Uber in 9 slides
The largest ride-hailing platform, where anyone who meets local licensing and vehicle requirements can sign up to drive. Drivers keep a share of each fare and can cash out earnings quickly, while riders book trips through the app.
- Ride-hailing company
- Ride platforms
- Based in San Francisco, California, United States
What you do on Uber
How the money is made: driving and delivery
- Pass the checks
- Go online in the app
- Take rides or orders
- Cash out
The largest ride-hailing platform, where anyone who meets local licensing and vehicle requirements can sign up to drive. Drivers keep a share of each fare and can cash out earnings quickly, while riders book trips through the app.
Founded 2009 · next to 32 other ride platforms
Work and topics
Good for
What Uber takes
Service fee varies by trip
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, or up to 6x daily with Instant Pay ($1.75 per cash out, free in New York…
- First payoutDays
$1 of available earnings for Instant Pay
2 ways to withdraw
- Bank transfer
- Instant Pay debit card
Can you join?
Yes, if you live in one of 74 countries.
You need a smartphone, a car, a driver's licence, vehicle insurance and a background check. Your profile and ID are reviewed before you start. The first payout comes within days.
What you need
- A smartphone
- A car
- A driver's licence
- Vehicle insurance
- A background check
- An ID checkBefore you can work or withdraw
- Free to joinSign-up cost
- Quick profile or ID reviewHow sign-up works
Open in 74 countries
What people actually earn
Uber drivers and couriers earned an aggregate $20.0 billion (including tips) in Q4 2024 alone, up 16% year over year.
Source: sec.gov ↗Uber says its New York City drivers made close to $4 billion in total gross pay in 2025, not including incentives, per its official NYC impact page.
Source: uber.com ↗How it scores
Strong on track record and access.
- FeesNot enough facts
- Getting paid3.8
- Access4.3
- Track record5.0
- Proof of earnings4.0
- Verified earnings
- Free to join
- Low payout bar
- Fast payouts
- Loved app
- Top 10K website
- 10 years running
- Public company
- Fully documented
How much we know
We have 14 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
- Minimum payout
- How fast you get paid
- Withdrawal methods
- Join requirements
- Countries it accepts
- Real earnings figures
- Wikipedia or reference page
- Support channels
- Mobile apps
- Social accounts
Still missing
- Plain-English overview
- Payment protection
- Review ratings