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THE THE UNITED KINGDOM EDITION 2026

the United Kingdom’s
shared mobility industry,
in focus.

The companies, capital and talent shaping shared mobility in the United Kingdom. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

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COMPANIES · CAPITAL · TALENT

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.

Shared Mobility illustration
Companies tracked 1,074Shared Mobility ecosystem in the United Kingdom Disclosed funding $2.05B45 companies · all recorded rounds Companies hiring 13With open roles at the snapshot Tracked open roles 160 employers posted in the preceding 30 days
MEET THE COMPANIES

Explore the United Kingdom’s shared mobility leaders

24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.

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Shared Mobility company highlights in the United Kingdom, snapshot 31 August 2026
Company
Gett$1.12B———
Trainlinethetrainline.com$204.22M—616—
WeFlexweflex.co.uk$143.25M—20—
GoVirtuogovirtuo.com$129.48M2 roles13—
Wheelywheely.com$96.6M—226—
Citymapper citymapper.com$58.49M—64—
Droverjoindrover.com$57.66M—4,127—
Sherbet Londonsherbetlondon.com$54.01M—37—
Fleetondemandfleetondemand.com—2 roles72Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
ITSOitso.org.uk—2 roles——
Alpinecarsalpinecars.co.uk—1 roles——
ROLZOrolzo.com—1 roles——
Stress Free Car Rentalstressfreecarrental.com—1 roles9—
Unobusunobus.info—1 roles——
YallaGaiyallagai.com—1 roles——
Aurrigoaurrigo.com——70—
Autocabautocab.com——122—
Berylberyl.cc——97—
Daytripdaytrip.com————
First Busfirstbus.co.uk————
HiyaCarhiyacar.co.uk——21—
National Railnationalrail.co.uk——38—
Nationwide Vehicle Contractsnationwidevehiclecontracts.co.uk————
Ponygetapony.com——1—
24 featured companies

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THE KEY SIGNALS

Shared Mobility industry KPIs in the United Kingdom

A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.

31 August 2026
Hiring participation1.2%

13 of 1,074 tracked companies have open roles.

Funding participation4.7%

51 of 1,074 tracked companies have a recorded round.

Top 3 funding share71.6%

Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.

Median disclosed round$2.45M

Midpoint of 88 rounds with a disclosed amount.

Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 71.6% of disclosed capital, while 95.3% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.

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CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATION

How the United Kingdom shared mobility has grown

Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.

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2016 — 2025

Disclosed funding by year

Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD

the United Kingdom shared mobility
$0$130.23M$260.46M$390.69M$520.92M2016: $456.95M20162017: $24.22M20172018: $101.64M20182019: $354.32M20192020: $153.2M20202021: $442.62M20212022: $108.83M20222023: $84.95M20232024: $9.69M20242025: $72.95M2025
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Annual shared mobility funding and company formation in the United Kingdom
YearFunding (USD)FoundedRaising
2016$456.95M577
2017$24.22M514
2018$101.64M776
2019$354.32M7211
2020$153.2M6313
2021$442.62M8411
2022$108.83M179
2023$84.95M189
2024$9.69M33
2025$72.95M22
WHERE CAPITAL SITS

Funding concentration

Share of all disclosed company funding.

  • Gett54.7%
  • Trainline10.0%
  • WeFlex7.0%
  • Other companies28.4%

Funding by stage

107 recorded rounds since 2016

NUMBER OF ROUNDS
Seed & Angel41 38.3%
Series A–B32 29.9%
Series C+ / PE13 12.1%
Grants, debt & other21 19.6%

Recent recorded rounds

Latest recorded rounds · USD
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Largest and notable recorded rounds

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Series D05/2016
Gett$300M

Backed by Volkswagen Group.

Series D05/2019
Gett$200M

Backed by Volkswagen Group and Access Industries and others.

Series C08/2014
Gett$150M

Backed by VNV Global.

Series D01/2021
Gett$115M

Participating investors were not recorded in this snapshot.

Series D06/2020
Gett$100M

Participating investors were not recorded in this snapshot.

Series D06/2018
Gett$80M

Backed by Volkswagen Group and Access Industries and others.

Series B03/2019
Wheelywheely.com$44.1M

Backed by Oleg Tscheltzoff and Misha Sokolov and others.

THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITY

Revenue, profitability & financial strength

Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.

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GBP · millions · consolidated

Display conversions use the dated reference rates above. Where a verified rate is unavailable, figures retain their source currency. Each reporting cohort keeps its currency and accounting basis separate.

FY2025 · company accounts; aggregate reporting threshold not met · 2 reporting entities from 181 eligible matches.

