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How much does rideshare advertising cost?

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Rideshare advertising in 2026 ranges from $4-$6 CPM (Firefly car-tops) up to $30+ CPM (Uber Journey Ads in-app at premium dayparts). In-vehicle screen ads typically run $10-$25 CPM. Most flights make sense at $1K-$5K/month minimum.

Rideshare ad cost: across major platforms

In-vehicle screen rideshare CPM varies by platform, market, and daypart. Late-night Friday/Saturday in dense metros runs at the top of the range; daytime weekday in mid-size metros at the bottom.

$0$8$15$23$30
Uber Advertising (Journey + JourneyTV)
$12: $25
Lyft Media (in-app + Halo Cars)
$10: $22
Octopus Interactive (in-vehicle tablet)
$15: $30
Vugo / regional in-vehicle
$8: $18

Cost by format

FormatCPM rangeMin monthly
In-vehicle screen$10-$25$1,000
Uber Journey Ads (in-app)$15-$30$2,500
Lyft Media in-app$12-$25$2,000
Firefly car-tops (exterior)$4-$6$1,500

Monthly spend tiers

  • $1K-$3K: in-vehicle screen ads in single market, single daypart focus
  • $3K-$10K: in-vehicle + on-app layered, single market, multi-daypart
  • $10K+: multi-format, multi-market campaigns
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What's the cheapest rideshare ad format?

Firefly car-top exterior displays at $4-$6 CPM. But the format is glance-driven and has lower attention quality than in-vehicle screens, for verticals where attention quality drives outcome, in-vehicle is usually worth the higher CPM.

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