Over the past year, Obi has continued to expand globally, incorporating rideshare companies popular in the Middle East including Yango and Careem. The Middle East, in particular Dubai, has become a highly competitive market with both global and local players competing for market share. Prior to 2020, the most significant movement in the Middle East market was the purchase of Careem by Uber, turning the company into a standalone brand that operates in competition with its global parent. In the last few years, Yango has gained a foothold in the market and Bolt has recently entered, turning Dubai into a city with a high level of competition for rides.
The FIFA World Cup 2026 didn’t just pack stadiums — it sent rideshare prices surging across every host city. Obi tracked real-time fares from Uber, Lyft, Waymo and DiDi across 8 cities and 15 key games, from the opening weekend through to the World Cup Final in New York. The data tells a clear story: […]
New York City is the most competitive rideshare market in the world — and the balance of power may be shifting. According to new data from the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC), Lyft’s market share jumped to 30.6% in May 2026 — up from 26.75% in April and 27.66% in March. That’s […]
Welome to Part 2 of our ongoing World Cup 2026 rideshare tracker. Part 1 covered Los Angeles — SoFi Stadium, June 12 (the USA’s opener) and New York / New Jersey — MetLife Stadium, June 13 (Brazil vs. Morocco), where Uber hit $149 and fans leaving after midnight faced some of the highest rideshare prices we’ve […]