Revenue in covered accounts—

Sum of reporting-entity revenue; not the United Kingdom market sales.

Net profit / loss—

Combined result for the same cohort.

Aggregate net margin—

Combined net income ÷ combined revenue.

Median company revenue—

The middle covered reporting entity.

Profitable entities—

None of 2 covered entities.

Top-five concentration—

Share of covered revenue from the five largest entities.

Annual account trend

Reported cohort totals by year; coverage is stated for every period.

Bar height shows revenue. Changes in coverage can affect totals.

Profitability has two perspectives

FY2025 · 2 reporting entities

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THE UNITED KINGDOM · INDUSTRY COHORTS

How does shared mobility compare?

Each pair uses the same year, currency and reporting basis. Cohort overlap is disclosed.

IndustryCovered / eligibleRevenue totalMedian revenueNet profit / lossAggregate marginProfitable shareOverlap

Available-account cohorts are not estimates of whole industries. Overlapping entities can occur in more than one cohort; do not add cohort totals.

Coverage, calculations & financial sources

Filed annual accounts for exact designated national identifiers. Every aggregate and peer pair uses one fiscal year, source currency and reporting basis; periods, coverage and overlap are explicit; 2026 partials are excluded.

The same up to eight reporting entities remain open across years, filters and sorts. Other company figures are available in Radar.

Source currencies and accounting bases stay separate. Missing accounts are excluded rather than treated as zero. Exact reporting periods appear on company previews. Annual totals can change with coverage and do not measure growth of a fixed company cohort.

DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

Web traffic, app reach and release cadence

How the the United Kingdom companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.

Busiest websites

14 of the 1,074 companies on this page carry a measured traffic record (1.3%); these are the largest of those, by monthly visits. The median among them is 308,749 visits.

CompanyMonthly visitsAuthorityMobile
Trainlinethetrainline.com22,749,4868164.6%
National Railnationalrail.co.uk6,145,5077365.5%
Rental Carsrentalcars.com2,979,0596944.5%
Realtime Trainsrealtimetrains.co.uk2,650,4264679.9%
First Busfirstbus.co.uk1,513,5195888.8%
VIP Carsvipcars.com686,0513548.3%
Stress Free Car Rentalstressfreecarrental.com316,7814049.1%
Nationwide Vehicle Contractsnationwidevehiclecontracts.co.uk300,7184964.4%
Daytripdaytrip.com273,7103545.2%
Veezuveezu.co.uk227,8564494.5%

Visits and authority are third-party web estimates, not company-reported figures.

Most-installed apps

228 of these companies (21.2%) publish at least one Android app — 371 apps in all, carrying 105M installs between them.

AppInstallsRatingStore category
Trainline: Train travel EuropeTrainline39.4M4.8Maps & Navigation
CitymapperCitymapper 23.1M4.8Maps & Navigation
TaxiF - A Better Way to RideTaxiF9.4M4.8Travel & Local
National RailNational Rail6.7M2.4Maps & Navigation
Rentalcars.com Car Rental AppRental Cars6.5M2.9Travel & Local
First BusFirst Bus4.3M4.7Maps & Navigation
Trenit - find Trains in ItalyTrenit4.2M4.9Travel & Local
TaxiF Driver - Be the Captain!TaxiF1.7M4.7Travel & Local
Virtuo: Hassle-free Car RentalGoVirtuo1.3M4.3Travel & Local
Veezu UK Taxi l Request a RideVeezu864.8K4.7Travel & Local

Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.

App reach by segment

The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2024Q1–2026Q2).

SegmentAppsInstallsLeading appRelease trend
Road Transport Tech371105MTrainline: Train travel Europe 39.4M
Online Travel3357.4MNational Rail 6.7M
Smart Public Transport3035MCitymapper 23.1M
Electric Vehicles9676.8KPony - bike & scooter sharing 534K
Sports Equipment3578.7KBeryl Bikes 541.3K
Car Rentals12463.6KSkyline Taxis 287.6K
Bus Operators2213.9KMcGill’s Buses 147.7K
Smart Cities223.2KWhite Bus 14.1K

A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.

Release cadence by quarter

New apps published, beside apps whose most recent update landed in that quarter — the second bar is how much of the shelf is still being maintained.

2023Q2: 162023Q2: 92023Q22023Q3: 72023Q3: 52023Q32023Q4: 52023Q4: 82023Q42024Q1: 62024Q1: 92024Q12024Q2: 52024Q2: 72024Q22024Q3: 52024Q3: 82024Q32024Q4: 72024Q4: 32024Q42025Q1: 122025Q1: 112025Q12025Q2: 72025Q2: 92025Q22025Q3: 42025Q3: 382025Q32025Q4: 22025Q4: 312025Q42026Q1: 42026Q1: 492026Q1

Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 312 of 371 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2026Q1, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.

