Top 5 Maps and Navigation Apps on Android in UAE: Q4 2024

In the fourth quarter of 2024, the performance of Maps and Navigation applications on the Android platform in the United Arab Emirates showed varied trends. This analysis, based on data from Sensor Tower, highlights the weekly downloads and active user metrics for the top five apps in this category.

Careem: Rides, Food & more saw a fluctuation in weekly downloads, with numbers peaking at approximately 18.4K in late December. Active users began at around 664K and saw a decline to about 595K by the end of the quarter.

Waze Navigation & Live Traffic experienced a consistent increase in downloads, reaching a high of 18.2K in late December. The app maintained a stable active user base, starting at 300K and ending the period at around 318K.

Yango: taxi, food, delivery showed a steady increase in downloads early in the quarter, peaking at 9.8K in early November. Active users rose slightly to over 31K in early November before declining to approximately 24.8K by the end of the year.

2GIS: Offline map & navigation had a notable surge in downloads towards the end of the quarter, reaching 12.2K in the last week of December. Active users fluctuated slightly but remained strong, ending the quarter at about 106K.

Yango Maps reported a significant increase in downloads in December, with a peak of 23.5K mid-month. Active user data at the end of the quarter was recorded at approximately 70.5K.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower's platform to explore the metrics further.