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> Why do so few countries in EU have ride sharing?

EDIT: I checked, and for Denmark it’s just the bikes. It’s probably the same for most of the listed European countries.

Original comment: I _think_ that it’s not “real” ride sharing in many of the noted places. E.g. it shows Denmark, and in all my years living there I’ve never seen one. I’m pretty sure it’s illegal. I imagine they are just a front end for standard taxis.

Haven't traveled to Denmark recently, but always use Bolt and/or Uber when traveling in Europe - can't recall a place where it wasn't available (Portugal, France, Latvia, Lithuania, Spain, Italy all had them from the top of my head).

Almost all EU countries have some ridesharing apps available in the cities. There are many apps though, and always only a couple of them compete in a particular country.

AFAIK it's the same with food delivery apps now. (Sometimes both the rides and the food delivery is done by the same company - e.g. Bolt.)

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