a noticeable increase from 2K at the end of March to 4.3K by the end of June. Weekly active users for Uber remained consistently high, starting at 107K and ending the quarter at approximately 115K.

Yango — different from a taxi experienced a decline in weekly downloads, beginning at 4K in late March and dropping to around 1.4K by early June. However, weekly active users for Yango remained relatively stable, with a slight decline from 11.7K to 9.7K over the same period.

inDrive. Save on city rides showed an upward trend in weekly downloads, starting at 1.1K in late March and reaching 2.2K by the end of June. The app's weekly active users also increased, from 23.2K at the beginning of the quarter to 26.9K by the end of June.

Finally, Bolt: Request a Ride experienced growth in weekly downloads, starting at 893 at the end of March and peaking at 1.9K by the end of June. Weekly active users for Bolt also showed an upward trend, increasing from 6.2K at the beginning of the quarter to 7.9K by the end of June.

The data for this analysis comes from Sensor Tower, which provides more in-depth insights into the performance of these and other apps. These trends highlight the dynamic nature of the carpooling and ridesharing market in the UAE, with varying degrees of growth and stability among the top apps.