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Top 5 Carpooling and Ridesharing Apps on Android in Italy, Q3 2025

Explore the performance trends of the top carpooling and ridesharing apps on Android in Italy during Q3 2025, based on Sensor Tower data.

Top 5 Carpooling and Ridesharing Apps on Android in Italy, Q3 2025

In the third quarter of 2025, the carpooling and ridesharing market in Italy saw varied performances among the top apps on the Android platform. The insights below are based on data from Sensor Tower, with more detailed analytics available through their platform.

Uber - Request a ride experienced a dynamic quarter. Weekly downloads began at around 18K and peaked at approximately 29K in mid-August, before stabilizing to about 21K by the end of September. Active users fluctuated, peaking at 356K in late July, and closing the quarter at around 338K.

Bolt: Request a Ride showed a steady upward trend in weekly downloads, beginning at 6K and reaching a high of 13K by mid-August, before tapering off to around 6K at the end of the quarter. Active users saw a gradual decline from 110K to 102K over the same period.

Freenow by Lyft - taxi & more started the quarter with approximately 6K weekly downloads, which decreased to around 4.7K by the end of September. Active users, however, showed a positive trend, increasing from 77K to 79K.

BlaBlaCar: Carpooling and Bus maintained a relatively stable pattern in weekly downloads, averaging around 2.5K. Active users experienced fluctuations, concluding the quarter with an increase from 49K to 57K.

Similarly, inDrive. Rides with fair fares saw downloads rise from 2K to over 3K mid-quarter, before a decline to 1.9K by the end of September. Active users mirrored this pattern, peaking at 7.6K in August and settling at 6.6K.

These trends highlight the dynamic nature of the carpooling and ridesharing app market in Italy. For a comprehensive analysis, more insights can be accessed through Sensor Tower.


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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: October 2025