Google announced on Christmas Eve that it had made its billionth trip in a new milestone for the global ride - sharing service . One billion. 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 . "
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 . "