A record number of Uber trips are taken as drivers flock to platform, bucking pandemic era fears and leading the chief executive to declare results in the last three months of 2022 'our strongest quarter ever'.
A record number of Uber trips are taken as drivers flock to platform, bucking pandemic era fears and leading the chief executive to declare results in the last three months of 2022"our strongest quarter ever".Why you can trust Sky News
Car service and food delivery giant Uber has reported surprise profits as people took more taxi journeys and takeaway revenue increased following the pandemic. It was a record three months for the driving service arm of the corporation: nearly a million trips were taken every hour worldwide and the number of active drivers on the platform reached an all-time high.At the same time roughly 23 million trips were taken a day on average, with a total of 2.
Revenue from Uber's core rideshare, taxis, scooters and train bookings business rose 82% on the same period in the previous year, topping $4.136bn .The increase was buoyed by $1.2bn from business model changes in the UK. Food delivery revenue also grew from $2.42bn in the three months in 2021 to $2.93bn over the same period in 2022.
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