The number of trips on Whoosh scooters in 2022 amounted to 5.55 million, which is 2.1 times more than the previous year, the company said. At the same time, in 77% of cases, users chose this electric vehicle as an alternative to private cars, taxis or public transport.
The company’s operating performance data shows that the number of registered users also doubled in 2022 compared to 2021. By the end of the year, their total number was 11.9 million people.
The fleet of the group in the Russian Federation and other CIS countries at the end of 2022 numbered 81.8 thousand scooters. And now the company is waiting for the delivery of the next batch, which was purchased with the participation of funds received during the initial public offering. The company’s initial public offering of shares on the Moscow Stock Exchange took place in mid-October, the service raised 2.1 billion rubles.
“In 2023, our focus will be to increase market share in the cities of current presence and expand into new cities in Russia and the CIS countries, including places with a long season for scooters,” said Dmitry Chuiko, founder and CEO of Whoosh.
Author:
Natalia Gormaleva
Source: RB
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