European Car Sharing Market 2025: Key Facts & Numbers

Table of Contents

• 2025 Fleet size of European Car Sharing
• Fleet size growth YOY
• Top 5 car sharing markets in Europe
• Aggregated number of countries with car sharing in Europe
• Number of operators in European car sharing
• European car sharing trends

The European car sharing market is complex, featuring a diverse range of business models implemented on the streets. Operators employ various strategies, such as station-based services, free-floating services, and peer-to-peer car sharing to address distinct use cases and offer distinct services. In addition, the European car sharing market is one of the largest and the most varied in the world. Here are some of the top market facts from 2025:

2025 Fleet size of European Car Sharing

• The European combined station-based and free-floating car sharing fleet accumulates to 129,000 vehicles in total (transcontinental markets Turkey and Russia excluded).
• For the second time, Europe’s free-floating car sharing fleet was slightly larger than the station-based fleet, with an estimated 67,000 free-floating vehicles and 62,000 station-based vehicles on the continent.
• Key message: The European car sharing market is at an all-time high.

Fleet size growth YOY

• From 2024 to 2025, the European fleet size increased by 8% (free-floating + station-based combined).
• In 2025, free-floating car sharing operators provided 4,000 additional vehicles in comparison to the previous year.
• Furthermore, station-based car sharing operators provided 5,000 additional vehicles in 2025 in comparison to the previous year.
• Key message: Europe’s car sharing fleet is continuing to grow, and the station-based and free-floating models are equally important for that development.

Top 5 car sharing markets in Europe

• European Top 5: The largest five country markets in terms of combined station-based/free-floating fleet size are Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Among the Top 5, Belgium and Germany have the highest per-capita fleet size.
• Focus station-based car sharing: If we just look at station-based car sharing, the largest fleet sizes can be found in Germany, France, Netherlands, Switzerland, and Belgium.
• Focus free-floating car sharing: If we just look at free-floating car sharing, the largest fleet sizes can be found in Germany, Italy, Poland, Belgium, and Spain.
• Key message: Germany is Europe’s leading car sharing market. All Top 5 countries (free-floating and station-based fleets combined) can be found in Western Europe.

Aggregated number of countries with car sharing in Europe

• 42 European countries with car sharing (transcontinental markets Turkey and Russia excluded), including the business models free-floating, station-based and P2P car sharing.
• SB-only: 25 European countries with station-based services.
• FF-only: 28 European countries with free-floating services.
• P2P only: 29 European with P2P services.
• Key message: All three business models are widespread across Europe. 42 European countries have at least one active car sharing offer from free-floating, station-based or P2P car sharing.

Number of operators in European car sharing

• Station-based car sharing has the most diverse brand ecosystem with more than 470 station-based car sharing brands in Europe. Many of them have local roots and serve their communities with few vehicles.
• Free-floating car sharing is provided by up to 80 operators.
• Furthermore, more than 40 operators have a P2P service portfolio.
• Key message: Europe has the most diverse car sharing brand ecosystem globally. Hundreds of car sharing operators run their businesses here. Station-based car sharing has the most operators.

European car sharing trends

The past year saw many car sharing news and developments. Here are key trends that many industry stakeholders were talking about in 2025:

• Trend 1: Key stakeholders are calling for more support for electrification
• Trend 2: Operators focus on increasing profitability
• Trend 3: Further digitization of user and vehicle documents is on the rise
• Trend 4: Several car sharing operators are expanding service portfolios
• Trend 5: The car sharing industry is applying more AI use cases

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