With more than 72% of the ride-hailing market share belonging to Uber, it is one of the most popular brands worldwide. Most people prefer Uber over other ridesharing services (counting me in as well).
It took 64 million trips in the year 2022 and was able to generate an overall revenue of $31.8 billion that year.
Want to know more details about the company?
In the following article, I have compiled all the latest Uber statistics for 2024. I have gathered the data from Uber financials, Uber investors’ reports, and other trusted sources.
So without further ado, let’s learn more about Uber.
Uber Statistics 2024: Top Picks
- Uber has 131 million monthly active users as of 2024.
- Uber generated a revenue of $ 9.3 billion in Q3 2023.
- Uber owns 74% of the ride-hailing market share as of 2024.
- Uber makes 23 million rides per day on average and takes 7.64 billion trips in a year.
- As of 2024, 5.4 million drivers are working with Uber. Out of which, 1.5 million drivers are working in the United States.
- Uber is available in around 72 countries and 10,000 cities.
- The average salary of Uber drivers in the United States is $19.10 per hour.
- Uber drivers get 75% on each fare. Uber charges the rest, 25%, for its software and other resources.
- Uber’s gross booking volume was $31.41 billion in the first quarter of 2023.
About Uber
| Launched on | May 2010 |
| Founded in | 2009 |
| Founder | San Francisco, California |
| Headquarter | Dara Khosrowshahi (CEO), Travis Kalanick (co-founder), Garrett Camp (co-founder) |
| Monthly active users | 131 million |
| Monthly active drivers and couriers | 5.4 million |
| Number of trips per day | 24 million |
| Number of cities Uber is available in | 10,500 cities |
| Number of Countries that has Uber services | 70 countries. |
Uber Users
- 131 million people used the Uber App at least once per month as of 2024.
The number of Uber users increased by almost 15 million as compared to the same quarter of the past year. The number of Users that used the Uber app in the first quarter of 2022 was reported to be 115 million.
Here is a table displaying the number of people who use the Uber App worldwide.
| Quarters | Number of people that use the Uber App Monthly |
|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 130 million |
| Q4 2022 | 131 million |
| Q3 2022 | 124 million |
| Q2 2022 | 122 million |
| Q1 2022 | 115 million |
| Q4 2021 | 118 million |
| Q3 2021 | 109 million |
| Q2 2021 | 101 million |
| Q1 2021 | 98 million |
Source: Uber.
- Uber Eats has approximately 85 million users as of 2022.
The number of Uber Eats users have drastically increased after the year 2019. Further, the number of users has rapidly risen post-pandemic.
Here is a table that provides the number of Uber Eats users recorded over the past years.
| Year | Number of Uber Eats users |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 85 million |
| 2021 | 81 million |
| 2020 | 66 million |
| 2019 | 21 million |
| 2018 | 15 million |
| 2017 | 9 million |
| 2016 | 5 million |
Source: Business of Apps.
Uber Trips
- 7.64 billion Trips were taken with Uber in the year 2022.
Besides, 6.36 billion trips were made in the year 2021, and 4.9 billion in 2021.
Here is a table displaying the Uber trips made over the past years.
| Year | Number of Trips |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 7.64 billion |
| 2021 | 6.36 billion |
| 2020 | 4.98 billion |
| 2019 | 6.9 billion |
| 2018 | 5.21 billion |
Source: Uber.
- The average number of trips taken per day by Uber amounts to 24 million as of 2023.
- As of Q1 2023, approximately 2.12 billion rides are made by Uber drivers worldwide.
This number grew by 400 million as compared to the Q1 of 2022. The number of rides made by Uber drivers recorded at that time was 1.71 billion. Besides, the number of rides recorded in the last quarter of 2022 was 2.104 billion.
The following table displays the number of rides made by Uber drivers worldwide over the past quarters.
| Quarters | The number of Uber drivers |
|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 2.124 billion |
| Q4 2022 | 2.104 billion |
| Q3 2022 | 1.953 billion |
| Q2 2022 | 1.872 billion |
| Q1 2022 | 1.713 billion |
| Q4 2021 | 1.769 billion |
| Q3 2021 | 1.641 billion |
| Q2 2021 | 1.511 billion |
| Q1 2021 | 1.447 billion |
Source: Statista.
- 24% of Uber rides are booked in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sao Paulo, and London.
According to Uber, a large share of Uber rides and trips are traced in these five cities. While the rest of the cities contribute to the rest rides.
Uber drivers
- 5.4 million drivers and couriers work with Uber worldwide.
