--- title: Uber returned from the dead. What’s next? - The Hustle description: The end appeared nigh for Uber. Now it's becoming a super app. image: https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/378384958-News-Brief_2022-03-08T002130.362Z.webp --- # Uber returned from the dead. What’s next? ![Jacob Cohen](https://thehustle.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_5670-1-modified-768x768.png?width=48&height=48&name=IMG_5670-1-modified-768x768.png) [Jacob Cohen](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/author/jacob-cohen) [Jacob Cohen Twitter profile ](https://twitter.com/ImJacobCohen) Published: March 08, 2022 Updated: October 11, 2023 It wasn’t long ago that the end appeared nigh for Uber. At points in 2020, rides were down [80%](https://www.wsj.com/articles/uber-cuts-3-000-more-jobs-shuts-45-offices-in-coronavirus-crunch-11589814608?mod=article_inline) and the company let go of a ~¼ of its staff. ![Uber returned from the dead. What’s next?](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/378384958-News-Brief_2022-03-08T002130.362Z.webp?width=595&height=400&name=378384958-News-Brief_2022-03-08T002130.362Z.webp) Nearly 2 years later, Uber said February’s trips reached [90%](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1543151/000155278122000238/e22128_uber-8k.htm) of pre-pandemic levels and the company raised the roof on earnings expectations. #### **So what’s next?** Continue becoming a super app, of course. Last week, Uber [debuted](https://www.uber.com/newsroom/uber-explore/) its Explore tab, which helps users discover places to eat and things to do, and book ’em directly in the app. Expect more and more discovery, booking, and logistics to happen under Uber’s hood in the future. 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