INSIDE THE INDUSTRY

The the United Kingdom shared mobility market map

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Where companies are building

Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.

Consumer digital957
B2c e-commerce774
Gig employers562
Enterprise tech285
Marketplaces285
Sharing economy232
Online rental120
Enterprise software81
Green transport55
Saas53
Subscription commerce16
Travel and hospitality saas10

Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.

SEGMENT TO EXPLORE

Consumer digital

The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.

957companies
0.9%have hiring activity

9 companies hiring · $892.83M disclosed funding

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How companies make money

Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.

Commission on transaction775
Fee-for-service534
E-commerce - service405
Subscription399
Advertising197
Renting / leasing68
E-commerce - product10
Physical commerce7
THE COMPANIES IN MOTION

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.

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Recent corporate headlines 6 dated reports
Mergers & acquisitionsminicabit.com ↗

CMAC (a ComfortDelGro subsidiary) acquires minicabit, a website to compare and book cheap minicabs (taxis).

Funding roundsaurrigo.com ↗

Having already partnered with major names in aviation and logistics, the firm will now use the fresh funding to expand internationally and scale its team.

Mergers & acquisitionsjumpinstudent.co.uk ↗

In a major move to diversify its beverage portfolio, Rasna Pvt Ltd has announced the acquisition of the 90s ready-to-drink (RTD) juice brand Jumpin, independently valued at Rs 350 crore.

Funding roundsgetapony.com ↗

The French start-up announced on Tuesday that it had raised €23 million to triple its fleet of shared bikes and scooters in France and Belgium.

Leadership movesautocab.com ↗

Manchester-based taxi dispatch software provider Autocab has appointed Frans Hiemstra as its new CEO.

Leadership movesthetrainline.com ↗

The CEO of Trainline plc is to step down after more than six years at the company.

Full recorded event mix

Top 8 categories among 39 recorded events in the 24-month window.

Earnings
8
Leadership moves
7
Mergers & acquisitions
7
Buyback
6
Funding rounds
4
New products
3
Capital infusions
2
Contracts
2
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Leadership moves

3 tracked people moves

Autocab ↗
Safa Alkateb

Resignation Previously Chief Executive Officer

Autocab ↗
Frans Hiemstra

Appointment Chief Executive Officer

Trainline ↗
Jody Ford

Resignation Previously Chief Executive Officer

Product launches

Products, platforms and features in the recorded window

Aurrigo ↗
International Licensing and Hub Programme

Hub Strategy

Earnings pulse

Reported company results in the recorded window.

3companies
11period observations
16.5%median reported growth

Median across 10 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.

Mergers and acquisitions

Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.

Acquirer → targetStatusDateValue / context
cmac→Minicabit ↗Announced2026-01-20Not stated in snapshot
rasna→JumpIn ↗Announced2025-06-26Not stated in snapshot
addison lee→JumpIn ↗2024-07-17Not stated in snapshot
cmac group→Cabfind ↗Completed2024-02-12Not stated in snapshot
addison lee→Greentomatocars ↗Announced2023-07-03Not stated in snapshot
Bannix Acquisition→Evie Autonomous ↗Announced2023-06-30Not stated in snapshot

A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.

PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITY

The talent market

1 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 5-posting snapshot covers 4 employers.

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Most advertised job titles

Sme Mobility1
Global Mobility Manager1
Mobility Specialist United Kingdom1
0 internship postings

0 tracked postings mention remote work.

The seniority mix

1 postings specify a level.

unspecified
4
manager
1

Skills employers mention

Top skills across 5 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.

Mobility
2
Networking
2
4/5G Cellular Data
1
Iot
1
Operating Systems
1
Ucaas
1
Wireline Technologies
1
Router
1
Hardware
1
Backend
1
THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELD

Founders and leaders

136 founders and chief executives across 113 companies.

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Education networks

16 profiles with education records.

University of Oxford
3
London Business School (LBS)
3
University of Warwick
3
Imperial College London
3
IIT Bombay
2
London School of Economics and Political Science
1
University of Pennsylvania
1
Harvard University
1

Prior employers

2 profiles with prior-work records.

eBay
1
Boston Consulting Group
1
Microsoft
1

Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.

RESEARCH SIGNALS

What Shared Mobility research is working on

1,982 papers in the recorded worldwide scope.

