US | Dec 30, 2015 Marvin and Ara just made our day. Their £5 London uberX ride together on Christmas Eve from London Fields, Hackney to Hoxton in Ara’s blue Honda Insight Hybrid was the billionth Uber trip. One billion. That’s a whole lot of riders and drivers sharing the road, special moments, and celebrations together. Certainly far more than we ever imagined when we got started in San Francisco five and a half years ago. This holiday season, we’re feeling grateful and festive crossing this milestone as we close out the year. For riding their way into our history books, we’re putting one year’s worth of free rides in rider Marvin’s stocking and our driver-partner Ara will be taking a vacation on us to the Uber city of his choice. To celebrate the community where this special trip took place, we are also making a donation to Hackney Pirates—a charity serving the neighborhood where the billionth trip started. Hackney Pirates develops the literacy, confidence, and perseverance of young people aged 9-12 across the borough of Hackney, so that they are set up for success both in school and beyond. Marvin, Ara—thank you for being part of this special moment. And thanks to everyone who rode or drove Uber on one of the 999,999,999 trips before this one. We’re looking forward to sharing the next several billion with you all. Happy New Year!
Google announced on Christmas Eve that it had made its billionth trip in a new milestone for the global ride - sharing service . The blog entry states : " Marvin and Ara just made our day . Their £ 5 London uberX ride together on Christmas Eve from London Fields , London to Hoxton in Ara 's blue Honda Insight Hybrid was the billionth Uber trip … One billion . That 's a whole lot of riders and drivers sharing the road ... Certainly far more than we ever imagined when we got started in San Francisco five and a half years ago … For riding their way into our history books , we 're putting one year 's worth of free rides in rider Marvin 's pocket and our driver - partner Ara will be taking a vacation on us to the Uber city of his choice . "