17 Bike Share Statistics

by

These bike share figures cover the measurement periods and populations identified in the available source material. Estimates, surveys and forecasts retain their reported scope.

Key Bike Share Statistics

The main findings are:

  • Citi Bike recorded more than 246 million cumulative rides from its May 2013 launch through the December 13, 2024 city announcement (May 2013 through December 13, 2024; New York City Citi Bike).
  • Citi Bike recorded 14,334,497 trips from July 1 through October 1, 2024, in the Q3 reporting period (July 1-October 1, 2024; New York City).
  • The source forecast states that the planned Citi Bike expansion was intended to add more than 250 stations and 2,900 bikes, about half electric (Expansion announced December 13, 2024; Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens, New York City).
  • Citi Bike had about 15,000 e-bikes in its fleet and riders took more than seven million e-bike trips in 2024 as of the May 20, 2024 announcement (2024, reported May 20, 2024; New York City Citi Bike).
  • Citi Bike had 2,150 stations in November 2024, up from 1,000 stations in August 2020 (August 2020 and November 2024; New York City Citi Bike).
  • Monthly Citi Bike trips were 1,887,535 in January 2024, 3,214,378 in April, 4,781,020 in June, and 5,014,178 in September (January, April, June, and September 2024; New York City).
  • After the planned expansion, Citi Bike projected more than 36,000 bikes and 2,400 stations, compared with 6,000 bikes and 332 stations at launch in May 2013 (May 2013 launch and planned post-expansion state; New York City Citi Bike).
  • Citi Bike recorded 103,951 e-bike rides on May 7, 2024, its all-time single-day e-bike record at the time of the announcement (New York City Citi Bike).
  • Citi Bike reported more than 5.1 million rides in October 2024, 143% above October 2019 (October 2019 and October 2024; New York City Citi Bike).
  • Annual Citi Bike trips were 5,859,823 in 2013, 20,621,774 in 2019, 19,562,456 in 2020, 27,127,123 in 2021, 29,838,311 in 2022, and 35,088,551 in 2023 (Calendar years 2013-2023; New York City).
  • When the expansion was complete, the city projected that more than 5.6 million New Yorkers, or 64% of the residential population, would live within a five-minute walk of a Citi Bike station (Post-expansion projection announced December 13, 2024; New York City).
  • During Citi Bike’s first month, riders made 528,991 trips, traveled an estimated 1.28 million miles, and averaged 88 rides per bike across 6,000 bikes (Launch through June 26, 2013; Initial Citi Bike service area, New York City).
  • A record 193,645 Citi Bike rides occurred on September 20, 2024 (New York City Citi Bike).
  • The Q3 2024 report lists 33,130,892 Citi Bike trips for 2024 through September 30 (January 1-September 30, 2024; New York City).
  • Brooklyn Community Board 3 had more than 4,000 Citi Bike annual members, and 494,000 Citi Bike trips began within its boundaries in 2022 (Membership reported in 2024; trips in calendar 2022; Brooklyn Community Board 3, New York City).

Contents

Bike-share scale and growth

Cumulative program total, not unique riders.

The source reports station counts at two dates; it does not provide a continuous monthly series.

The comparison is between monthly totals and is not adjusted for weather or service-area changes.

Single-day record; it does not represent an average day.

The denominator is an estimate based on East River Bridge crossings, not a complete count of all cycling trips.

Citi Bike trip volume and seasonality

  • Citi Bike recorded 14,334,497 trips from July 1 through October 1, 2024, in the Q3 reporting period (July 1-October 1, 2024; New York City). (Bike Share Usage Data Report…)
  • Monthly Citi Bike trips were 1,887,535 in January 2024, 3,214,378 in April, 4,781,020 in June, and 5,014,178 in September (January, April, June, and September 2024; New York City). (Bike Share Usage Data Report…)
  • Annual Citi Bike trips were 5,859,823 in 2013, 20,621,774 in 2019, 19,562,456 in 2020, 27,127,123 in 2021, 29,838,311 in 2022, and 35,088,551 in 2023 (Calendar years 2013-2023; New York City). (Bike Share Usage Data Report…)
  • The Q3 2024 report lists 33,130,892 Citi Bike trips for 2024 through September 30 (January 1-September 30, 2024; New York City). (Bike Share Usage Data Report…)

The report counts trips initiated at publicly available stations that lasted longer than 60 seconds.

Monthly counts are not seasonally adjusted.

2013 is a partial launch year beginning May 27; the series uses the report’s trip definition.

The 2024 annual value is explicitly partial and excludes October-December.

Membership, fleet, and access

  • The source forecast states that the planned Citi Bike expansion was intended to add more than 250 stations and 2,900 bikes, about half electric (Expansion announced December 13, 2024; Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens, New York City). (Mayor Adams Announces Major Expansion…)
  • After the planned expansion, Citi Bike projected more than 36,000 bikes and 2,400 stations, compared with 6,000 bikes and 332 stations at launch in May 2013 (May 2013 launch and planned post-expansion state; New York City Citi Bike). (Mayor Adams Announces Major Expansion…)
  • When the expansion was complete, the city projected that more than 5.6 million New Yorkers, or 64% of the residential population, would live within a five-minute walk of a Citi Bike station (Post-expansion projection announced December 13, 2024; New York City). (Mayor Adams Announces Major Expansion…)
  • Brooklyn Community Board 3 had more than 4,000 Citi Bike annual members, and 494,000 Citi Bike trips began within its boundaries in 2022 (Membership reported in 2024; trips in calendar 2022; Brooklyn Community Board 3, New York City). (NYC DOT Announces Construction to…)

Planned additions, not completed infrastructure at the announcement date.

The larger figures are projected after completion, not an observed end-state count.

Access is a modeled five-minute-walk measure and applies after planned expansion.

The membership and trip figures refer to different periods; trips are origins, not completed journeys within the board.

E-bike use and measured outcomes

  • Citi Bike had about 15,000 e-bikes in its fleet and riders took more than seven million e-bike trips in 2024 as of the May 20, 2024 announcement (2024, reported May 20, 2024; New York City Citi Bike). (NYC DOT, Lyft Unveil New…)
  • Citi Bike recorded 103,951 e-bike rides on May 7, 2024, its all-time single-day e-bike record at the time of the announcement (New York City Citi Bike). (NYC DOT, Lyft Unveil New…)
  • During Citi Bike’s first month, riders made 528,991 trips, traveled an estimated 1.28 million miles, and averaged 88 rides per bike across 6,000 bikes (Launch through June 26, 2013; Initial Citi Bike service area, New York City). (NYC DOT and NYC Bike…)
  • During Citi Bike’s first month, 113,692 daily, weekly, and annual subscriptions had been purchased, including 50,000 annual members (Launch through June 26, 2013; Initial Citi Bike service area, New York City). (NYC DOT and NYC Bike…)

The trip count is year-to-date at the announcement date, while the fleet count is described as current at that date.

Record as of May 20, 2024; later records are not addressed by this source.

The miles are explicitly estimated; the report’s first-month period ends June 26 and is not comparable to a full calendar year.

The total combines subscription products and is a launch-period count, not a current membership base.

How official bike-share data are counted

Table of contents