As we begin a new year, Yango Zambia, part of the global technology company Yango Group, shares the key trends observed in Zambia between December 2024 and December 2025. From bustling daily commutes to vibrant airport adventures, professional journeys, and exciting nightlife escapades, our data reveals a remarkable surge in the adoption of digital services in Zambia. Yango is at the forefront of this urban transformation, shaping the future of how Zambians navigate their dynamic cityscape!
โ ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐: The Economy tariff became the top choice among Yango Ride passengers in 2025. Affordable and dependable rides established themselves as the preferred option for daily travel throughout Zambia. Zambians love their โโNshimaโโ but an affordable way to get to Mpoto Yatu, they love more.
โ With nearly ๐,๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ฌ, one passenger has set a new record in Zambia: Some individuals have truly integrated Yango into their daily lives. The remarkable achievement includes a single passenger taking an astounding 1,475 trips in just one yearโaveraging over four rides each day! Wow!
โ ๐๐จ๐ฒ๐จ๐ญ๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ซ๐: In 2025, one car was frequently seen on Lusaka roads โ the Toyota Vitz became the most booked vehicle through Yango Ride . With its fuel efficiency, reliability and low running costs, this car was the most popular among partners and drivers while loved by passengers.
โ ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ก ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ?- Shopping malls and bus terminals topped the list of most popular destinations in 2025. Passengers often went to:
โ Central Business District, Lusaka Inter-City Bus Terminus
โ Chongwe, Kapwayambale
โ Kafue, Chisankane
โ Great East Road, East Park Shopping Mall
โ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ & ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ง: The ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐๐,๐๐๐, highlighting the high earning opportunities available through Yango for partner drivers while also reiterating that Yango caters to every kind of mobility needsโ whether itโs a short trip to East Park or a long trip to Kitwe, youโre sorted.
โ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ: Travel picked up pace in 2025, with ๐ฑ๐ฐ,๐ฌ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ booked through the Yango superapp. From early-morning departures to late-night arrivals, Yango helped riders get to and from the airport with ease.
โ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฎ๐๐๐ : : The most ordered food item on Yango was Big bite 2 (chicken pieces+chips+drink) from Hungry Lion. We just hope the big bites satisfied all the cravings.
โ ๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐: Yes, Zambians forget a lot of things from food to memorabilia. The most common things left behind in a Yango ride were a basket of eggs ,Cooking oil , a djembe drum , soccer balls, a clay pot, a portrait of Kalusha Bwalya and a portable speaker.
โ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด? ๐ข๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ?: Through the Cargo option in Yango Delivery, the most common use case was to move furniture.
โ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ : In 2025, Yango impacted over 11,000 ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ด ๐ญ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ young Zambians with social responsibility initiatives such as road safety training , distribution of safety equipment like reflective wristbands and t-shirts.supporting young boys to achieve their football dream through the Nkata Football tournament in Kalingalinga. Other initiatives included career day visits to Matero Girls School and the sponsorship of the EYGD and Be Relevant career fairs. The first cohort of 30 Yango STEM fellows also graduated while the entire fellowship was expanded to include 6 more countries with Zambia included again.
โ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐ : ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ,๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ โโ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎโโ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ป๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐, ๐ณ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐, ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ, ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น. ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ผ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐.
โ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ผ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ญ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฎ. ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐บ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ, ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ, ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.โ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ผ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ญ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฎ.
Yango continues to invest in Zambia to enhance safety, service quality, and the overall experience for passengers, partner drivers, food delivery partners, small and medium businesses. Through its SuperApp vision, Yango aims to further support the technological and economic development of cities across Zambia.