Uber reaches 5-billion-trip mark with 156 simultaneous rides in late May

App-based ride sharing service Uber has reached five billion trips worldwide hitting on May 20 when 156 trips simultaneously started in 24 counties in six continents.

The trips happened in several cities including Manila, Mumbai, Moscow and Medellin.

In a statement on Friday, Uber said that the feat would have been impossible without the service of drivers.

The company awarded 156 drivers $500 for their service, including five lucky Filipino drivers: Amando Mateo, Edward Cunanan, Ariel Vinarao, Reynan Maranan, and Jeffrey Reliosa.

"All of these trips wouldn’t be possible without the dedicated service of drivers. To express its gratitude to their service, Uber awarded each of the 156 drivers $500 for being part of this milestone," Uber said in a statement.

"Moving forward, Uber is more focused than ever on building features for riders and drivers that will help it achieve its next five billion trips," it added.

Uber also shared fun facts on its 5 million milestone on May 20:

Longest trip

17.1 miles (27.5km), uberPOOL, Singapore

Shortest trip

0.29 miles (0.47km), uberX, San Francisco

Longest tenured driver

3 years 6 months (since first trip) in Atlanta

Shortest tenured driver

0 days (this was their first trip!) in Jakarta

Vehicle view

uberMOTOR

First Trips

6 rider first trips (Jakarta, Islamabad, Chennai, Guadalajara, and 2 in SF)

1 driver first trip (see above)

15 riders were using Uber outside their "home city" (defined as the place where they use Uber most often)

Average rating of the trips

Riders rating drivers: 4.77 average, 87% of ratings are 5-star

Drivers rating riders: 4.67 average, 85% of ratings are 5-star

Any compliment?

3 compliments: Great conversation, Awesome DJ, Pickup

How many were shared rides?

11.5% were uberPOOL requests

No. of rides in our newest market

1 ride in Islamabad, Pakistan

No. of rides in our oldest market

7 rides in San Francisco

How many different products on the road at the same time?

9: uberX, UberXL, uberPOOL, UberBLACK, uberMOTOR, uberGO, UberSELECT, UberVIP, UberAUTO

—NB, GMA News

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