Top 5 Navigation and Maps Apps in Europe Q3 2023

The third quarter of 2023 saw notable trends in the performance of the top 5 navigation and maps applications in Europe. Here’s a breakdown of their weekly downloads, revenue, and active user metrics:

Google Maps experienced a varied pattern in downloads, starting at around 1M weekly downloads in late June and peaking at 1.15M by late July. However, a decline was observed towards the end of the quarter, with downloads dropping to approximately 837K by the end of September. The app maintained a substantial active user base, fluctuating between 75M and 79M throughout the quarter.

Waze Navigation & Live Traffic demonstrated a downward trend in weekly downloads, beginning at around 447K in late June and decreasing to about 389K by the end of September. Despite this, the app saw a consistent active user base, peaking at close to 19.2M in mid-August before settling around 17M by the end of the quarter.

Yandex Maps & Navigator showed a steady weekly revenue, with figures hovering around the $3K mark, peaking at $3.4K in early September. The app’s weekly downloads started at 356K in late June, with a gradual decline to 240K by the end of September. Active users saw an increase, starting at 13.3M and peaking at 14.7M in late August.

Yandex Navi – navigation, maps generated consistent weekly revenue, with figures around $10K to $12.8K, peaking in the last week of September. Downloads began at 265K in late June and declined to approximately 167K by the end of September. Active users ranged from 5.1M to 5.3M throughout the quarter.

Google Earth maintained steady weekly downloads, starting at 198K in late June and ending at around 193K by the end of September. Active users showed a downward trend, starting at 2M and decreasing to 1.8M by the end of the quarter.

Data for this analysis comes from Sensor Tower. For more detailed insights, visit Sensor Tower’s platform.