According to Uber, more than 5.4 million drivers are working with them as of 2023. The number of Uber drivers has almost doubled over the last few years.
- 75% of the fare fees are paid to Uber drivers.
Uber Charges 25% of the fare fees for software maintenance and for the collection and transfer of fares.
Source: Uber.
- Male Uber drivers earn $21.28 per hour, while female Uber drivers earn $20.04 per hour.
Comparatively, the weekly earning of the male drivers is calculated to be $397.68. On the other hand, the weekly earning of the female Uber driver is recorded to be $268.18.
Source: Stanford Uber report.
- Female Uber drivers work 12.82 hours per week, while male Uber drivers work 17.98 hours per week.
Source: Stanford Uber report.
- 45% of Uber drivers earn between $0 to $99 monthly.
In contrast, 39% of Uber drivers said that they earn $100 to $499. Only 2% of Uber drivers earn between $1500 to $1999.
The following table displays the dollars made by Uber drivers.
| Earnings made by Uber driver | Percentage of Uber drivers |
|---|---|
| $0 to $99 | 45% |
| $100 to $499 | 39% |
| $500 to $999 | 11% |
| %1000 to $1499 | 4% |
| $1500 to $1999 | 2% |
| $2000+ | 0% |
Source: Earnest.
- 84% of Uber drivers make less than $500 in a month.
- 90% of Uber drivers work for less than 40 hours a week.
In comparison, less than 65% of Uber drivers said they work less than 20 hours. Besides, 40% of Uber drivers work less than 10 hours a week.
Here is a table displaying the number of hours Uber drivers work weekly.
| The number of Hours | Percentage of Uber drivers. |
|---|---|
| Less Than 40 Hours | 90% |
| Less Than 20 Hours | 65% |
| Less Than 10 Hours | 40% |
Source: Uber
- Women are more likely to quit driving Uber within six months as compared to men.
According to a Stanford study, women have a 75% of six months attrition rate. Comparatively, men have an attrition rate of 65%.
- 71% of the rideshare drivers said that they wanted to continue to work as independent individuals rather than Uber employees.
- 8% of Uber drivers said that they are satisfied with their working experience at Uber.
- 5% of Uber drivers reported that they also work for other companies.
- 55% of Uber drivers said that the biggest way to improve driver experience is to increase their pay.
- On average, Uber drivers earn $2.24 more than Lyft drivers per hour.
Uber Bookings
- Uber bookings amounted to $31.41 billion in 2023.
Uber bookings have been increased by 5 billion since the first quarter of 2022. The bookings amounted to $26.45 billion in Q1 2022.
Here is a table displaying the gross booking volume of Uber recorded worldwide over the past quarters.
| Year | Gross booking of Uber |
|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 31.41 billion |
| Q4 2022 | 30.75 billion |
| Q3 2022 | 29.12 billion |
| Q2 2022 | 29.08 billion |
| Q1 2022 | 26.45 billion |
| Q4 2021 | 25.89 billion |
| Q3 2021 | 23.11 billion |
| Q2 2021 | 21.9 billion |
| Q1 2021 | 19.54 billion |
Source: Statista.
- The gross booking of Uber Eats amounted to $55.7 billion as of 2022.
In the year 2021, Uber Eats cross-booking surpassed %50 billion, which was a 70% increase as compared to the prior years.
The following table displays the annual gross bookings of Uber Eats recorded over the past years.
| Year | Gross booking |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 55.7 billion |
| 2021 | 51.6 billion |
| 2020 | 30.2 billion |
| 2019 | 14.5 billion |
| 2018 | 7.9 billion |
| 2017 | 3.1 billion |
Source: Business of Apps.
Uber Demographics
- 48% of Uber users are Women in the United States.
According to a survey conducted by Global Web Index, 52% of men use Uber. At the same time, 48% of the users are Female.
Here is a table displaying the percentage of Uber users that belong to different genders.
| Gender | Percentage of Uber Users |
|---|---|
| Female | 48% |
| Male | 52% |
- 37% of Uber users belong to the age group of 16 to 24 years.
According to Global Web Index, 28% of Uber users belong to the age group of 24 to 24 years. Only 6% of Uber users are from the age group of 55 to 64 years.
The following table displays the number of Uber users that belong to different age groups.
| Age group | Percentage of Uber users |
|---|---|
| 16 to 24 years | 37% |
| 25 to 34 years | 28% |
| 35 to 44 years | 17% |
| 45 to 54 years | 12% |
| 55 to 64 years | 6% |
- 48% of Uber users in the United States belong to the suburban region.
