In November 2023, the Uber Eats app was downloaded roughly ***** thousand times in Japan, making it one of the most successful months in terms of downloads in that year. In April 2020, the Uber Eats app was downloaded about **** million times in Japan, setting a record number of downloads during the surveyed period for the app. This coincided with lockdown measures taken in Japan due to the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic.

What is UBER?

Uber Technologies, Inc., commonly known as Uber, is an American technology company. Its services include ride-hailing, food delivery (Uber Eats and Postmates), package delivery, couriers, freight transportation, and, through a partnership with Lime, electric bicycle and motorized scooter rental. The company is based in San Francisco and has operations in over 900 metropolitan areas worldwide. It is one of the largest firms in the gig economy. Uber is estimated to have over 93 million monthly active users worldwide. In the United States, Uber has a 71% market share for ride-sharing and a 22% market share for food delivery. Uber has been so prominent in the sharing economy that changes in various industries as a result of Uber have been referred to as uberisation, and many startups have described their offerings as "Uber for X".

Information about this dataset

This dataset provides historical data of Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER). The data is available at a daily level. Currency is USD.

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