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Top 5 Maps and Navigation Apps in Brazil: Q4 2025 Performance

Explore the performance trends of the top five maps and navigation apps in Brazil during Q4 2025, with insights from Sensor Tower's unified platform data.

Top 5 Maps and Navigation Apps in Brazil: Q4 2025 Performance

The fourth quarter of 2025 saw interesting trends in the performance of leading maps and navigation applications in Brazil. According to Sensor Tower's data, the top five apps on the unified platform showed varied trajectories in downloads and active users.

99: Rides, Food, Pay experienced a notable increase in weekly downloads, starting at approximately 438K in early October and peaking at around 615K in mid-December. Weekly active users also showed a positive trend, rising from 18.1M to a high of 21.5M before a slight dip towards the end of the quarter.

Uber - Request a ride displayed a steady pattern in weekly downloads, with numbers fluctuating between 286K and 412K. Active users peaked at 27.7M in early December before declining to 21.3M by the end of the quarter.

Waze Navigation & Live Traffic showed consistent growth in downloads, reaching a high of 302K in the week before the holidays. Active users remained strong, peaking at 28.6M in mid-December.

inDrive. Rides with fair fares saw a varied pattern in downloads, with a high of 140K in mid-October and maintaining around 95K towards the end of the year. Active users demonstrated growth, peaking at 3.3M in December.

Lastly, Moovit: Your Transit Tracker experienced a decline in downloads towards the end of the quarter, starting from 87K and dropping to 62K. Active users followed a similar trend, decreasing from 7.4M in early October to 4.6M by year's end.

These insights provide a glimpse into the dynamic performance of navigation apps in Brazil, with more detailed data available through Sensor Tower.


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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: January 2026