Everything about Uber
American ridesharing and delivery company
Uber Technologies, Inc. is an American multinational transportation company that provides ride-hailing services, courier services, food delivery, and freight transport. It is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and operates in approximately 70 countries and 15,000 cities worldwide. It is the largest ridesharing company worldwide with over 202 million monthly active users and 10 million active drivers and couriers. It coordinates an average of 42 million trips and delivery orders per day, and has coordinated 72 billion trips and delivery orders since its inception in 2010. In the fourth quarter of 2025, the company had a take rate of 29.9% for mobility services and 19.2% for food delivery. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: UberA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Examining the Impact of Algorithmic Control on Uber Drivers’ TechnostressInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Über die ReligionThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Untersuchungen uber die Harnstoffbildung im TierkörperCited 2,813 times
- Go sideways: Ridesharing companyA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Travis KalanickA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Adjective Super; high-level; high-ranking.
Adverb Very; super.
Noun Alternative letter-case form of Uber, a rideshare journey, vehicle, or driver.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Untersuchungen uber die Harnstoffbildung im Tierkörper
Disruptive Change in the Taxi Business: The Case of Uber
Is Uber a substitute or complement for public transit?
What influences travelers to use Uber? Exploring the factors affecting the adoption of on-demand ride services in California
Uber Die Beste Annaherung Von Funktionen Einer Gegebenen Funktionenklasse
Consumer adoption of the Uber mobile application: Insights from diffusion of innovation theory and technology acceptance model
The Value of Flexible Work: Evidence from Uber Drivers
Uber Die Analytische Theorie Der Quadratischen Formen
🆕 Influential since 2022
Examining the Impact of Algorithmic Control on Uber Drivers’ Technostress
Bike-sharing, car-sharing, e-scooters, and Uber: Who are the shared mobility users and where do they live?
Racial platform capitalism: Empire, migration and the making of Uber in London
Gamification and work games: Examining consent and resistance among Uber drivers
GPS-Uber: a hybrid-learning framework for prediction of general and E3-specific lysine ubiquitination sites
📚 Books worth reading
Über die ReligionFriedrich Schleiermacher · 1799
Winnie's Pirate AdventureValerie Thomas · 2013
International sales lawLarry A. DiMatteo · 2005
You Ought To!Bernard Barnett · 2007
The Soul of the MarionetteJohn Gray · 2015
UberlandAlex Rosenblat · 2018
PiratesRoss Kemp · 2009- 📕Super PumpedMike Isaac · 2019
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