{"id":6293,"date":"2017-06-29T16:56:48","date_gmt":"2017-06-29T16:56:48","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2017-06-29T16:56:48","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T16:56:48","slug":"uber-just-celebrated-5-billion-rides-globally-and-one-dubai-driver-helped-them-cross-the-milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/news\/uber-just-celebrated-5-billion-rides-globally-and-one-dubai-driver-helped-them-cross-the-milestone\/","title":{"rendered":"UBER Just Celebrated 5 Billion Rides Globally And One Dubai Driver Helped Them Cross The Milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Uber is set to announce today that it has reached the incredible milestone of\u00a05 billion trips<\/b>\u00a0worldwide, with Dubai one of the cities which made this happen.<\/p>\n

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.\u00a0Six 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.<\/p>\n

To reach the milestone, 156 trips started simultaneously at\u00a07:29:06 am GMT, in 24 countries across six continents, in cities including Dubai, Alexandria, Mumbai and Moscow.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Muhammad\u00a0from Dubai.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sardar has been using the Uber app for around 1 year now, during which time he has completed more than 2000 trips.<\/p>\n

Sardar helped Uber reach the milestone on a trip to Dubai Mall.\u00a0<\/h3>\n
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\u201cI 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\u201d<\/p>\n

Sardar Muhammad<\/cite>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Uber has experienced fast growth in Dubai since in launched in 2013, particularly over this last year<\/h3>\n
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\u201cWe 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\u201d<\/p>\n

Chris Free, GM of Uber UAE<\/cite>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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