Dubai logs 59.5 million taxi trips in first 6 months of 2025

Dubai’s taxi sector has seen a 7 per cent increase in activity during the first half of 2025.

More than 59.5 million trips were logged between January and June, up from 55.7 million from the same period last year. 

Passenger numbers also rose from 97 million to 103.5 million.

Hala Taxi’s market share also increased to 41.3 per cent of total taxi trips, up from 40.3 per cent the previous year. During the same period, number of drivers grew from about 13,000 to nearly 14,000.

Adel Shakri, Director of Planning and Business Development at the Public Transport Agency, Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), confirmed the sector also achieved record growth across e-hailing services, hourly vehicle rental, and Hala Taxi.

He added that "service efficiency" also improved, with 74 per cent of Hala Taxi trips recording an estimated vehicle arrival time of under 3.5 minutes, compared to approximately four minutes in 2024.