Bike sharing market stabilising in the Netherlands

Source: Fietsberaad

Over the past year, the number of shared bicycles in the region has increased by 2% to 27,300, as the number of rentals has also increased, according to the State of Shared Mobility 2025 report published by CROW-KpVV and Natuurlijk!Deelmobiliteit.

This latest news about market stabilisation comes after the Netherlands’ shared bicycle market has experienced growth and decline in recent years.

Shared vehicle data comparison

In 2025, the number of shared vehicles in the Netherlands exceeded 46,000 in September, a 6% increase in comparison to 2024.

Apart from cargo bikes, each shared vehicle mode reported an increase from the previous year:

• Shared bicycles increased by 2%
• Shared scooters increased by 3%
• Shared cars increased by 15%
• Shared cargo bikes decreased by 29% to 657

Bike sharing providers

The number of bike-sharing providers declined from 17 to 14 last year. OV-fiets remains the Netherlands’ largest bike sharing provider, representing two-thirds of all services. It experienced minimal growth in the number of shared bicycles, as this figure increased by 5% for other providers.

With regional concessions expected for bike sharing in the cities of Utrecht and Eindhoven, growth is anticipated to continue in 2026.

The share of electric shared bicycles has increased to 21 percent.

Shared bicycle rentals increasing

Figures from providers (excluding public transport bicycle sharing company OV-fiets) has revealed that shared bicycle rentals increased by 13% from 2022 to 2025, with the number of rentals per day for each bike also rising.

The most common purposes for using shared bicycles were for friends or family visits, day trips, holidays, or events, followed by commuting and business trips.

The most significant reason for shared bicycle use by a large amount was usage in combination with public transport, with most trips on a non-electric shared bike taking place after a train journey – 76%.

Meanwhile, for shared e-bike usage, the usage reasons of combining with public transportation, door-to-door transport option, flexibility, comfort, as well as travel time were considered equally important for riders.

An electric shared bike is normally accessed on foot (52 %) or by train (25 %).

Municipalities offering bike sharing

The number of municipalities offering bike-sharing services has remained the same at 212. The highest amount of shared bicycles is in the major Dutch cities of Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam, The Hague, Eindhoven, and Groningen. In terms of the highest number of shared bikes per 100,000 residents, Eindhoven, Utrecht, and Leiden scored the highest.

Shared cargo bikes and scooters

There are currently two shared cargo bike providers in the Netherlands, with their availability having decreased from 12 to 8 Dutch cities. Amsterdam accounts for the most shared cargo bikes by a significant amount, with 334 cargo bikes, representing over half of this mode of shared transportation in the Netherlands.

In regards to shared scooters, there are two providers, which have decreased from being available in 31 to 26 Dutch cities. The cities of Rotterdam and Amsterdam account for the majority of shared e-scooters.

Shared e-scooter rentals had experienced a slight decrease in recent years, as well as the number of rentals for each scooter per day.
The full State of Shared Mobility 2025 report, which also includes shared mobility for the business market for the first time, can be accessed online.