How Indians Ubered in 2025: Kochi rated the best, Mumbai preferred late-night trips

Uber on Tuesday (January 6, 2026) shared data about how Indians used the ride hailing platform throughout 2025. Collectively, Indians travelled over 11.6 billion kilometers, a 26.5% increase compared to 2024, out of which 365 million kilometers were done in electric vehicles.

Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mumbai, and Pune ubered the most last year.

Kochi Uber users were rated the best in India with a rating at 4.91 out of 5. Around 98.3% in Kochi were rated a full five stars by drivers. Thiruvananthapuram followed it closely with an average rating of 4.87, while Pune and Chandigarh also featured among cities with the most highly rated riders. National average was 4.76 stars.

Most Uber trips were booked at 6:00 PM. Friday was the most popular day of the week for booking an Uber. November emerged as the most popular month of the year. December 12 saw the highest number of trips booked on a single day.

For Uber Rentals, the most popular package booked was 2 hours. Mumbai followed by Kolkata saw the highest proportion of late-night trips. 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. Agra, Mysore, Puri, and Lonavala emerged as the most frequented tourist destinations via Uber Intercity.

Uber Black recorded over 34 million kilometers of travel during the year. It is available across Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore, with airport and work travel being two of the top use cases for the product.

Uber Courier deliveries peaked 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. Uber Pet travelled close to 800,000 kilometers during the year.