Top 5 Travel Apps in Africa Q2 2024: Unified Platform Performance

The performance of the top 5 travel applications in Africa for the second quarter of 2024 has shown intriguing trends across weekly downloads and active user metrics. Here’s a detailed breakdown based on data from Sensor Tower.

Bolt: Request a Ride experienced a fluctuating pattern in weekly downloads, with a high of approximately 174K in the first week of April and a notable dip to around 119K by mid-May. The app saw a resurgence in downloads towards the end of the quarter, reaching around 151K in the last week of June. Weekly active users remained relatively stable, starting at 2.17M in early April, dipping to nearly 1.85M in mid-June, and closing the quarter at about 2.11M.

inDrive. Save on city rides showed a consistent increase in weekly downloads, peaking at approximately 226K in the final week of June. Weekly active users also demonstrated steady growth, beginning at roughly 1.36M in early April and rising to about 1.45M by late June.

Uber - Request a ride maintained stable weekly downloads throughout the quarter, with figures ranging from around 85K to 113K. Active user numbers were robust, starting at about 2.69M in early April and showing slight fluctuations to end at approximately 2.55M in the last week of June.

Booking.com: Hotels & Travel saw a steady rise in weekly downloads, starting at nearly 39K in early April and reaching about 62K by the end of June. The app's weekly active users followed a similar upward trend, from approximately 832K to 908K over the same period.

DiDi Rider: Affordable rides experienced significant variations in weekly downloads, with a high of around 77K in the second week of April and a low of approximately 45K in early May. Active user numbers were relatively stable, starting at about 281K in early April and ending at roughly 256K in late June.

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