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1,982papers
1,982worldwide comparison pool
—India-affiliated papers

Research orientation

Promising
831
Descriptive
420
Breakthrough
301
Problem-identifying
226
Comparative
117
Cautionary
79
Critical
8

Contribution mix

Empirical
952
Methods-led
928
Reviews
50
Position pieces
36
Theoretical
16

Tone counts: 1,797 positive · 91 neutral · 94 negative.

Common problems researchers identify
234 papers · 11.8% of this field
  • Bike sharing180 papers
  • Transport engineering83 papers
  • Public transport33 papers
  • Cycling31 papers
  • Service15 papers
  • Sharing economy14 papers
  • TRIPS architecture13 papers
  • Sustainable transport12 papers

Landmark: Understanding Bike-Sharing Systems using Data Mining: Exploring Activity Patterns

Cautions
79 papers · 4.0% of this field
  • Bike sharing59 papers
  • Transport engineering31 papers
  • Public transport15 papers
  • TRIPS architecture14 papers
  • Cycling12 papers
  • Sharing economy7 papers
  • Sustainability6 papers
  • Renting6 papers

Landmark: Sharing and Riding: How the Dockless Bike Sharing Scheme in China Shapes the City

Opportunities
1,132 papers · 57.1% of this field
  • Bike sharing821 papers
  • Transport engineering328 papers
  • Public transport126 papers
  • TRIPS architecture99 papers
  • Service74 papers
  • Renting70 papers
  • Cycling55 papers
  • Cluster analysis53 papers

Landmark: On-demand high-capacity ride-sharing via dynamic trip-vehicle assignment

Leading institutions

Cornell University
1,387
University of Hong Kong
1,317
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1,284
Decision Systems
1,125
Southeast University
1,111
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
984

Leading researchers

Emilio Frazzoli
1,193
Javier Alonso–Mora
1,125
Samitha Samaranayake
1,125
Alex Wallar
1,125
Daniela Rus
1,125
Tal Raviv
566
Michal Tzur
566
Xiaohu Zhang
540

Highly cited breakthrough-labelled papers

  • On-demand high-capacity ride-sharing via dynamic trip-vehicle assignment1,125 citations
  • Bike flow prediction with multi-graph convolutional networks300 citations
  • Dockless bike-sharing systems: what are the implications?249 citations
  • Incentivizing Users for Balancing Bike Sharing Systems216 citations
  • Dynamic cluster-based over-demand prediction in bike sharing systems193 citations

Common problems researchers identify

230 papers · 5 recurring themes
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Bike Sharing Integration with Public TransitCommon problems researchers identify · 01

Bike Sharing Integration with Public Transit

74 papers

32.2% of this theme group

Examines how bike‑sharing systems interact with existing transport networks and the challenges of seamless integration.

Bike sharing (70) · Transport engineering (32) · Cycling (14) · Public transport (15)

Lessons Learnt from the analysis of a bike sharing system

SCENARIO ANALYSIS OF BIKE SHARING SYSTEM PROGRAMS USING THE URBAN TRAFFIC SIMULATION MODEL

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2022696.7
2023684.4
2024739.3
2025727.4
Equity and Resilience in Bike SharingCommon problems researchers identify · 02

Equity and Resilience in Bike Sharing

61 papers

26.5% of this theme group

Highlights social fairness and the ability of bike‑sharing to support resilient urban communities.

Bike sharing (50) · Transport engineering (27) · Human factors and ergonomics (6) · Computer security (4)

Breaking Barriers to Bike Share: Lessons on Bike Share Equity

How does bike-sharing enable (or not) resilient cities, communities, and individuals? Conceptualising transport resilience from the socio-ec

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2022240.3
2023238.9
2024182.0
202590.1
Demand Modeling and Congestion ImpactsCommon problems researchers identify · 03

Demand Modeling and Congestion Impacts

43 papers

18.7% of this theme group

Focuses on forecasting usage patterns and the effects of bike‑sharing on traffic congestion.

Bike sharing (32) · Transport engineering (16) · Computer network (3) · Traffic congestion (5)

Understanding Bike-Sharing Systems using Data Mining: Exploring Activity Patterns

Modeling Demand for Bicycle Sharing Systems - neighboring stations as a source for demand and a reason for structural breaks

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2022603.7
2023585.2
2024522.2
2025324.1
China‑Specific Bike‑Sharing ChallengesCommon problems researchers identify · 04

China‑Specific Bike‑Sharing Challenges

31 papers

13.5% of this theme group

Analyzes the unique operational and policy issues of bike‑sharing programs in Chinese cities.

