can uber inflate the revenue number by: 1. take higher percentage of each trip 2. to make driver happy, return part of that to drivers as incentives or bonus. then your revenue can be much higher, although the cost will be higher as well. although I do not think uber is doing that, or it matters much. since their GB growth is very very impressive as well. this is purely discussion around what accounting flexibility they have...
do note that gb includes China as well, I guess that's why they did not announce Q1 2017 numbers.
^^ I think that some skepticism is healthy, and I continue to encourage it. But in terms of facts: if we were to hone in on only 2016 Q3 and Q4 numbers -- these did not have a China contribution -- unless there is a strong belief (or inside knowledge) that the business fundamentally shifted in 2017 Q1 compared to the 2 previous quarters, then it seems to me that China shouldn't play any role.
While China trips were big, GB was tiny.
I see, what percent of this gb is from the us would you say? Uber is not v big in Europe, so I'd imagine 70 percent us revenue?
Incentives and bonus come out of the GB to get to revenue, so no.
thanks. so anything paid to driver cannot be counted in revenue, except uber Pool
I'd suggest focusing on gross bookings and the bottom line. Anything in between is just accounting.