BlaBlaCar: The latest figures, news and market research on BlaBlaCar

Turnover: 253 million EUR (2023)

Country: France

Société a car-sharing platform created in France
100 million members
Fundraising in 2021, valuing the company at $2 billion
active in 22 countries and 25 million passengers per quarter
Strong activity in Russia
The company has a very strong market share in France, where it is accused of a virtual monopoly

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BlaBlaCar to double revenues by 2022 06/07/2023

BlaBlaCar sales in 2022: 197 million euros, in 2021: 100 million euros, in 2019: 130 million euros, in 2020: 80 million euros
Organic growth target for 2023: 30%
BlaBlaCar's sales represent around 20% of its total sales volume
Offer available in 22 countries
Number of bus operators integrated into the BlaBlaCar platform: over 4,000
Growth rate in emerging markets such as Mexico, Brazil and India: between 50% and 100%
Share of buses in total BlaBlaCar passengers worldwide: 20%
Bus share of BlaBlaCar passengers in France: 35%.

BlaBlaCar acquires Klaxit to develop short-distance carpooling 11/04/2023

Acquisition of Klaxit by BlaBlaCar
In 2017, BlaBlaCar launched a dedicated home-to-work service (BlaBlaLines, which later became BlaBlaCar Daily)
Klaxit works with around 50 local authorities and 350 businesses and claims to be profitable.
In 2022, more than 2.6 million journeys were made via the Klaxit platform.
In February 2023, short-distance car-sharing reached a record level (814,000 journeys)
The government has launched a €150 million "car-sharing plan" for 2023
The aim is for around 3 million journeys a day to be made by carpooling by 2027.

BlaBlaCar acquires Klaxit for carpooling 15/03/2023

Klaxit works with some 50 local authorities and 350 companies, and claims to be profitable
blaBlacar's third acquisition after Less and OuiBus
- 2.6 million journeys made via the Klaxit platform in 2022
- 814,000 short-distance carpooling journeys by February 2023
- 3 million carpooling journeys per day by 2027
- Rouen, Montpellier and Beauvais are the most popular cities for carpooling

BlaBlaCar strengthens its position in Brazil thanks to World Bank investment 15/06/2022

World Bank injects $15 million into car-sharing specialist via the International Finance Corporation (IFC)
In 2021, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) injected $31.5 billion (loans, investments, etc.) into BlaBlaCar
This investment is intended to help BlaBlaCar expand in Brazil, one of its main foreign markets (where it has been operating since 2015)
Almost 60% of BlaBlacar's business is outside Europe
In total, the unicorn operates in 22 countries, including emerging markets where Next40 nuggets are rare
Blablacar works with 122 bus companies, as car-sharing and buses are likely to attract a vast public in search of low-cost modes of transport

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