New research from JustPark has found that the UK is home to 10% of global sharing economy businesses, more than France, Germany and Spain combined. The study by researchers at Oxford University looked into how many companies are operating in the sector, which includes platforms such as Airbnb, Uber, TaskRabbit and others. Worldwide, San Francisco and New York the only cities to have produced more sharing economy start-ups than London.
New research from JustPark has found that the UK is home to 10% of global sharing economy businesses, more than France, Germany and Spain combined. The USA remains the global leader in the sector but London is the sharing economy capital of Europe, with one in 12 of the companies in the global sharing economy based there. Worldwide, San Francisco and New York the only cities to have produced more sharing economy start-ups than London.