Lyft: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Lyft (NASDAQ: LYFT) is a publicly listed company headquartered in San Francisco, United States that owns 3 consumer brands.[1][2]
Lyft, Inc. is a San Francisco ridesharing company whose 10-K says its ridesharing marketplace launched in 2012 and that it changed its name to Lyft, Inc. in 2013. In 2025 it widened beyond North America by acquiring Intelligent Apps GmbH, which trades as Freenow, in July and TheBookingRoomGroup Limited, which trades as TBR Global Chauffeuring, in October. It also rents cars to drivers through its subsidiary Flexdrive Services, LLC (the Express Drive programme) and runs shared bikes and scooters; those are not listed as separate brands here.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Lyft, Inc.
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 San Francisco, United States
- Founded
- 2012
- Tickers
- NASDAQ: LYFT
- Revenue
- $5.9 billion (2025)[2]
- SEC CIK
- 0001759509
- Website
- www.lyft.com
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
What Lyft's annual report says about its business
Read from Lyft's latest annual filing[1]. Each line gives the sentence the filing uses, copied word for word.
Acquisitions and disposals named in the filing
- Acquired: Intelligent Apps GmbH (d/b/a Freenow) (July 2025).
We entered nine new countries and more than 180 cities through our acquisition of Intelligent Apps GmbH (d/b/a Freenow) in July 2025, a leading European multimodal app with taxi offering at its core.
- Acquired: TheBookingRoomGroup Limited (d/b/a TBR Global Chauffeuring, or "TBR") (October 2025).
In October 2025, we acquired TheBookingRoomGroup Limited (d/b/a TBR Global Chauffeuring, or "TBR"), a global luxury chauffeuring company that operates in thousands of cities worldwide.
- Acquired: Freenow (July 2025).
In July 2025, we expanded our operations beyond North America, entering nine new countries and more than 180 cities through our acquisition of Freenow, a leading European multimodal app with taxi offering at its core.
- Acquired: TBR (October 2025).
In October 2025, we acquired TBR, a global luxury chauffeuring company that operates in thousands of cities worldwide.
- Sold or exited: assets related to our Zimride operations (2013).
We founded Lyft in 2012 and changed our name to Lyft, Inc. in 2013 when we sold the assets related to our Zimride operations.
- Sold or exited: our Level 5 self-driving vehicle division (2021).
Following the sale of our Level 5 self-driving vehicle division in 2021, we no longer develop our own AV technology, so we must develop and maintain partnerships with other companies to offer AV technology on our platform, and if we are unable to do so, or if we do so at a slower pace or at a higher cost or if our technology is less capable relative to our competitors, or if our strategy with regard to AV technology development is not successful, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Lyft in numbers
- Lyft owns 3 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is internet & digital with 3 brands.[1]
- 2 of its brands originated outside United States.
Lyft financial history
Headline figures from Lyft's annual reports filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, in USD as reported, fiscal years ending 2020–2025. Revenue moved from $2.21bn to $5.9bn, an average of 21.7% a year (calculated).
| Fiscal year ended | Revenue | Operating income | Operating margin | Net income | Total assets | Long-term debt | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5.9bn | $-188,374,000 | -3.2% | $2.84bn | $9.03bn | $1bn | 10-K | |
| $5.37bn | $-118,912,000 | -2.2% | $22.8m | $5.44bn | $566m | 10-K | |
| $4.12bn | $-475,604,000 | -11.6% | $-340,320,000 | $4.56bn | $839.4m | 10-K | |
| $3.81bn | $-1,458,916,000 | -38.3% | $-1,584,511,000 | $4.56bn | $803.2m | 10-K | |
| $2.96bn | $-1,135,217,000 | -38.4% | $-1,062,144,000 | $4.77bn | $655.2m | 10-K | |
| $2.21bn | $-1,808,382,000 | -81.9% | $-1,752,857,000 | $4.68bn | $644.2m | 10-K/A |
Source: SEC XBRL company facts. A dash means the company did not report that line in a form we could read. Figures for a year can be restated in a later filing; the latest filing's number is shown.
Everything Lyft owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
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Lyft SEC filings
The documents behind the figures on this page, as listed in the SEC's EDGAR index. Each links to the filing itself.
Annual reports
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report (amended), filed (10-K/A)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
Proxy statements
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
Recent current and quarterly reports
| Filed | Form | What it declares |
|---|---|---|
| 8-K | Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers; Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition; Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers | |
| 8-K | Change to articles or bylaws; Results of a shareholder vote | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition; Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition; Regulation FD disclosure; Other events | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition; Regulation FD disclosure |
Frequently asked questions
What brands does Lyft own?
Lyft owns 3 consumer brands tracked here, including Lyft, TBR Global Chauffeuring and Freenow.
Is Lyft an American company?
Yes. Lyft is headquartered in San Francisco, United States and was founded in 2012.
Who owns Lyft?
Lyft is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as LYFT on the NASDAQ.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Lyft, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-11 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 11 February 2026; retrieved 2 October 2026.
- [2] Lyft, Inc.: Form 10-K for the year ended 2025-12-31 (revenue) — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 11 February 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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