Network effects are incredibly important for the service they're able to give. Where I live they have so many active drivers that I never have to wait more than 5 minutes if I request one sometime between ~8am-10pm.
And that effect is even larger for things like Uberpool, where a smaller network means they may have to go way out of the way to find another rider going to a similar destination, making your ride take longer and the service worse.
Network effect also extends to their other services, like Ubereats, where they can get you your food faster and more accurately-timed than their competitors, because of their larger network of drivers.
And that effect is even larger for things like Uberpool, where a smaller network means they may have to go way out of the way to find another rider going to a similar destination, making your ride take longer and the service worse.
Network effect also extends to their other services, like Ubereats, where they can get you your food faster and more accurately-timed than their competitors, because of their larger network of drivers.