In 2017 alone, it said that almost a quarter of a million passengers on its platform dropped owning a personal vehicle, due to the availability of ridesharing specifically. 1.4 million clients registered on Lyft 's platform gave up their own car in the previous year , while 100% of users said they used their own vehicle less frequently due to the availability of the ride-hailing service, according to data released by the company. Lyft also reported a 100% year-on- year increase in drivers on the plaftorm, hitting Almost 250,000 , while total driver earnings reached $ 2bn , 140% more than the previous year . In addition, passengers spent $ 2bn in communities serviced by Lyft , and gave $3.7m through its round-up-and-donate programme.
1.4 million clients registered on Lyft 's platform gave up their own car in the previous year , while 100% of users said they used their own vehicle less frequently due to the availability of the ride-hailing service, according to data released by the company. Lyft also reported a 100% year-on- year increase in drivers on the plaftorm, hitting Almost 250,000 , while total driver earnings reached $ 2bn , 140% more than the previous year . In addition, passengers spent $ 2bn in communities serviced by Lyft , and gave $3.7m through its round-up-and-donate programme.