Uber is set to announce today that it has reached the incredible milestone of 5 billion trips worldwide, with Dubai one of the cities which made this happen.

Uber started in 2010 to solve a simple problem: how do you get a ride at the push of a button? In late 2015, Uber made headlines for crossing the 1 billion trips mark. Six months later, the company reached 2 billion rides, and over the last 11 months Uber has witnessed incredible growth to reach an impressive combined 5 billion rides.

To reach the milestone, 156 trips started simultaneously at 7:29:06 am GMT, in 24 countries across six continents, in cities including Dubai, Alexandria, Mumbai and Moscow. 

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As a token of appreciation to its dedicated drivers who made this happen, Uber will be giving each of the 156 drivers who were part of this milestone $500, including Sardar Muhammad from Dubai. 

Sardar has been using the Uber app for around 1 year now, during which time he has completed more than 2000 trips.

Sardar helped Uber reach the milestone on a trip to Dubai Mall. 

“I really like working on the Uber app, and I consider myself lucky to be part of completing 5 billion trips globally, thank you very much”

Sardar Muhammad

Uber has experienced fast growth in Dubai since in launched in 2013, particularly over this last year

“We have been in Dubai for the past 4 years, and we will continue working towards providing residents of the city with safe, reliable, and affordable transportation at the push of a button, and look forward to having Dubai playing a key role in more future company milestones”

Chris Free, GM of Uber UAE