While the other 46% of the users belong to the urban region, and the remaining 6% belong to the rural areas.
Here is a table displaying the distribution of Uber users in different regions.
| Region | Percentage of Uber users |
|---|---|
| Urban | 46% |
| Suburban | 48% |
| Rural | 6% |
Source: Global Web Index.
- 44% of Uber users have an average yearly income in the United States.
Besides, 22% of Uber users belong to families with the bottom 25% income rate. At the same time, 27% of the Uber users belong to the top 25% of the income earners.
Here is a table displaying the income earned by Uber users.
| Income | Percentage of Uber users |
|---|---|
| Bottom 25% of income earners | 22% |
| Mid-50 % income earners | 44% |
| Top 25% of income earners | 27% |
| Prefer not to say | 7% |
Source: Global Web Index.
Uber’s Revenue
- Uber generated a revenue of $9.292 billion in the third quarter of 2023.
There was a huge increase in the revenue generated by the platform in the year 2022. Comparatively, in the years 2021 and 2020, it generated only $17.46 million and $11.14 million, respectively.
Here is a table displaying the revenue generated by Uber over the past years.
| Year | Net revenue generated by Uber |
|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 9.292 billion |
| Q1 2023 | 9.230 billion |
| Q3 2023 | 8.823 billion |
| 2022 | 31.88 billion |
| 2021 | 17.46 billion |
| 2020 | 11.14 billion |
| 2019 | 13 billion |
| 2018 | 11.3 billion |
| 2017 | 7.5 billion |
| 2016 | 6.5 billion |
| 2015 | 1.5 billion |
| 2014 | 0.5 billion |
| 2013 | 0.5 billion |
Source: Statista.
Uber Revenue by Segment
- Over 14 billion was generated by Uber from its mobility segment in 2022.
Plus, it generated $10.901 billion from the delivery segment revenue. Besides, it was able to generate $6.947 from the freight segment.
The following table displays the revenue generated by Uber in different segments over the past years.
| Year | Mobility | Delivery | Freight | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 14,029 | 10,901 | 6,947 | NA |
| 2021 | 6,953 | 8,362 | 2,132 | 8 |
| 2020 | 6,089 | 3,904 | 1,011 | 135 |
| 2019 | 10,707 | 1,401 | 731 | 161 |
| 2018 | 9,288 | 772 | 356 | 17 |
| 2017 | 7,278 | 587 | 67 | NA |
Source: Statista.
Uber Eats Revenue
- Uber Eats generated revenue of $10.9 billion worldwide in the year 2022.
The revenue in 2022 increased by 2.6 billion as compared to the past year. In 2021, Uber generated a revenue of $8.3 billion, and it generated $4.8 billion in 2020. These numbers show that the revenue of Uber Eats increased drastically after the year 2019.
The following table displays the revenue generated by Uber Eats over the past years.
| Year | Revenue generated by Uber Eats |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 10.9 billion |
| 2021 | 8.3 billion |
| 2020 | 4.8 billion |
| 2019 | 1.9 billion |
| 2018 | 1.5 billion |
| 2017 | 0.6 billion |
Source: Statista
Uber Revenue by Region
- Uber generated $19.47 billion in revenue in the United States and Canada as of 2022.
Comparatively, in the Latin American region, it generated $1.98 billion and $6.94 billion in the EMEA region. Further, in the APAC region, it generated a revenue of 3.48 billion in the year 2022.
The following table displays the revenue generated by Uber in different regions over the past years.
| Year | United States and Canada | Latin America | EMEA | APAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 19.47 billion | 1.98 | 6.94 | 3.48 |
| 2021 | 10.09 billion | 1.42 | 3.21 | 2.73 |
| 2020 | 6.61 billion | 1.3 | 2.09 | 1.15 |
| 2019 | 8.47 billion | 1.86 | 1.85 | 0.82 |
| 2018 | 6.52 billion | 2 | 1.72 | 1.03 |
| 2017 | 4.37 billion | 1.65 | 1.16 | 0.76 |
Source: Statista.
Uber Profit
- Uber reported a net loss of $9.141 billion in 2022.
According to records from 2016, Uber has been constantly facing losses. However, in the year 2018, it made a profit of $997 million. Comparatively, in the year 2021, Uber faced a loss of $496 million.
