Travel in May 2026
This is Apptonic's monthly read on Travel: the apps with the most installs in May 2026, the posts that carried them, and the ads that ran alongside. Every figure comes from our own dataset.
- 70M
- Total installs
- $3M
- Total revenue
- 3M
- Total views
Apps with the most installs
Ranked by estimated installs for the month, summed across App Store and Google Play. Estimates are third-party and rounded at source.
| App | Downloads | Revenue | Rating | Reviews | Organic | Ads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Google Maps | 9M | <$10K | 3.6 | 27M | 716 | 36 |
 Airbnb | 7M | <$10K | 4.6 | 3M | 512 | 241 |
 Booking.com: Hotels & Travel | 6M | <$10K | 4.8 | 8M | 196 | 210 |
 Where is my Train | 6M | <$10K | 4.5 | 5M | 0 | 0 |
 Grab - Taxi & Food Delivery | 4M | <$10K | 4.8 | 17M | 116 | 359 |
 Trip.com: Book Flights, Hotels | 4M | <$10K | 4.7 | 966K | 190 | 247 |
 Google Earth | 4M | <$10K | 3.8 | 3M | 135 | 0 |
 Bolt: Request a Ride | 4M | <$10K | 4.8 | 11M | 115 | 153 |
 铁路12306 | 3M | <$10K | 2.0 | <10K | 2 | 0 |
 RailOne | 3M | <$10K | 4.8 | 2M | 1 | 0 |
 ConfirmTkt: Train Booking App | 2M | <$10K | 4.8 | 2M | 52 | 119 |
 ixigo Train, Bus, Metro Ticket | 2M | <$10K | 4.7 | 4M | 41 | 121 |
 WiFinder: Wifi Location Map | 2M | <$10K | 4.0 | 14K | 0 | 25 |
 Instabridge: WiFi Hotspot Map | 2M | <$10K | 4.2 | 4M | 78 | 15 |
 DiDi China: Ride Hailing | 2M | <$10K | 3.7 | <10K | 128 | 0 |
 Agoda: Cheap Flights & Hotels | 2M | <$10K | 4.6 | 2M | 167 | 42 |
 Skyscanner Flights Hotels Cars | 2M | <$10K | 4.8 | 2M | 251 | 229 |
 Flightradar24 Flight Tracker | 2M | $3M | 4.7 | 1M | 148 | 0 |
 BlaBlaCar: Carpooling and Bus | 2M | <$10K | 4.4 | 3M | 231 | 0 |
 GetYourGuide: Travel & Tickets | 2M | <$10K | 4.9 | 673K | 166 | 254 |
Content that went viral
TikTok and Instagram posts ranked by views measured against the account's own reach.
Here’s the travel hack that’s saved me hundreds on hotels in Japan. Everyone always ends up overpayi…
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@PayByPhone make it make sense please #Parking #Miami
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Volaris is so out of control with their policies. I booked months ago and they just act like no big …
#EnterprisePartner Get your phones ready! During soccer’s biggest tournament, @enterprise and Enterp…
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No one ever speaks of the horrors of travelling....This is not okay @Air France over €6/7k (excludin…
Pay at the pay stations or on the Passport Parking App in Pasadena! #pasadena #parkingmeter #paytopa…
Yeah, lime is out. Make sure you get the app. They’ve like all been replaced. VEO scooters are repla…
I just got fired from Spirit Airlines 😭 Travel arrow is the app that I use for TSA wait times! #fl…
@jonasvingegaard best travel advice ✨ #travel #traveltips #recomendations #jonasvingegaard #mypreff…
One hack to find cheap campgrounds while traveling! #rvlife #fulltimervliving #campgrounds
Germany's €6.99 ICE train hack If you live in Germany or you're planning a trip here this summer - t…
I think I found the secret to traveling with a baby - it’s @babyquip ! Use my code MISHA20 for $20…
I let a TikTok filter decide my next travel destination, and it chose Barcelona, Spain! 🇪🇸✈️ I flew …
Is it $59 or not??? @Southwest Airlines #fyp #southwestairlines #flights #travel
Ads that performed best
Meta ads ranked by how many days they have been running since launch.
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User-friendly app
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