Marti sets targets for over 700,000 riders and over 120,000 registered drivers by March 31, 2024
Türkiye’s leading mobility super app Marti Technologies, Inc. (“Marti” or the “Company”) (NYSE American: MRT) has once again outperformed its 2023 year end expectations for its ride-hailing business, hitting over 452,000 unique riders and over 100,000 registered drivers as of December 11, 2023, half a month earlier than planned.
Marti’s number of ride-hailing riders grew 19% from November 14, 2023 to December 11, 2023. The number of registered drivers grew 11% during the same time period. The faster than forecasted growth in both the rider and driver sides of Marti’s ride-hailing marketplace demonstrates the strong need for the service across Türkiye. The service intends to provide readily available, safe, and affordable rides for riders, while providing economic opportunities for drivers across the income spectrum.
As previously reported in its 2023 first half yearly results, Marti had originally set targets of 375,000 unique riders and 80,000 registered drivers for its ride-hailing business by 2023 year end and then revised those targets in mid-November to 450,000 unique riders and 100,000 registered drivers after exceeding the original targets. As of December 11, 2023, Marti has met the revised targets, a half month earlier than the 2023 year end.
Encouraged by the growth in its rider and driver bases in its ride-hailing business, Marti has set targets for over 700,000 riders and over 120,000 registered drivers by March 31, 2024.
Marti’s ride-hailing service currently operates in over 20 cities across Türkiye, including Istanbul, Antalya, and Izmir.
Of Marti’s over 100,000 registered drivers, over 80,000 are in Türkiye’s largest city, Istanbul. This is in contrast to 19,016 taxis serving the city. With 4.2 times as many registered drivers as taxis serving the city of Istanbul, Marti is able to offer widespread availability across the city. Furthermore, Marti’s drivers undergo formal background checks before acceptance onto the service, thereby contributing to rider safety. The average rating of Marti’s ride-hailing drivers by riders is 4.8 out of 5 stars.
Marti currently does not enable online payment for the service over its app, or charge a fee for the service.
McKinsey & Company, a consultancy group, estimates the taxi market size in Türkiye at $9 billion to $12 billion as of 2021. Further, under the “Disruptive Scenario 2030”, ride-hailing is expected to increase the size of the taxi market by offering cheaper and more convenient rides. McKinsey & Company estimates the potential size of the Turkish ride-hailing market in 2030 at $15 billion to $20 billion.
About Marti:
Founded in 2018, Marti is Türkiye’s leading mobility app, offering multiple transportation services to its riders. Marti operates a ride-hailing service that matches riders with car and motorcycle drivers, and operates a large fleet of rental e-mopeds, e-bikes, and e-scooters. All of Marti’s offerings are serviced by proprietary software systems and IoT infrastructure. For more information, visit www.marti.tech.
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