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.
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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. 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.
Uber Pet also continued to delight riders, with pets travelling close to 800,000 kilometers in Ubers during the year.
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. 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.
Key Insights from How India Ubered in 2025:
- 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
- December 12, 2025 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
India’s Uber 5
- Delhi NCR
- Hyderabad
- Bangalore
- Mumbai
- Pune
Fastest Cities in India (Avg speed)
- Bhubaneswar
- Thiruvananthapuram
- Jaipur
- Ahmedabad
- Chandigarh
India’s Top Intercity Routes
- Mumbai - Pune
- Delhi - Agra
- Bangalore - Mysore
- Lucknow - Kanpur
- Ahmedabad - Vadodara
Top 5 Longest Trips
- Gurgaon - Ahmedabad - Gurgaon (1,827 km)
- Delhi - Ahmedabad - Delhi (1,647 km)
- Kharagpur - Pune (1,620 km)
- Delhi - Srinagar - Delhi (1,616 km)
- Delhi - 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 |
Uber Pet also continued to delight riders, with pets travelling close to 800,000 kilometers in Ubers during the year.
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