Uber China rides jumped 1000% over Lunar New Year

While home-grown company, Didi Chuxing, still dominates the Chinese ride-hailing industry, it seems Uber achieved significant growth over the recent Lunar New Year holiday. Uber announced yesterday that it saw a 1000% increase in the number of rides hailed during the two week period from 5-19 February. According to Uber: “The results demonstrate how Chinese Uber users are increasingly taking advantage of Uber’s unparalleled scale and network…”

People from mainland China used Uber to make trips in 319 cities across 65 countries and territories during the two-week Lunar New Year holiday, when Chinese celebrated the start of the Year of the Monkey. Photo: Xinhua