Uber, a provider of ride-hailing services, released its analysis of trips made in 2023 on December 27. The results revealed that the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) recorded the most trips, with Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, and Kolkata following in order of precedence.
When it came to the number of late-night trips that were booked, Mumbai outperformed the national capital, while Kolkata led in terms of weekend travel. The app-based taxi aggregator shared in a press release that people in Delhi-NCR utilised Uber for their work commute the most out of all cities and that they booked the most trips during office hours.
“Uber trips during the year covered a record 6.8 billion kilometers, which is enough to traverse the entire 6.37-million-kilometer road network in India more than a thousand times over, or nearly thrice every day,” the company reported as quoted by the Money Control.
The following are some intriguing findings from the analysis:
– The majority of Uber trips were scheduled between 6 pm and 7 pm.
– Saturday was the most popular day of the week for booking an Uber.
– In terms of number of trips booked, Durga Puja and Christmas weekend are the most popular days, with December recording the highest number of rides booked in a single month.
– The highest number of Uber Reserve trips to airports were booked between 4 am and 5 am., with people across the country not wanting to miss their first alarm.
– The ease of using an app to book a seat on a mass transit product was experienced by 74,000 new users of Uber Bus.
– The most popular tourist destination in 2023 when using the popular Uber Intercity was Lonavala, Mumbai’s favourite weekend escape.
– Throughout the year, Indians drove 64 million kilometres and 3.9 million hours in electric vehicles (EVs), contributing to the reduction of carbon emissions and the creation of a more environmentally friendly future.
On the other hand, an Uber driver recently claimed to have made money by letting go of passengers’ rides. In addition to this, he had cancelled more than 30 percent of the rides and approved less than 10 percent of requests. The 70-year-old man decided to become an Uber driver in order to supplement his income after retirement. He only accepted requests that he thought were worthwhile for his time. Furthermore, this method of working appears to have been beneficial to him.
After cancelling nearly 1,500 trips, the man made more than Rs 23.3 lakh in 2022. However, he believes that surges in and around his neighbourhood have become less frequent. This is why he reduced his driving time.
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