Top 5 Maps and Navigation Apps in UAE Q2 2023

During the second quarter of 2023, the performance of the top 5 Maps and Navigation applications on a unified platform in the United Arab Emirates showed significant trends in weekly downloads and active users.

Careem – rides, food & more saw a notable increase in weekly downloads from late March to the end of June. Starting at around 12.3K downloads in the last week of March, the app's downloads peaked at approximately 19.2K in mid-June. Weekly active users also displayed a steady rise, beginning at 80.9K and reaching a peak of 94.2K in mid-April before stabilizing around 88K by the end of June.

2GIS beta experienced a fluctuating download trend throughout Q2. Downloads increased from 4.7K in late March to a high of 10.1K in late May, before dropping significantly to around 2K by the end of June. The app's active users showed a steady trend, starting at 58.3K in late March and peaking at approximately 71.6K in mid-May, before slightly declining to 65.3K by the end of June.

Waze Navigation & Live Traffic maintained a consistent download rate, with numbers ranging from 8.8K to 11.2K throughout the quarter. Weekly active users for Waze were robust, starting at 292.3K in late March and peaking at 301.3K in mid-June, before ending the quarter at 292.1K.

Aramex Mobile saw a varied trend in downloads, beginning at 8.5K in the last week of March and peaking at 10.6K in early June, before dropping to 4.5K by the end of June. Weekly active users followed a similar pattern, starting at 26.6K and peaking at 29K in early June, before declining to 20.5K by the end of the quarter.

Uber - Request a ride displayed a steady increase in downloads, starting at 5.7K in late March and peaking at approximately 12.1K by the end of June. The app's active users showed a consistent upward trend, beginning at 247.8K and reaching 267.9K by the end of the quarter.

These insights are based on data from Sensor Tower. For more detailed analytics and trends, visit Sensor Tower.