Slow Research Academy › Uber › Unit 0 “First Impressions”, lesson 3
How big is Uber: bookings, revenue, users, drivers and shareholders
This unit asks: What kind of company is Uber?
In 2025 Gross Bookings were about $193.5 billion and revenue about $52 billion. In Q2 2026 monthly consumers averaged about 208 million, while 10.2 million drivers and couriers earned income that quarter. There is no controlling shareholder.
In Q2 2026, about 3.9 billion rides and deliveries were completed on Uber.
The quarter had 91 days, so that is more than 40 million a day.
Among them, someone took a car home from the airport, someone ordered lunch, and someone had a courier bring a bag of groceries.
About $193.5 billion of Gross Bookings in 2025, of which about $52 billion was revenue
To size up Uber, first separate two numbers: Gross Bookings and revenue.
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