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Canadians have tipped Uber drivers more than $25 million in the past year

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By Bradly Shankar
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Uber Canada has announced that Canadian passengers have tipped their Uber drivers more than $25 million since in-app tipping launched a year ago.

According to Uber, the 10 highest-tipping Canadian cities are:

  • Calgary, Alberta
  • Edmonton, Alberta
  • Lethbridge, Alberta
  • Hamilton, Ontario
  • Kingston, Ontario
  • Niagara Region, Ontario
  • Windsor, Ontario
  • Gatineau, Quebec
  • Montreal, Quebec
  • Quebec City, Quebec

Uber says Canadians most often tip on weekend and night trips, as well as trips to the airport. Highly-rated drivers are also more likely to be tipped by Canadians, according to Uber.

Meanwhile, Uber says the most popular times to tip in Canada are Friday at 2:12am ET, Saturday at 10:33pm ET and Sunday at 5:17am ET.

Altogether, Uber says its worldwide fleet of drivers and delivery partners earned $600 million through tips in the past year.

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