Uber India has released its annual data report, “How India Ubered”. In this report the cab-hailing service revealed that Delhi-NCR, Hyderabad and Bengaluru were top cities for Uber trips in 2025. The report also shows that Indians travelled over 11.6 billion kilometers during the year, marking a 26.5% increase compared to 2024. Kochi once again stood out, recording the highest average rider rating at 4.91 out of 5. An impressive 98.3 percent of trips in Kochi were rated a full five stars by drivers. Thiruvananthapuram followed closely with an average rating of 4.87, while Pune and Chandigarh also featured among cities with the most highly rated riders.
Along with this, Uber’s mass and premium mobility offerings continued to see strong adoption during the year. Indians travelled 365 million kilometers in Uber EVs in 2025 and Uber Black recorded over 34 million kilometers of travel during the year. Uber Shuttle also saw strong traction, with nearly 800,000 first-time users experiencing app-based bus travel and around 3 million users tried Uber Courier for the first time during 2025.
How India Ubered in 2025: Key highlights
ul1- li1Most Uber trips were booked at 6:00 PM
- li1Friday continued to be the most popular day of the week for booking an Uber
- li1November emerged as the most popular month of the year
- li1December 12, 2025 saw the highest number of trips booked on a single day
- li1For Uber Rentals, the most popular package booked was 2 hours
- li1Mumbai, followed by Kolkata saw the highest proportion of late-night trips
- li1Mumbai, Guwahati, and Chennai led in weekend travel as a share of total trips
- li1Bhubaneswar and Thiruvananthapuram recorded the highest share of office-hour trips (as a percentage of total trips booked)
- li1Agra, Mysore, Puri, and Lonavala emerged as the most frequented tourist destinations via Uber Intercity
Top 5 cities in India with the highest number of Uber rides in 2025
ul1- li1Delhi NCR
- li1Hyderabad
- li1Bangalore
- li1Mumbai
- li1Pune
The top 5 cities in India in terms of the fastest average speeds clocked on the roads
ul1- li1Bhubaneswar
- li1Thiruvananthapuram
- li1Jaipur
- li1Ahmedabad
- li1Chandigarh
India’s top 5 intercity routes in 2025
ul1- li1Mumbai - Pune
- li1Delhi - Agra
- li1Bangalore - Mysore
- li1Lucknow - Kanpur
- li1Ahmedabad - Vadodara
Top 5 longest Intercity trips by kilometers traveled
ul1- li1Gurgaon - Ahmedabad - Gurgaon (1,827 km)
- li1Delhi - Ahmedabad - Delhi (1,647 km)
- li1Kharagpur - Pune (1,620 km)
- li1Delhi - Srinagar - Delhi (1,616 km)
- li1Delhi - Prayagraj - Delhi (1,611 km)
Rider Ratings (Citywise)
City
| Average Rider Rating
|
Kochi
| 4.906
|
Thiruvananthapuram
| 4.871
|
Pune
| 4.832
|
Chandigarh
| 4.821
|
Ahmedabad
| 4.815
|
Bangalore
| 4.808
|
Hyderabad
| 4.795
|
Jaipur
| 4.791
|
Chennai
| 4.765
|
National average
| 4.76
|
Lucknow
| 4.738
|
Delhi NCR
| 4.729
|
Mumbai
| 4.703
|
Bhubaneswar
| 4.647
|
Kolkata
| 4.644
|
Guwahati
| 4.616
|
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