The research, which categorises companies and services within the sharing economy, shows that borrowing items is the most popular sharing economy service – accounting for 334 of the 864 global companies. 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 .
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 .