GCC’s Shared Mobility Accelerates with 62M Global Users by 2027

Shared mobility is becoming increasingly popular in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, with the automobile industry adapting to the sharing economy. The number of users in the car-sharing segment worldwide is expected to grow to 62.11 million by 2027, according to a report by Germany-based data-gathering platform Statista. In the GCC, companies such as Udrive and ekar have dominated the car-sharing space, providing customers with an alternative to existing rental options in cities such as Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Riyadh. Car-sharing also helps mitigate the effects of climate change, as the transportation sector is a major source of emissions.