Estimating Uber fees and commission rate per hour
| Row | Item | Source | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Number of driver participants | Cook et al. 2018, Table 1 | 1,873,474 |
| 2 | Number of driver-weeks | Cook et al. 2018, Table 1 | 24,832,168 |
| 3 | Weekly fares | Cook et al. 2018, Table 1 | $376.38 |
| 4 | Gross fares/hour, person-weighted | Cook et al. 2018, Table 1 | $21.07 |
| 5 | Trips per week | Cook et al. 2018, Table 1 | 29.83 |
| 6 | Hours per week | Cook et al. 2018, Table 1 | 17.06 |
| 7 | Booking fee per trip | $1.55 | |
| 8 | Trips | Row 5 × Row 2 | 740,743,571 |
| 9 | Trips per hour | Row 5/Row 6 | 1.75 |
| 10 | Booking fees per hour | Row 9 × Row 7 | $2.71 |
| 11 | Gross fare/hour, hour-weighted | Row 3/Row 6 | $22.06 |
| 12 | Total passenger fare/hour | Row 10 + Row 11 | $24.77 |
| 13 | Commission/fees on total fare | Row 10 + (Row 12 – Row 10) × 0.25 | $8.23 |
| 14 | Commission/fee rate | Row 13/Row 12 | 33.2% |
Source: Analysis of Cook et al. 2018, Table 1