Pathao in 10 slides
Bangladesh leading super-app for ridesharing, food delivery, courier, and e-commerce logistics, with hundreds of thousands of rider partners. Started with motorcycles in Dhaka in 2015.
- Super-app platform
- Ride platforms
- Based in Dhaka, Bangladesh
What you do on Pathao
How the money is made: driving and delivery
- Pass the checks
- Go online in the app
- Take rides or orders
- Cash out
Bangladesh leading super-app for ridesharing, food delivery, courier, and e-commerce logistics, with hundreds of thousands of rider partners. Started with motorcycles in Dhaka in 2015.
Founded 2015 · next to 32 other ride platforms
Work and topics
Good for
What Pathao takes
10-15% commission on bike rides
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 up
- Quick profile or ID review
- Do the work
- Earnings clearDigital wallet withdrawal instant to bKash, within 24 hours to Rocket, or cash a…
- Withdraw2 ways to withdraw
2 ways to withdraw
- Bank transfer
- Mobile banking
Can you join?
Yes, if you live in Bangladesh and Nepal.
You need a smartphone, a motorbike or scooter and a driver's licence. Your profile is reviewed before you start.
What you need
- A smartphone
- A motorbike or scooter
- A driver's licence
- Quick profile or ID reviewHow sign-up works
Open in 2 countries
What people actually earn
Pathao said it had 50,000 bikes on its platform in Bangladesh in April 2018, handling about a million rides a month.
Source: techcrunch.com ↗How it scores
Solid across the board, with no standout strength or weakness.
- Fees3.5
- Getting paid3.0
- Access2.8
- Track record3.5
- Proof of earnings3.0
- Verified earnings
- Clear fees
- Fast payouts
- 10 years running
- Fully documented
Pathao against its peers
Guess: next to the 16 other ride platforms that charge a percentage, is Pathao…
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 10%–15%, Pathao takes a smaller cut than 13 of the 17 ride platforms we track that charge a percentage fee (median 17.5%).
- Pathao is the only one of the 24 ride platforms we track that pays out via Mobile banking.
How much we know
We have 10 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
Still missing
- Plain-English overview
- Minimum payout
- Payment protection
- Review ratings
- Support channels
- Mobile apps
- Social accounts