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Traditional firms such as 6×6 Taxi and Taxi 4 saw their driver counts fall below the minimum of 170–270 needed to sustain operations, leading to losses including HUF 160 million in the first seven months at 6×6 Taxi, and more than HUF 15 mln at Taxi 4 in 2025.
Meanwhile, Bolt’s Budapest fleet grew from about 900 cars in 2019 to more than 3,000 by 2024. Uber entered the market in 2024, claiming 2,500 registered drivers, immediately pulling 80–100 drivers from some competitors and continuing to attract 10–20 more each month.
Today, just two Hungarian companies, Főtaxi and City Taxi, remain significant players, with fleets of roughly 1,300–1,500 and 650–700 cars respectively. Bolt and Uber together operate around 4,500–5,000 vehicles, accounting for around 70% of the city’s total fleet of 6,500–7,000 taxis.
The market now appears to be consolidating into a three‑pole structure dominated by two global platforms and one large domestic operator, with future competition likely to center on whether Bolt and Uber can break into the corporate client segment.
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