Here’s what Uber India have to say about How India Ubered in 2025:
At the outset of the new year, Uber India has released highlights from its annual data report, How India Ubered, outlining key trends from how Indians travelled during 2025. The comprehensive data analysis reveals interesting insights, including cities with the highest Uber usage, total distance covered by Uber rides, intercity travel trends, late-night travel patterns, and evolving rider preferences across the country. The report underscores the growing role of ridesharing in India’s mobility ecosystem and Uber’s continued commitment to making everyday movement more reliable, accessible, and sustainable.
In 2025, Indians Ubered more than ever before, building on last year’s momentum and setting fresh benchmarks for mobility. Collectively, Uber trips spanned over 11.6 billion kilometers during the year, marking a 26.5 percent increase compared to 2024. To put this into perspective, that’s over 3.2 million trips from Srinagar to Kanyakumari in the year, or 8,840 times every single day.
Riders across India continued to be rated highly by drivers, reflecting courteous and dependable rider behaviour nationwide. Kochi once again stood out, recording the highest average rider rating at 4.91 out of 5, with an impressive 98.3 percent of trips in Kochi 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.
Insights from How India Ubered in 2025 show that most Uber trips were booked at 6:00 PM, Friday continued to be the most popular day of the week for booking an Uber, November emerged as the most popular month of the year, and December 12, 2025 saw the highest number of trips booked on a single day. For Uber Rentals, the most popular package booked was two hours. Mumbai, followed by Kolkata, saw the highest proportion of late-night trips, while Mumbai, Guwahati, and Chennai led in weekend travel as a share of total trips. Bhubaneswar and Thiruvananthapuram recorded the highest share of office-hour trips as a percentage of total bookings. Agra, Mysore, Puri, and Lonavala emerged as the most frequented tourist destinations via Uber Intercity.
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, spending a total of 54 million hours in electric vehicles, reinforcing the shift towards greener mobility choices. Uber Black recorded over 34 million kilometers of travel during the year, reflecting growing demand for premium ride options, with the service available across Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore, and airport and work travel being among the top use cases.
Uber Courier continued to play a key role in everyday logistics, with deliveries peaking between 1 PM and 3 PM. Around 3 million users tried Uber Courier for the first time during 2025, and one user alone completed as many as 5,218 deliveries over the year. Uber Shuttle also saw strong traction, with nearly 800,000 first-time users experiencing app-based bus travel.
India’s top five cities with the highest number of Uber rides in 2025, in no set order, were Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mumbai, and Pune. The fastest cities in India by average road speed, in descending order, were Bhubaneswar, Thiruvananthapuram, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, and Chandigarh. India’s top intercity routes in 2025, in descending order, were Mumbai–Pune, Delhi–Agra, Bangalore–Mysore, Lucknow–Kanpur, and Ahmedabad–Vadodara.
The longest intercity trips by distance, including round trips, included Gurgaon–Ahmedabad–Gurgaon at 1,827 km, Delhi–Ahmedabad–Delhi at 1,647 km, Kharagpur–Pune at 1,620 km, Delhi–Srinagar–Delhi at 1,616 km, and Delhi–Prayagraj–Delhi at 1,611 km.
City-wise rider ratings showed Kochi with an average rating of 4.906, followed by Thiruvananthapuram at 4.871, Pune at 4.832, Chandigarh at 4.821, Ahmedabad at 4.815, Bangalore at 4.808, Hyderabad at 4.795, Jaipur at 4.791, Chennai at 4.765, the national average at 4.76, Lucknow at 4.738, Delhi NCR at 4.729, Mumbai at 4.703, Bhubaneswar at 4.647, Kolkata at 4.644, and Guwahati at 4.616.
Uber Pet also continued to delight riders, with pets travelling close to 800,000 kilometers in Ubers during the year.
Also Read: MG Windsor Gets Big Discounts In Jan 2026 For The First Time Since Launch; Now Cheaper Than Sep 2024 Price
2026 Volkswagen Tayron R-Line Confirmed; Launch In Q1 2026
Helpful Links:
Fuel Cost Calculator for Cars – Know your monthly fuel expense based on usage and mileage
Car On-Road Price Calculator – Convert ex-showroom to on-road price for any city
Sell Used Car Online – Enter your car and contact details to get an instant price estimate and book a free inspection with our partner network