Uber

Pay-as-you-go Mobility and Delivery land everyday trips; Uber One ($9.99/mo or $96/yr US) deepens frequency with delivery-fee and ride credits; Uber for Business and Freight monetize workplaces and shippers; Uber takes a service fee on $58.0B Q2 Gross Bookings while investing in AV and cross-platform Super App density.

Business Model Canvas
Uber
Research date: Sep 21, 2026
Evidence-backed · sources in companion brief

Key Partners

  • Drivers & couriers — 10.2M earned >$25B in Q2 (FACT remarks).
  • Restaurants, grocery, and retail merchants on Delivery.
  • AV software + OEM partners for autonomous supply (company narrative).
  • Insurers / payment processors clearing Mobility & Delivery.
  • Cities & regulators (licensing, worker classification).
  • Freight shippers and carriers (B2B logistics).

Key Activities

  • Marketplace matching, pricing, and ETA reliability.
  • Grow MAPCs (208M) and trips/MAPC (FACT IR).
  • Operate Uber One membership and Delivery categories.
  • Run Mobility, Delivery, and Freight segment P&Ls.
  • Safety, insurance reserves, and regulatory compliance.
  • Invest in AV cities and cross-platform local commerce (remarks).

Key Resources

  • 208M MAPCs; 3.867B Q2 trips (FACT IR).
  • Driver/courier liquidity (10.2M earners in Q2 — FACT remarks).
  • Merchant catalog for restaurants + grocery/retail.
  • App, maps, payments, and risk/pricing models.
  • Insurance reserves (short- + long-term on balance sheet).
  • Cash generation — Q2 FCF $2.8B; TTM FCF >$10B (FACT).

Value Propositions

  • On-demand Mobility rides with competitive ETAs.
  • Uber Eats + grocery/retail Delivery to the door.
  • Uber One — $9.99/mo or $96/yr US membership perks (FACT).
  • Cross-platform convenience (ride + eat in one app).
  • Uber for Business / Freight for workplace & shippers.
  • AV optionality as autonomous supply scales (remarks).

Customer Relationships

  • Self-serve rider/eater accounts and in-app support.
  • Two-way ratings / safety tooling (product FACT).
  • Uber One membership auto-renew relationship (FACT).
  • Driver/courier earning apps and incentives.
  • Merchant storefront tools on Delivery.
  • Enterprise admin for Uber for Business / Freight.

Channels

  • Primary — Uber / Uber Eats mobile apps + web.
  • App stores and brand/performance marketing (S&M).
  • uber.com Uber One signup surfaces (FACT).
  • Driver and courier acquisition apps/campaigns.
  • Merchant onboarding for restaurants & retail.
  • Uber for Business and Freight B2B portals.

Customer Segments

  • Riders / eaters — 208M MAPCs (FACT IR).
  • Uber One members ($9.99/$96 US — FACT; no count invented).
  • Drivers & couriers (10.2M earners Q2 — FACT remarks).
  • Restaurants and grocery/retail merchants.
  • Enterprises via Uber for Business.
  • Shippers / carriers on Freight.

Cost Structure

  • Cost of revenue ex-D&A $7.815B Q2’26 (FACT statements).
  • Ops & support $805M; S&M $1.515B (FACT).
  • R&D $1.043B; G&A $935M; D&A $188M (FACT).
  • GAAP income from ops $1.890B (+30%) (FACT).
  • Insurance reserves material on balance sheet (FACT).
  • No invented Driver incentive tables or city P&Ls.

Revenue Streams

  • Q2 revenue $14.191B on $58.022B Gross Bookings (FACT).
  • Mobility revenue $7.363B; Delivery $5.245B; Freight $1.583B (FACT).
  • Uber One US $9.99/mo or $96/yr (FACT Help).
  • Non-GAAP Op Income $2.143B; Adj. EBITDA $2.819B (FACT).
  • Q2 FCF $2.792B; TTM FCF >$10B (FACT).
  • Q3’26 GB outlook $58.25–$60.25B (FACT guidance).
Sources: s23.q4cdn.com/407969754/files · investor.uber.com/news-events/news · help.uber.com/en/riders · uber.com/us/en · investor.uber.com