China (11) · Bike sharing (28) · Beijing (5) · Transport engineering (18)

Rethinking the Utility of Public Bicycles: The Development and Challenges of Station-Less Bike Sharing in China

The characteristics of bike-sharing usage: Case study in zhongshan, china

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20225261.0
20235293.3
20245706.8
20255010.2
Deployment and Redistribution StrategiesCommon problems researchers identify · 05

Deployment and Redistribution Strategies

21 papers

9.1% of this theme group

Investigates models for effective bike placement, rebalancing, and system-wide deployment.

TRIPS architecture (12) · Instrumental variable (2) · Apprehension (2) · Cycling (5)

Models for Effective Deployment and Redistribution of Bicycles Within Public Bicycle-Sharing Systems

Incorporating Bicycles into Urban Mobility: An Opportunity for Sustainable Development

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202249.0
202347.0
202426.4
202526.2

Cautions

77 papers · 4 recurring themes
4 cards

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Flexibility and Demand HeterogeneityCautions · 01

Flexibility and Demand Heterogeneity

29 papers

37.7% of this theme group

Warns that uneven demand and station characteristics can limit bike‑sharing performance.

Bike sharing (23) · Transport engineering (16) · Transit (3) · Flexibility (3)

Differences in bike-sharing usage and its associations with station-surrounding characteristics: A multi-group analysis using machine learni

Modeling and Optimization in Resource Sharing Systems: Application to Bike-Sharing with Unequal Demands

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20225.7
20235.4
20243.3
20254.1
Scaling Lessons Across RegionsCautions · 02

Scaling Lessons Across Regions

26 papers

33.8% of this theme group

Cautions against directly copying expansion strategies without adapting to local transport contexts.

Bike sharing (24) · Transport engineering (13) · Public transport (8) · Renting (3)

Expanding Bicycle-Sharing Systems: Lessons Learnt from an Analysis of Usage

New Generation of Bike-Sharing Systems in China: Lessons for European Cities

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2022480.6
2023460.1
2024426.0
2025469.5
Sustainability and Circularity RisksCautions · 03

Sustainability and Circularity Risks

12 papers

15.6% of this theme group

Points out environmental and economic challenges in maintaining long‑term sustainable bike‑sharing ecosystems.

Sustainability (5) · Sharing economy (4) · Bike sharing (10) · Sustainable transport (3)

Bike-sharing under pressure: The role of cycling in building circular cycling futures

Opportunities and Challenges Faced by Share Economy: Taking Sharing Bicycle as an Example

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2022243.3
2023257.3
2024281.7
2025316.3
Design and Implementation PitfallsCautions · 04

Design and Implementation Pitfalls

10 papers

13.0% of this theme group

Highlights practical design errors and operational hurdles in campus and metropolitan electric bike programs.

TRIPS architecture (10) · Transport engineering (5) · Public transport (3) · Cycling (2)

Lessons from Implementing a Metropolitan Electric Bike Sharing System

Locally Designed Campus Smart Bike Sharing System: Lessons Learned and Design Optimization for Thailand

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YearShare index
2022708.8
2023696.4
2024744.7
2025733.0

Opportunities

1,073 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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System Implementation and SecurityOpportunities · 01

System Implementation and Security

232 papers

21.6% of this theme group

Explores practical deployment methods and the importance of safeguarding bike‑sharing platforms.

Bike sharing (210) · Transport engineering (141) · Service (34) · Computer security (13)

Implementing bike-sharing systems

Broken Bike Recycling Planning for Sharing Bikes System

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2022231.9
2023229.8
2024171.6
202577.4
Data‑Driven Demand ForecastingOpportunities · 02

Data‑Driven Demand Forecasting

214 papers

19.9% of this theme group

Leverages mining and clustering techniques to predict usage and improve service planning.

Bike sharing (186) · Data mining (25) · Cluster analysis (31) · Demand forecasting (22)

Traffic prediction in a bike-sharing system

Bicycle-Sharing System Analysis and Trip Prediction

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20221751.1
20231726.9
20241312.4
20251442.6
Optimization for Rebalancing OperationsOpportunities · 03

Optimization for Rebalancing Operations

186 papers

17.3% of this theme group

Applies mathematical models to address bike‑distribution imbalances and enhance operational efficiency.

Bike sharing (168) · Mathematical optimization (22) · Truck (24) · Operations research (34)

A Dynamic Approach to Rebalancing Bike-Sharing Systems

A Rebalancing Strategy for the Imbalance Problem in Bike-Sharing Systems

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2022403.9
2023381.8
2024221.5
202588.5
Built Environment and Resilience BenefitsOpportunities · 04

Built Environment and Resilience Benefits

174 papers

16.2% of this theme group

Shows how bike‑sharing supports urban design goals and contributes to transport system resilience.

