Why it matters. The fees platforms charge drivers are anything but transparent. While Uber claims its average commission is 25 percent, the actual rates can vary wildly.
Opaqueness. One driver in Joinville, a city in southern Brazil, posted a now-private YouTube video showing Uber’s commissions on seven rides from the same day, with values ranging from 13.8 percent to as high as 40 percent.
In 2022, Uber’s Chinese-owned competitor 99 announced it would cap its commissions at 19.99 percent...