The following table shows the profit and loss faced by Uber over the past years.
| Year | Net income or loss of Uber |
|---|---|
| 2022 | -9,141 |
| 2021 | -496 |
| 2020 | -6,768 |
| 2019 | -8,506 |
| 2018 | 997 |
| 2017 | -4,033 |
| 2016 | -370 |
Source: Statista.
Uber Market Share 2024
- Uber leads the ridesharing market with 74% of the ride-hailing market in the United States as of 2024.
Uber is followed by Lyft, with the second-highest market share of 26%.
- Uber Eats owns 24% of the market share of food delivery platforms.
DoorDash is leading the food delivery market with 59% of the market share. Uber Eats takes the second position with 24% of the market share.
The following table displays the food delivery market share owned by different platforms.
| Food delivery platform | Percentage of market share |
|---|---|
| Doordash | 59% |
| Uber eats | 24% |
| Grubhub | 14% |
| Postmates | 3% |
| Other apps | 1% |
Source: Statista
- Uber services are available in more than 10,000 cities and across 72 countries.
- After Uber left China, its largest market is the United States.
The United States is followed by India, with more than 1.5 million drivers in India.
Uber Brand Awareness
- The brand awareness of Uber is at 90%.
When talking about mobility services, Uber is one of the most well-known brands in the United States. On the other hand, the popularity of Uber is 61%.
Here is a table displaying the brand awareness, usage, popularity, and buzz among mobility service users.
| Brand awareness | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Uber awareness | 90% |
| Uber popularity | 61% |
| Uber usage | 62% |
| Uber loyalty | 55% |
| Uber buzz | 48% |
Source: Statista.
Uber Membership
- Uber launched its membership service in August 2020 and has more than 5 million members across 16 countries worldwide.
The pricing of the membership is $24.99. The membership benefits include discounts or rides and deliveries as well as free delivery on certain transactions.
Uber Expenditure
- Uber reported their costs and expenses to be 9.09 billion in the first quarter of 2023.
The costs and expenses of Uber exceeded by half a billion in the first quarter of 2023. Besides, the increase in expenses was $ 1.7 billion as compared to the first quarter of last year.
Here is a table displaying the cost and expenses faced by Uber over the past quarters.
| Quarter | Total Expenses |
|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 9.09 billion |
| Q4 2022 | 8.75 billion |
| Q3 2022 | 8.84 billion |
| Q2 2022 | 8.79 billion |
| Q1 2022 | 7.34 billion |
| Q4 2021 | 6.33 billion |
| Q3 2021 | 5.42 billion |
| Q2 2021 | 5.12 billion |
| Q1 2021 | 4.43 billion |
Source: Statista.
- Uber Technologies spend $1.7 billion on advertisements as of 2022.
The advertising expenditure of Uber has remained constant since the year 2021. However, in the year 2020, it spent $1 billion on advertising, and in 2019 it spent $1.3 billion on it.
Here is a table displaying the advertising expenditure of Uber recorded over the past years.
| Year | Advertising Expenditure of Uber |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.7 billion |
| 2021 | 1.7 billion |
| 2020 | 1 billion |
| 2019 | 1.3 billion |
| 2018 | 1.3 billion |
Source: Statista.
Uber Employees
- 57.4% of Uber employees are Male as of 2023.
The percentage of female employees working at Uber is recorded to be 42.6% as of 2023. Comparatively, 57.5% of the employees working at Uber were male, while 42.5% of the employees were female as of 2022.
Here is a table depicting the percentage of male and female employees at Uber.
| Year | Female Employees | Male Employees |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 42.6% | 57.4% |
| 2022 | 42.5% | 57.5% |
| 2021 | 42.2% | 57.8% |
| 2020 | 40.3% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 40.9% | 59.1% |
| 2018 | 38% | 62% |
| 2017 | 36.1% | 63.9% |
Source: Statista.
Uber Funding
- Uber received funding of $20.9 billion as of 2019.
Companies like Alphabet, Benchmark, Softbank Ventures, etc., funded Uber over the past years. In the year 2011, it managed to get funding of $0.06 billion.
Here is a table displaying the funding received by Uber over the past years.
| Year | Fundings received by Uber |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 20.9 billion |
| 2018 | 18.9 billion |
| 2016 | 9.14 billion |
| 2015 | 5.64 billion |
| 2014 | 4.64 billion |
| 2013 | 0.44 billion |
| 2011 | 0.06 billion |
Source: Business of Apps
Some interesting UberEats Statistics
- Uber Eats is available in more than 10,500 cities distributed in 70 countries.
Uber has dramatically expanded its UberEats services in a large number of cities after the year 2020. In the year 2020, It was available only in 1000 cities, but in that year, the services were made available in 6000 cities.
