Lime riders shattered records in Washington, D.C. and around the world in 2024 and Lime is celebrating with a personalized Ride Replay campaign for its riders and its cities, looking back at the year that was with a story of data and milestones. Lime riders took over 5.9 million rides in Washington D.C. this year, spurred to new heights by Lime’s continued investment in its hardware and technology as well as the company’s work to deepen its roots in the city via community partnerships. The District also hit 18.2 million lifetime Lime rides this year, making it one of the highest ridership Lime cities in the entire world. Lime credits the city for investing in biking infrastructure and supporting its micromobility program, working with operators to improve every year, for the incredible ridership.
“Thank you to all of our riders in D.C. who made 2024 the best year we’ve ever had and to the city and the District Department of Transportation for working with us to try and build the best possible program for the District. D.C. is truly becoming a model city for micromobility to be studied around the world, with investments in bike lanes and bike parking supporting unbelievable growth in two-wheeled transportation. As ridership has boomed, we have remained focused on equitable service for the entire city, especially east of the Anacostia River, and on safe riding and proper parking. We are excited to aim even higher in 2025,” said Erika Duthely, Director of Government Relations at Lime.
Lime has invested heavily in its hardware, staff, and operations in DC in order to provide riders with their choice of vehicle, have it ready when they need it, and maintain tidy streets as much as possible. Lime continues to communicate regularly with its riders on how to ride safely and park properly, and is doubling down on proper parking with a multi-pronged approach to ensure streets remain organized even while ridership skyrockets.
Lime D.C. Milestones and Data in 2024
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Best ridership month was October with 728,000 rides in just one month
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Lime ridership on e-scooters increased 36% from 2023 to 2024 for a total of over 5.9 million rides this year, Lime’s best year ever in D.C. (and only just missing the 6 million rides in a year milestone)
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3 million Lime riders have taken nearly over 18.2 million trips on Lime vehicles in the District since the program launched in 2017
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Riders have kept an estimated 4.5 million car trips off the road, saving over 2,000 metric tons of carbon emissions and over 858,000 gallons of gas
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DC was a major center of Lime’s biggest ever Lime to the Polls campaign, which helped to boost ridership and encourage residents to participate in their democracy. Lime decorated its entire D.C. fleet with custom made wraps through which riders could either register to vote or find their polling place by scanning a QR code.
Ride Replay Around the World: 2024 by the numbers
Lime riders took over 175 million rides in 2024, across more than 280 cities in nearly 30 countries on five continents, traveling over 234 million miles (377 million km).
The global impact of Lime’s riders in 2024 is undeniable. This year, riders around the globe:
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Avoided 20K metric tons of Co2 emissions
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Spared 2.2M gallons of gas (8.5M liters) from being consumed
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Replaced over 43M car trips with two-wheeled, emissions-free rides
The surge in ridership this year also helped Lime surpass 750 million lifetime trips, becoming the first shared electric vehicle operator to reach this major milestone. By taking three quarters of a billion rides, Limes riders have replaced an estimated 176 million car trips, avoided an estimated 75,000 metric tons of carbon emissions and traveled more than 875 million miles, or nearly 1.4 billion kilometers.
Lime fully cemented its place this year as the world’s largest shared electric vehicle company and this year is Lime’s most intricate & largest ever Ride Replay campaign for 2024, showcasing how top riders around the world used Lime to get around. Returning for its third year, Ride Replay is Lime’s annual year-in-review celebration for riders to look back at their past 12 months of traveling with Lime. This year, Lime chose to celebrate each rider’s 2024 journey through a nostalgic, Y2K-style yearbook, capturing memories, milestones and stories from the “graduating class” of 2024. The campaign is available in 21 languages, making it the brand’s largest and most global campaign to date.
As part of its mission to build a future where transportation is shared, affordable, and carbon-free, Lime launched in tandem with Ride Replay a new interactive roadmap toward its ambitious net zero goal, with progress, interim targets, and its path to decarbonization. As Lime reflects on 2024, the company is also gearing up for an exciting future in 2025. With plans for expansion, doubling down on social impact programs, continued innovation, expanding new vehicle pilots and a stronger commitment to providing the best possible riding experience, Lime is poised to make an even greater impact in the coming year.