Bike sharing (140) · Cycling (38) · Public transport (48) · Transport engineering (65)

Bike Share Usage and the Built Environment: A Review

The Role of Bike Sharing in Promoting Transport Resilience

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2022696.7
2023684.4
2024739.3
2025727.4
Ride‑Sharing Matching and Congestion ReliefOpportunities · 05

Ride‑Sharing Matching and Congestion Relief

125 papers

11.6% of this theme group

Develops algorithms for car‑pooling and ride‑sharing to reduce traffic and improve vehicle utilization.

Parking guidance and information (13) · Car sharing (20) · Traffic congestion (19) · Matching (11)

An Optimal Ride Sharing Recommendation Framework for Carpooling Services

The taxi sharing practices: Matching, routing and pricing methods

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2022165.9
2023169.9
2024135.0
2025157.8
Spatio‑Temporal Service OptimizationOpportunities · 06

Spatio‑Temporal Service Optimization

82 papers

7.6% of this theme group

Investigates location‑time patterns to refine bike‑sharing routing and service quality.

TRIPS architecture (79) · Transport engineering (42) · Bike sharing (55) · Service (14)

Exploring Spatio-temporal Properties of Bike-Sharing Systems

Trip Route Planning for Bicycle-Sharing Systems

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202239.9
202339.5
202420.1
202519.2
Urban Contexts and Dockless GrowthOpportunities · 07

Urban Contexts and Dockless Growth

60 papers

5.6% of this theme group

Studies how city structure and metro proximity influence dockless bike‑sharing adoption and distribution.

Bike sharing (56) · Transport engineering (31) · China (8) · Beijing (5)

Exploring the Multiscale Relationship between the Built Environment and the Metro-Oriented Dockless Bike-Sharing Usage

Forecasting usage and bike distribution of dockless bike‐sharing using journey data

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YearShare index
20225261.0
20235293.3
20245706.8
20255010.2

How this field compares with the research baseline

Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.

Research orientationThis fieldReference sample
Promising41.9%37.0%
Descriptive21.2%17.6%
Breakthrough15.2%26.6%
Problem-identifying11.4%9.6%
Comparative5.9%4.0%
Cautionary4.0%4.3%
Critical0.4%1.0%

Concerns receiving less research attention

Counts and shares refer to the stated research pool. A low count describes how much of that research is recorded here, not the absence of a real-world concern.

Concern / example paperPapersShareRaised as a problemWorldwide share
Privacy & surveillanceBike-sharing: the good, the bad, and the future291.56%5 (17.2%)1.56%
Bias & fairnessEvaluating Fairness in Black-box Algorithmic Markets: A Case Study of Ride Sharing in Chicago20.11%1 (50.0%)0.11%
Energy & datacenter footprint00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Water use00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Carbon & emissions of compute00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Hardware, e-waste & supply chain00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Labour & data work00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Safety & misuse00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Concentration of compute power00.0%0 (%)0.0%

Institution and researcher rankings use citations to their covered work. Research scope: worldwide. This may be broader than the company geography.

DEMAND, SUPPLY & PLACE

Where demand signals run ahead of mapped supply — the United Kingdom

Compare demand signals in the United Kingdom’s newsflow with the shared mobility categories mapped to each signal.

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HOW TO READ THE GAP

Signal percentile − supply percentile = gap in percentile points. Positive gaps highlight questions to investigate. A high signal can reflect spending pressure or access friction, as well as potential demand.

The comparison is relative to the signal families on this page. A supply percentile of zero means the lowest relative reading, not zero companies. It is a prioritisation clue, not measured market size or unmet demand.

COMPARISON PERIOD2025-07-01 to 2026-07-01Against 2024-07-01 to 2025-07-01Explore the signals ↓

The opportunity, in one view

Signal and mapped-supply percentiles, their gap, and change in the signal’s article share.

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7 the United Kingdom demand signals compared with mapped shared mobility supply
Signal familySignal percentileSupply percentileRelative gapGap (points)Signal share vs prior year
EV adoption & charging ↗Adoption Shift58.316.7+41.6+32.9%
Congestion & traffic friction ↗Access Friction91.766.7+25.0+45.5%
Highways & expressways ↗Connectivity Build-Out25.016.7+8.3-2.1%
Layoffs & income shocks ↗Spending Pressure75.0100.0-25.0+37.0%
Rail & metro connectivity ↗Connectivity Build-Out33.3—No matching category—+30.4%
Airports & air links ↗Connectivity Build-Out8.3—No matching category—+27.3%
Industrial parks & warehousing ↗Investment Build-Out58.3—No matching category—+57.5%

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Where the signals are loudest

All 12 city readings for these demand families in the comparison geography. the United Kingdom is highlighted.

