Bolt in 10 slides
A European mobility platform offering ride-hailing, scooters, and food delivery across 45+ countries. Drivers and couriers sign up in the app and earn per trip or delivery.
- Mobility company
- Ride platforms
- Based in Tallinn, Estonia
What you do on Bolt
How the money is made: driving and delivery
- Pass the checks
- Go online in the app
- Take rides or orders
- Cash out
A European mobility platform offering ride-hailing, scooters, and food delivery across 45+ countries. Drivers and couriers sign up in the app and earn per trip or delivery.
Founded 2013 · next to 32 other ride platforms
Work and topics
Good for
What Bolt takes
15-20% commission per ride depending on city
From the published fees, before payment-processing, currency or withdrawal charges. Work out your own amount →
How the money reaches you
From sign-up to payout
- Sign upFree
- Quick profile or ID reviewIncludes an ID check
- Do the work
- Earnings clearWeekly
- First payout1-2 weeks
Time to your first payout
1 way to withdraw
- Bank transfer
Can you join?
Yes, if you live in one of 50 countries.
You need a smartphone, a car and a driver's licence. Your profile and ID are reviewed before you start. First payout: 1-2 weeks.
What you need
- A smartphone
- A car
- A driver's licence
- An ID checkBefore you can work or withdraw
- Free to joinSign-up cost
- Quick profile or ID reviewHow sign-up works
Open in 50 countries
What people actually earn
Bolt says it has paid more than R42.3 billion to driver operators in South Africa since launching there in 2016, per ITWeb reporting in October 2026 (cumulative…
Source: itweb.co.za ↗Over 4.5 million partners earn through Bolt worldwide, a count that includes drivers, couriers, merchants and fleet owners.
Source: bolt.eu ↗Bolt has onboarded just over 500,000 driver operators in South Africa since 2016, a cumulative count that does not say how many still drive, per ITWeb in Octobe…
Source: itweb.co.za ↗How it scores
Strong on access and track record. Weaker on getting paid.
- Fees3.5
- Getting paid2.3
- Access4.3
- Track record4.0
- Proof of earnings4.0
- Verified earnings
- Free to join
- Clear fees
- Top 10K website
- 10 years running
- Fully documented
Bolt against its peers
Guess: next to the 16 other ride platforms that charge a percentage, is Bolt…
The cut of all 17 ride platforms that charge a percentage
| Platform | Fee |
|---|---|
| Kakao T | 3.8% |
| BiTaksi | 9% |
| inDrive | 11.5% |
| Pathao | 12.5% |
| Gojek | 14% |
| DiDi | 15% |
| Yango | 15% |
| Bolt | 17.5% |
| Heetch | 17.5% |
| FREENOW | 18% |
| Angkas | 19% |
| Uklon | 19% |
| Cabify | 19% |
| Grab | 20.5% |
| Careem | 22.5% |
| Bykea | 22.5% |
| Yassir | 22.5% |
- At 15%–20%, Bolt sits near the middle — the median fee across the 17 ride platforms we track that charge a percentage is 17.5%.
How much we know
We have 12 of the 17 things we track for every platform. Fees, payouts, join rules, countries and real earnings count most.
What we have
- What kind of platform it is
- Year founded
- Headquarters
- Fees
- How fast you get paid
- Withdrawal methods
- Join requirements
- Countries it accepts
- Real earnings figures
- Wikipedia or reference page
- Support channels
- Mobile apps
Still missing
- Plain-English overview
- Minimum payout
- Payment protection
- Review ratings
- Social accounts