inDrive expects to onboard 30%-40% more drivers in 2025

Ride-hailing firm inDrive is expecting to further expand its presence in the Philippines this year as it sees to grow the network of its driver-partners by high double-digits.

In an interview with GMA News Online, inDrive Group president and deputy CEO Mark Loughran said the ride-hailing company “sees amazing potential in this market.”

Since the resumption of its operations in June last year —after a five-month suspension ordered by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board over violations of the agency’s fare matrix— inDrive ended 2024 with 20,000 drivers, according to Loughran.

“We expect that to expand by maybe 30% to 40% this year… We see good demand from passengers, but I think most importantly on the driver side, we see very good engagement with our business model,” he said.

The company is implementing a 10% commission rate. 

“That’s the lowest sustainable commission in the market,” he said.

Moreover, Loughran said the ride-hailing firm is eyeing to expand to two more cities this year.

inDrive’s ride-hailing services are currently available in six cities, namely Metro Manila, Bacolod, Baguio, Iloilo, Butuan, and Cagayan de Oro.

The inDrive chief said the company has recently launched in Cebu and is planning to bring its services to Davao.

Loughran, nonetheless, said inDrive is taking gradual approach in its expansion initiative.

“We do not want to expand to too many cities too very quickly because we have to deliver very good services,” he said.—AOL, GMA Integrated News