Mentions per 10,000 articles

Each city’s reading is a share of its own coverage.

Lancashire370.0

Congestion & traffic friction · Highways & expressways · Layoffs & income shocks

North Yorkshire263.5

Congestion & traffic friction · Highways & expressways · Layoffs & income shocks

Somerset227.1

Congestion & traffic friction · EV adoption & charging · Highways & expressways

Bristol219.0

Congestion & traffic friction · Layoffs & income shocks · Highways & expressways

Kent197.9

Congestion & traffic friction · Highways & expressways · Layoffs & income shocks

Surrey184.8

Congestion & traffic friction · Airports & air links · Rail & metro connectivity

Aichi174.6

EV adoption & charging · Congestion & traffic friction

Suffolk170.3

Congestion & traffic friction · EV adoption & charging · Highways & expressways

Edinburgh145.6

Congestion & traffic friction · Layoffs & income shocks · EV adoption & charging

Devon142.5

Congestion & traffic friction · EV adoption & charging · Rail & metro connectivity

Birmingham134.6

Congestion & traffic friction · EV adoption & charging · Layoffs & income shocks

Manchester125.1

Congestion & traffic friction · Layoffs & income shocks · Highways & expressways

Inside the leading signals

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ADOPTION SHIFTEV adoption & charging+41.6percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

The EV shift can pull charging, battery and service demand through every fleet.

24.34mentions per 10,000 articles+32.9%share change vs prior year

Mapped shared mobility categories

  • Green Transport55

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of the United Kingdom coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

091726342024Q3: 142024Q32024Q4: 202024Q42025Q1: 182025Q12025Q2: 192025Q22025Q3: 242025Q32025Q4: 222025Q42026Q1: 242026Q12026Q2: 292026Q2
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EV adoption & charging in the United Kingdom coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q333114.95
2024Q443920.26
2025Q146518.39
2025Q240019.79
2025Q358324.08
2025Q438422.09
2026Q147924.15
2026Q226729.8

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Aichi159.2 / 10,000
Somerset59.5 / 10,000
Birmingham29.2 / 10,000
ACCESS FRICTIONCongestion & traffic friction+25.0percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Congestion friction can push footfall toward nearby formats and toward delivery.

35.23mentions per 10,000 articles+45.5%share change vs prior year

Mapped shared mobility categories

  • Sharing Economy232
  • Online Rental120

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of the United Kingdom coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

0112334462024Q3: 222024Q32024Q4: 242024Q42025Q1: 222025Q12025Q2: 282025Q22025Q3: 392025Q32025Q4: 272025Q42026Q1: 352026Q12026Q2: 372026Q2
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Congestion & traffic friction in the United Kingdom coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q349522.36
2024Q453124.51
2025Q156322.27
2025Q257428.4
2025Q395939.62
2025Q448327.79
2026Q170035.29
2026Q233837.72

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Lancashire238.2 / 10,000
North Yorkshire134.8 / 10,000
Suffolk126.2 / 10,000
CONNECTIVITY BUILD-OUTHighways & expressways+8.3percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Corridor build-out can collapse travel time, widening every catchment.

10.53mentions per 10,000 articles-2.1%share change vs prior year

Mapped shared mobility categories

  • Green Transport55

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of the United Kingdom coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

04812162024Q3: 102024Q32024Q4: 122024Q42025Q1: 92025Q12025Q2: 102025Q22025Q3: 92025Q32025Q4: 82025Q42026Q1: 112026Q12026Q2: 132026Q2
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Highways & expressways in the United Kingdom coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q323810.75
2024Q426712.32
2025Q12359.29
2025Q222010.88
2025Q32369.75
2025Q41448.28
2026Q123711.95
2026Q212413.84

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

North Yorkshire73.5 / 10,000
Kent67.5 / 10,000
Lancashire65.9 / 10,000
SPENDING PRESSURELayoffs & income shocks-25.0percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Layoff cycles can pull discretionary spend back toward value offerings.

