Ride hailing app Uber has released data about how many riders it has in South Africa\u2019s major cities.<\/p>\n
Although the data is from February 2016, it provides a rare insight into a global service like Uber \u2013 which does not often release user statistics on a per-country basis.<\/p>\n
The data showed that:<\/p>\n
Ride requests across the four cities spiked at around 18:00 every day, with the average number of requests steadily increasing throughout the week until it peaked on Fridays and Saturdays.<\/p>\n
Sunday is the quietest day on average for Uber drivers.<\/p>\n
In Cape Town, Durban, and Port Elizabeth, Uber sees a second peak between 20:00 and midnight over weekends. Johannesburg sees a similar second peak on Saturdays, but it isn\u2019t as pronounced as in the other cities.<\/p>\n
Uber said its data shows how it provides transportation throughout the cities, and that many rides start within 200 metres of a public transit hub like a Metrorail or Gautrain station \u2013 suggesting Uber extends existing public transit networks.<\/p>\n