How India Ubered in 2024: Time most Uber trips were booked, popular day of the week for rides and more ...

Uber India has released its annual data report, "How India Ubered”. In this report, the cab-hailing service revealed that Delhi-NCR, Bangalore and Hyderabad were the top cities for Uber trips in 2024. The report shows that Indians travelled over 9.2 billion kilometres using the platform in 2024, with Kochi leading in rider ratings with an average of 4.9 out of 5. Meanwhile, Uber Auto emerged as the most popular product, slightly ahead of Uber Go. Mumbai recorded the most late-night and weekend trips, while Bangalore had the highest number of office-hour trips. Here’s a detailed overview of insights from the report



How India Ubered in 2024: Key highlights

• Most Uber trips were booked between 6 PM and 7 PM
• The most popular day of the week for booking an Uber was Friday
• The travel month of December has seen the highest number of rides being booked in a single month
• The festive period of Durga Puja and Navratri saw the highest number of trips booked in a single day on October 9.
• In terms of preferences for Uber Rentals rides with multiple stops, most riders opted for the 2-hour, 20-kilometre package, helping them get done with business meetings, doctor visits, and other chores
• The morning hours between 5 AM and 6 AM saw the highest number of Uber Reserve trips being booked to airports, with riders across the country not wanting to risk missing their first alarm.
• Uber Shuttle saw 4,32,000 first-time users experience the ease of booking a seat on a mass transit product through an app
• The Taj Mahal in Agra was the most frequented tourist destination in 2024 using the popular Uber Intercity
• Indians travelled 170 million kilometres in EVs through the year, spending a total of 8.5 million hours, helping contain carbon emissions and building a greener future
• Uber Courier (formerly Package) was mostly used to send packages during the lunch hour of 1 PM
• One single user booked as many as 2,900 Uber Courier deliveries during 2024
• Cities with the highest average rider rating - Kochi (4.90), Chandigarh (4.816) Pune (4.815)
• Cities with the highest percentage of trips where drivers rated the rider 5 stars - Kochi (95.81%), Pune (93.45%), Ahmedabad (93.40%)
• Cities with the lowest average rider rating - Kolkata (4.65), Mumbai (4.711), Delhi NCR (4.714)

India’s Uber 6

(Top 6 cities in India with the highest number of Uber rides in 2024)

1. Delhi NCR
2. Bengaluru
3. Hyderabad
4. Mumbai
5. Pune
6. Kolkata

Fastest cities in India (avg speed):

(The top 5 cities in India in terms of the fastest average speeds clocked on the roads, in descending order)

1. Delhi NCR
2. Ahmedabad
3. Mumbai
4. Hyderabad
5. Pune

India’s top intercity routes

(India’s top 5 intercity routes in 2024)

1. Mumbai - Pune
2. Delhi - Agra
3. Bangalore - Mysore
4. Lucknow - Kanpur
5. Ahmedabad - Vadodara

Top 5 longest trips

(Top 5 longest Intercity trips by kilometres travelled, including round trips on Intercity)

1. Noida - Sasaram - Noida (1747 km)
2. Delhi - Ayodhya - Delhi (1464 km)
3. Noida - Gorakhpur - Noida (1458 km)
4. Bangalore - Goa - Bangalore (1453 km)
5. Lucknow - Alwar - Lucknow (1361 km)

Rider ratings (citywise)

Apart from this, Uber also launched several new products and features in 2024, including its flagship premium ride option Uber Black, and the country’s first licensed premium app-based bus product Uber Shuttle. Uber also launched the Uber Pet service in Bangalore, allowing people to ride with their domesticated animals. In Srinagar, the company also piloted Uber Shikara on the Dal Lake, a first-of-its-kind offering.


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