Top 5 Carpooling and Ridesharing Apps in Europe Q1 2021 Performance on Android

In the first quarter of 2021, European Android users continued to leverage carpooling and ridesharing services, despite the ongoing global challenges. Sensor Tower provided data on the top five apps in this category, offering a glimpse into user preferences and app activity during this period.

Yandex Go — taxi and delivery saw a decrease in downloads from 240K in the last week of December 2020 to 145K by the end of March 2021. However, weekly active users remained robust, starting at 4.3M and ending the quarter with a slight decrease at around 4.3M.

Uber - Request a ride, a well-known player in the market, experienced fluctuations in downloads, peaking at 160K in mid-January and then dipping to around 95K by the end of March. The app's weekly active users started at approximately 4.5M, with minor variations, finishing the quarter with a slight increase to 4.1M.

Uber Russia — order taxis also witnessed download numbers that fluctuated, starting at 152K and dropping to around 83K in the last week of March. The app's weekly active users showed a more positive trend, starting at 811K and growing to 897K by the quarter's end.

Bolt: Request a Ride downloads dipped from 121K at the beginning of the period to 95K by the end of March. The weekly active users for Bolt displayed a gradual increase from 871K at the start of the quarter to 881K by its conclusion.

BlaBlaCar: Carpooling and Bus showed a consistent download trend, starting at 109K and slightly increasing to 87K by the end of March. Weekly active users saw a dip in early January to 737K but recovered to 872K by the end of Q1, indicating a resilient user base.

While this Sensor Tower data provides insights into the app performance, for more detailed analytics and trends, readers can explore the full reports on Sensor Tower's platform. The observed trends in downloads and active users reflect the dynamic nature of the carpooling and ridesharing app market in Europe during the first quarter of 2021.