Uber Statistics: The Ridesharing Giant Examined

In the old days, getting a ride with a stranger meant standing by  the road and sticking your thumb out. Now you use a smartphone app.

Yes, we’re talking about the world’s biggest ride-sharing company. In a single decade, Uber has grown from an unlikely idea into a hundred-billion-dollar company that attracts investors, copycats, and passengers all over the world. 

Uber took the world by storm when it introduced a new business structure. Uber is a taxi company, but it doesn’t own any vehicles or employ any drivers. It distributes a free Uber app that connects to servers that match up drivers with passengers looking for a ride.

Key Uber Revenue Statistics for 2025 - Editor's Choice

• Uber now earns more than $1 billion in advertising revenue.
• There are more than 161 million monthly active users on the app.
• Uber's market capitalization in January 2025 was at around $144 billion.
• The average Uber user spent $107 per month in 2024.
• Uber One has more than 25 million subscribers.

With 89% brand awarenesss, Uber is the leading mobility services provider in the US.

(Statista)

The latest available data shows Uber and Lyft dominating the market in this metric, with the latter following closely by at 85%.

Uber's revenue for 2024 was nearly $42 billion.

(Stock Analysis)

This represented a big +16.70% increase compared to the same period in 2023.

Uber has more than 161 million monthly active users in 2025.

(Statista)

The user base for the app keeps growing, rising by over 19 million MAU compared to the year before.

Uber logged more than 2.8 billion rides in 2024.

(Uber)

The number of trips logged by the app showed a 22% increase compaared to 2023.

Uber has more than 7.8 million drivers.

(Uber)

More and more people are opting to drive for Uber, either as their main or side source of income, with the total number of drivers growing by 1 million compared to the same period in 2023.

In January 2025, Uber's market cap was at more than $144 billion.

(CompaniesMarketCap)

The company reached an all-time high record of $181.4 billion in market capitalization on October 12, 2024.

People aged 16-24 represent 37% of all Uber users in the US.

(GWI)

The last available data we have showed that the youngest people are by far using Uber the most, with users aged 25-34 being at 28%.

Some 45% of all Uber drivers earn less than $99 per month.

(Earnest)

In comparison, only 2% of all drivers earn between $1500 and $1999 each month.

By 2024, gross bookings on Uber Eats platforms amounted to more than $18.6 billion.

(Statista)

The total gross bookins on Uber's delivery segment grew by more than $2.5 billion compared to 2023.

Uber has a 76% market share in the US rideshare market.

(Bloomberg)

The percentage of the market share that Uber holds has been steadily increasing in the past four years.

Uber's operating expenses for 2024 amounted to $39.27 billion.

(Macrotrends)

The company's expenses are steadily growing, rising by 13.81% compared to the year before.

Uber had more than 25 million paid subscription memberships in 2024.

(Pymnts)

The Uber One subscription memberships increased by 78% last year.

The average monthly spending per customer at Uber was $107 in 2024.

(Bloomberg)

This represented a 6% increase compared to 2023. This is still significantly higher than Lyft's, which is now at $95.5 per user.

Uber reached $1 billion in ad revenue in 2024.

(Adweek)

The company finally reached this milestone last summer, with its advertising revenue growing by more than $350 million compared to 2023.

Uber's free cash flow is up 133% compared to last year.

(Yahoo!)

This amounts to $2.1 billion, as Uber now generates $0.97 per share in free cash flow.