27.56mentions per 10,000 articles+37.0%share change vs prior year

Mapped shared mobility categories

  • Gig Employers562
  • Online Rental120

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of the United Kingdom coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

091828372024Q3: 182024Q32024Q4: 172024Q42025Q1: 222025Q12025Q2: 212025Q22025Q3: 272025Q32025Q4: 232025Q42026Q1: 312026Q12026Q2: 272026Q2
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Layoffs & income shocks in the United Kingdom coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q341418.7
2024Q438517.77
2025Q157022.55
2025Q242821.18
2025Q366327.39
2025Q440023.01
2026Q163431.96
2026Q224327.12

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Colorado81.1 / 10,000
CONNECTIVITY BUILD-OUTRail & metro connectivity—supply not mapped
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Where rail and metro build out, station-area demand can follow the footfall.

5.8mentions per 10,000 articles+30.4%share change vs prior year

Mapped shared mobility categories

This signal has no matching category in the page’s shared mobility market map, so no supply percentile or gap is assigned.

Quarterly share of the United Kingdom coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

024682024Q3: 52024Q32024Q4: 52024Q42025Q1: 32025Q12025Q2: 32025Q22025Q3: 52025Q32025Q4: 42025Q42026Q1: 62026Q12026Q2: 62026Q2
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Rail & metro connectivity in the United Kingdom coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q31205.42
2024Q41105.08
2025Q1973.84
2025Q2703.46
2025Q31435.91
2025Q4804.6
2026Q11256.3
2026Q2606.7

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

CONNECTIVITY BUILD-OUTAirports & air links—supply not mapped
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

If new terminals and routes pull business and tourist inflow, demand tends to follow the passenger.

4.11mentions per 10,000 articles+27.3%share change vs prior year

Mapped shared mobility categories

This signal has no matching category in the page’s shared mobility market map, so no supply percentile or gap is assigned.

Quarterly share of the United Kingdom coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

024572024Q3: 12024Q32024Q4: 32024Q42025Q1: 42025Q12025Q2: 32025Q22025Q3: 62025Q32025Q4: 32025Q42026Q1: 22026Q12026Q2: 22026Q2
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Airports & air links in the United Kingdom coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q3441.99
2024Q4673.09
2025Q11044.11
2025Q2733.61
2025Q31526.28
2025Q4693.97
2026Q1462.32
2026Q2222.46

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Surrey48.4 / 10,000
INVESTMENT BUILD-OUTIndustrial parks & warehousing—supply not mapped
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Parks and warehousing can add the jobs and fulfilment capacity that reach depends on.

4.16mentions per 10,000 articles+57.5%share change vs prior year

Mapped shared mobility categories

This signal has no matching category in the page’s shared mobility market map, so no supply percentile or gap is assigned.

Quarterly share of the United Kingdom coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

024682024Q3: 22024Q32024Q4: 22024Q42025Q1: 22025Q12025Q2: 32025Q22025Q3: 32025Q32025Q4: 22025Q42026Q1: 52026Q12026Q2: 62026Q2
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Industrial parks & warehousing in the United Kingdom coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q3562.53
2024Q4572.63
2025Q1552.18
2025Q2683.36
2025Q3843.47
2025Q4482.76
2026Q11005.04
2026Q2616.81

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

RESEARCH & CHANGING CONVERSATIONS

Related research and changing coverage

the United Kingdom shared mobility coverage

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RESEARCH CONTEXT · 2020

Beyond the EVent horizon: Battery waste, recycling, and sustainability in the United Kingdom electric vehicle transition

Energy Research & Social Science

172 citations in the snapshot

RESEARCH CONTEXT · 2017

Imagined people, behaviour and future mobility: Insights from visions of electric vehicles and car clubs in the United Kingdom

Transport Policy

103 citations in the snapshot

RESEARCH CONTEXT · 2018

Life-cycle assessment of transportation biofuels from hydrothermal liquefaction of forest residues in British Columbia

Biotechnology for Biofuels

92 citations in the snapshot

RESEARCH CONTEXT · 2019

The Development of Transportation in Modern England

67 citations in the snapshot

What is growing in this coverage

the United Kingdom coverage of this page's demand families

KeywordRecent articlesPrior articlesShare change
phev charging compatibility6828208.1%
plug-in hybrid recharge networks6431161.9%
electric ferries9054111.5%
ev thermal management20113884.8%
circular economy automotive534068.1%
battery energy density413262.6%

Share changes describe coverage in the stated comparison periods, not search demand or market size.

GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT

Where companies are based

Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.

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UNDERSTAND THE LANDSCAPE

Shared Mobility in the United Kingdom: key questions

Clear definitions for making better comparisons.

What does this landscape measure?

It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.

Can segment counts be added together?

No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.

What does a missing figure mean?

A dash or unavailable panel means the current reviewed source snapshot does not support that figure.

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