Only 8% Pakistanis Use Online Ride-Hailing Services

Ride-hailing services offer great convenience at a marginal cost. There has been a considerable increase in the use of these services in Pakistan in recent times. New data shows that a considerable number of people are using such apps in the country.

According to a survey carried out by Gallup and Gilani Pakistan, 8 million (8%) of Pakistani adults have claimed that they use these services once a month at least, while 69% of the respondents said that they have never used ride-hailing apps.

The representative sample included both men and women from all parts of the country. The following question was asked in the survey:

Please tell approximately how much you use car-hailing apps/services like Uber/Careem/Bykea?

Below are the results for the survey:

• 8% – once a month
• 3% – once every 3 months
• 2% – once in 6 months
• 2% – once a year
• 12% – sometimes
• 69% – never
• 4% – didn’t wish to respond

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The usage of these ride-hailing apps is increasing rapidly, however, due to the fluctuating economy, it is becoming slightly expensive for Pakistanis to use such services.