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Uber hit 10 billion rides even after boycotts, tumultuous leadership

July 24, 2018

Ten billion.

That’s a big number no matter how you break it down. For Uber, it’s now the number of trips that have been taken using the service since the app launched in 2010. And since 2014 that growing number also includes Uber Eat food deliveries. 

The San Francisco-based company hit the 10 billion trip milestone last month when 173 trips took off in 21 countries and people ordered food in five countries — some of those orders included noodles, burgers, tacos, sushi, and a McDonald’s meal. 

How you get to 10 billion.

Image: Uber

Of those simultaneous rides (all of which helped Uber hit the milestone), the shortest was an Uber Eats delivery of just over a half-mile. The longest was a 41-mile ride to the Denver airport. Within the group of rides that helped Uber reach 10 billion trips, five riders were on their first Uber trip ever. Took them a while. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Uber hit 10 billion rides even after boycotts, tumultuous leadership

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