Saw today that there are 20,000 drivers in the SF bay area on techmeme.
Comparing this to Delhi, where population density is almost 30 times that of SF bay area. But no more that 30% of the population would really be relevant, I’ve come up with the following figures when I try to keep the same number of drivers/person in both the cities.
| Population | Relevant population | area (sq kms) | density (people/sq km) | Uber drivers | driver per person | |
| SF bay area | 7.44E+06 | 7.44E+06 | 18102.19 | 411 | 20000 | 2.69E-03 |
| Delhi | 16753235 | 5025971(30% of total) | 1482.981 | 11297 | 13510.67 | 0.002688 |
Seems like Delhi needs a lot less drivers than the SF bay area unless more people can afford taxis here.
–Anubhav