Top 5 Carpooling and Ridesharing Apps on Android in Africa - Q2 2024

During the second quarter of 2024, the carpooling and ridesharing app market in Africa saw notable activity. Here we examine the performance of the top five apps: inDrive. Save on city rides, Bolt: Request a Ride, Uber - Request a ride, Yassir - Ride, Eat & Shop, and DiDi Rider: Affordable rides. Data provided by Sensor Tower reveals interesting trends in weekly downloads and active users for these apps.

inDrive. Save on city rides experienced a strong performance in Q2 2024. Weekly downloads were consistently high, peaking at approximately 191K in the final week of June. The app also maintained a robust user base, with weekly active users fluctuating between 1.2M and 1.3M, ending the quarter at 1.3M.

Bolt: Request a Ride showed a varied trend in weekly downloads, ranging from 90K to 145K. The app's active users saw some fluctuations but remained significant, peaking at around 1.9M in the last week of June.

Uber - Request a ride had a stable performance with weekly downloads typically around 70K to 85K. Active users for Uber were strong, hovering around 1.8M to 2M throughout the quarter, with a slight dip in mid-June before recovering to end the quarter at approximately 1.9M.

Yassir - Ride, Eat & Shop saw its weekly downloads increase steadily, reaching around 65K in the last week of June. The app's active user base grew gradually, starting at 303K and ending the quarter at 324K.

DiDi Rider: Affordable rides had a mixed quarter for downloads, with a peak of 57K in mid-June. Active users for DiDi fluctuated, starting at 251K and ending at 226K.

These insights highlight the dynamic nature of the carpooling and ridesharing app market in Africa. For more detailed analysis and additional insights, visit Sensor Tower.