Uber saw demand for taxi rides and food delivery rise sharply in the first quarter of this year.
As a result, profit skyrocketed to an all-time high, from $168 million in the first quarter of last year to $761 million.
Turnover increased by 29 percent to 8.8 billion dollars. Uber mainly benefited from increased demand for travel after this had almost reached a standstill during the corona period. People are also getting into a taxi more often. Therefore, most of the growth in the past quarter came from the taxi service.
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