Top 5 Food Delivery Services in UAE Q3 2024: Unified Platform Performance

In the third quarter of 2024, the food delivery app landscape in the United Arab Emirates saw varied performance across the top five applications on a unified platform. These insights, gathered by Sensor Tower, reveal how each app fared in terms of downloads and active user engagement.

Food, grocery & more demonstrated a steady download trend, beginning the quarter with approximately 24.4K weekly downloads and experiencing a slight dip mid-quarter before concluding with around 21.6K downloads in the last week of September. The app maintained a robust active user base, starting at 376.7K and fluctuating slightly before ending the quarter with 353.2K active users.

Smiles:Food,Grocery,Lifestyle had a consistent download pattern, peaking at 17.6K downloads in late August and closing September with approximately 15.1K. Active user numbers saw a gradual increase, starting at 87.9K in early July and reaching 90.3K by the end of the quarter.

Deliveroo: Food & Shopping experienced an upward trajectory in downloads, beginning with 8.9K and peaking at 11.2K in mid-September, finishing the quarter with about 10.9K downloads. Active users remained fairly stable, starting at 69K and slightly rising to 68.7K by the end of September.

InstaShop: Grocery Delivery saw a noticeable rise in downloads, beginning with 4.6K and reaching a high of 8K in early September. The app concluded the quarter with 7K downloads. Active users increased throughout the quarter, starting at 33.3K and ending with 37.3K.

Grab: Taxi Ride, Food Delivery displayed a declining download trend, starting with 4.4K and dropping to 2.8K by the end of September. However, active users showed resilience, beginning at 137.4K and ending slightly higher at 148.6K.

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