How much Google owns in Uber?

Six years after making what at the time was its largest venture investment ever, Google's $258 million bet on Uber has multiplied by about 20-fold to be worth more than $5 billion. According to Uber's IPO prospectus filed on Thursday, Google parent Alphabet owns a 5.2 percent stake in the ride-sharing company.



As of 2026, Google (through its parent company Alphabet Inc.) maintains a significant though diluted stake in Uber Technologies. Alphabet originally invested $258 million in Uber through its venture capital arm, GV (formerly Google Ventures), in 2013, which was its largest-ever investment at the time. Following Uber's IPO in 2019 and subsequent stock sales, Alphabet's ownership currently hovers around 3% to 4% of Uber's outstanding shares. This partnership has been complex; while Alphabet is a major shareholder, its subsidiary Waymo is a direct competitor to Uber in the autonomous driving space. Despite a past legal battle over trade secrets, the two companies now collaborate, with Uber integrating Waymo’s self-driving vehicles into its platform in specific markets like Phoenix and Austin. This stake remains worth billions, keeping Alphabet as one of Uber's most influential institutional-adjacent investors.

People Also Ask

Uber is owned majorly by a group of institutional investors like Morgan Stanley, The Vanguard Group, and FMR. Individual investors, especially employees of the companies — like the CEO and the COO — own a significant part of the company. The current CEO of Uber company is Dara Khosrowshahi.

MORE DETAILS

“You can no longer book Uber rides directly in Google Maps. But you can still look up the route in the Maps app and then request the ride from the Uber app.” One possible explanation for this is that Uber doesn't want users to be able to book rides without using the Uber app.

MORE DETAILS

In the end, it wasn't competition that spelled Uber's demise in China; it was impending national regulations. Uber was negotiating with Didi Chuxing as a new regulatory scheme was being written. The nationalization of industry regulation was bad news for a startup that depended on local variance and gray zones.

MORE DETAILS

By the spring of 2019, as I was putting the finishing touches on my evaluation of Jay-Z's wealth—hovering right around the billion-dollar mark—the value of his Uber investment surged to about $70 million, a 35-fold increase over his initial investment.

MORE DETAILS

At least three of the company's early employees — former CEO Travis Kalanick, Ryan Graves, and Garrett Camp — are now billionaires.

MORE DETAILS

Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi is the CEO of Uber, where he has managed the company's business in more than 70 countries around the world since 2017. Dara was previously CEO of Expedia, which he grew into one of the world's largest online travel companies.

MORE DETAILS

Today (Aug. 1), that move has made Apple a part-owner of Uber, thanks to a $1 billion investment by Didi into Uber. All of a sudden, Apple has found itself with stakes in two of the world's biggest ride-sharing firms.

MORE DETAILS

TfL cites “several breaches that placed passengers and their safety at risk” as the main reason for the revocation of the licence. Uber are certain to appeal the ruling and may continue operating throughout that process.

MORE DETAILS

Uber has been granted a two-and-a-half year licence to operate private hire vehicles in London. The ride-hailing firm was previously denied a licence by Transport for London in November 2019. But in September 2020, a judge upheld Uber's appeal against the decision and granted it an 18-month licence.

MORE DETAILS

The impacts on Uber's business model are likely to swing between financial knocks and driving innovation. A German court banned Uber from operating its ride-hailing services in Germany today for lacking the licence necessary to offer transport services using rental cars.

MORE DETAILS

Back in 2011, Bezos invested $37 million in Uber's Series B funding round. The popular ride-hailing app went public in 2019 at $45 per share, valuing the company at $82.4 billion. At a current share price of $46.72 as of Oct. 12, 2021, Uber now sports a market cap of over $88 billion.

MORE DETAILS

Uber. Back in 2011, Bezos invested $37 million in Uber's Series B funding round. The popular ride-hailing app went public in 2019 at $45 per share, valuing the company at $82.4 billion. At a current share price of $46.72 as of Oct.

MORE DETAILS