Ride-sharing services in the U.S.- statistics & facts

The ride-sharing industry organizations utilize recent technological advances to match drivers with passengers through a customer-to-customer (C2C) business model. Consequently, these type of firms operates rather as a platform to enable those owning a car to operate as a taxi whenever they wish. In this respect, ridesharing operates similarly to a taxi service. However, there is an important difference in that ride-sharing companies often do not fall under the regulatory and licensing requirements that traditional taxi companies are subject to. This generally grants ride-sharing companies a price advantage over taxi companies, which is why ridesharing is generally considered a ‘disruptive’ technology. As of November 2022, Uber, Lyft, Bolt, and inDriver were the market leaders in ride-hailing operations across the world. Uber, operating globally, controls a quarter of the worldwide market, while Lyft, which only operates in North America controls eight percent of the market.

Economic performance of the ridesharing market

The market-creating activity of the sharing economy has enabled the ride-sharing market to tap into the readily existing dormant supply of services and has challenged the status quo of taxi businesses In the United States. Over recent years, the ridesharing market has seen significant growth in potential and real economic performance. Ride-hailing revenue in the U.S. has reliably outpaced taxi revenue in the past years. The differential is projected to continue growing. While ride-hailing revenue is on an upward trend, projected to grow to 54.4 billion U.S. dollars in 2027, taxi revenue is expected to drop to 20.5 billion U.S. dollars by the same year. U.S. consumers are already more likely to use ride-hailing services than traditional taxi services.

Market dynamics between Uber and Lyft

Uber and Lyft are the largest players in the global ride-sharing market, with Uber remaining the dominating platform. In the global marketplace Uber benefits from being active in 72 countries around the world, while Lyft is only active in the United States and Canada. In the U.S. Lyft is able to claim a larger share of the market - 26 percent - than on the global stage. However, compared to Lyft, Uber has been able to establish a larger customer base in the United States, with more consumers reporting having used Uber in the past year than Lyft. Despite its stronger presence on the U.S. market, it has to contend with Uber’s even stronger dominance in the United States, where Uber holds a market share of 74 percent.
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Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 7, 2023

Key insights

Global ride-sharing market size
96.9bn USD
U.S. ride-sharing market size
45.2bn USD
Projected U.S. ride-sharing market size in 2027
54.38bn USD
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