Here is the number of cities in which Uber Eats is available.
| Year | Number of cities in which Uber Eats is available |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 10,500 |
| 2022 | 10,000 |
| 2021 | 6,000 |
| 2020 | 1,000 |
| 2019 | 500 |
| 2018 | 200 |
| 2017 | 120 |
Source: Uber.
- Uber Eats has partnered with 825,000 restaurants by the end of the year 2022.
The number of restaurants that Uber has partnered with increased in number after the year 2018 and kept growing after 2019. However, this number decreased in the year 2022.
The following table display the number of restaurants Uber has partnered with.
| Year | Number of restaurants Uber had partnered with |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 825,000 |
| 2021 | 900,000 |
| 2020 | 600,000 |
| 2019 | 220,000 |
| 2018 | 100,000 |
| 2017 | 80,000 |
Source: Uber.
Uber Customer Loyalty
- 63% of the ridesharing customers in the United States said that they use only Uber.
10% of the consumers said that they used both Lyft and Uber for drive-sharing.
- $247 is spent annually by consumers who use only Uber in the United States.
This is 46.15% more than the average spent by consumers on Lyft. Besides, $481 is spent annually on Uber by consumers that use both Lyft and Uber.
Source: Similar Web, Second Measure.
Uber Major Acquisitions
- Uber has acquired 16 companies in the United States and globally.
Including the companies like Car next door and Drizly, Uber has acquired 16 companies since the year 2015.
The following table displays the acquisitions made by Uber over the past years.
| Company Acquired | Year of Acquisition |
|---|---|
| Car Next Door | 2022 |
| HK Taxi | 2021 |
| Transplace | 2021 |
| Drizly | 2021 |
| Postmates | 2020 |
| Careem | 2020 |
| Routematch | 2020 |
| Autocab | 2020 |
| Cornershop | 2019 |
| Mighty AI | 2019 |
| JUMP Bikes | 2018 |
| orderTalk | 2018 |
| Swipe Labs | 2017 |
| Otto | 2016 |
| Geometric Intelligence | 2016 |
| deCarta | 2015 |
Uber Competitors
- Lyft generated revenue of $4.1 billion in the year 2022.
Lyft is the top competitor of Uber. It has shown slow but steady growth over the past years. In the year 2021, Lyft generated a revenue of $3.21 billion.
Here is a table displaying the revenue generated by Lyft over the past years.
| Year | Revenue generated by Lyft |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.1 |
| 2021 | 3.21 |
| 2020 | 2.36 |
| 2019 | 3.62 |
| 2018 | 2.16 |
| 2017 | 1.06 |
| 2016 | 0.34 |
Source: Statista.
- Lyft has 20.31 million active users as of the Q4 of 2022.
The number of Lyft users has grown drastically after the first quarter of the year 2021, after the pandemic came to an end. The number of Lyft users in Q1 2021 was 13.5 million, while that in the second quarter was 17.1 million.
The following table displays the number of Lyft users record over the past years.
| Year | Number of Lyft Users |
|---|---|
| Q4 ’22 | 20.36 |
| Q3 ’22 | 20.31 |
| Q2 ’22 | 19.86 |
| Q1 ’22 | 17.8 |
| Q4 ’21 | 18.7 |
| Q3 ’21 | 18.9 |
| Q2 ’21 | 17.1 |
| Q1 ’21 | 13.5 |
| Q4 ’20 | 12.5 |
Source: Statista.
- Grab Holdings generated a revenue of $639 million in its mobility sector.
Grab is one of its competitors, Uber. However, it is way behind Uber in terms of revenue generation and other aspects. Its revenue increased by more than 180 billion as compared to the year 2021.
Here is a table displaying the revenue earned by Grab over the past years.
| Year | Revenue Generated by Grab |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 639 million |
| 2021 | 456 million |
| 2020 | 438 million |
Source: Statista.
- 46.27% of the revenue generated by Grab Holdings is generated by deliveries.
Grab generates its revenue from segments like deliveries, mobility, financial services, and Enterprise and new initiatives. Deliveries generate the highest revenue. It is followed by the mobility segment, with a 44.59% revenue generation for the company.
Here is a table displaying the contribution of different segments in revenue generation.
| Year | Percentage of revenue generated |
|---|---|
| Deliveries | 46.27% |
| Mobility | 44.59% |
| Financial services | 4.95% |
| Enterprise and new initiatives | 4.19% |
Source: Statista.
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