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Top Carpooling and Ridesharing Apps on Android in Nigeria, Q4 2025

Explore the performance of the top carpooling and ridesharing apps on Android in Nigeria during Q4 2025, with insights from Sensor Tower.

Top Carpooling and Ridesharing Apps on Android in Nigeria, Q4 2025

In the fourth quarter of 2025, the carpooling and ridesharing market in Nigeria saw notable activity on the Android platform. Data from Sensor Tower provides insights into the performance trends of the top five apps in this category.

inDrive. Rides with fair fares demonstrated a consistent increase in weekly downloads, starting at approximately 25.9K and climbing to 30.2K by the end of December. The app also saw a significant rise in weekly active users, starting from around 476K and peaking at over 851K mid-December before settling at 612K.

Bolt: Request a Ride experienced variable download numbers, beginning at 24.4K and reaching a high of 32.8K in late December. Active users showed a significant increase, peaking at approximately 2.3M in mid-December from an initial 1.8M.

Uber - Request a ride saw a gradual increase in downloads, starting from 8.8K and peaking at 12.9K mid-December, with a slight drop to 10K by the end of the year. Active users grew steadily from 271K to a peak of 340K mid-December before ending the quarter at 290K.

Lagride maintained a relatively steady download rate, fluctuating between 2.3K and 4K throughout the quarter.

Uber - Driver: Drive & Deliver had a gradual increase in downloads, starting at 3.2K and reaching around 4.5K by the end of December. Active users remained stable, with a slight increase from 22.4K to 24.1K.

For more detailed insights and data on these applications, visit Sensor Tower's platform.


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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: January 2026