Phones, wallets, and keys remain the items Uber riders forget most often in vehicles, but passenger absent-mindedness sometimes produces far stranger results.
That’s according to Uber’s annual Lost & Found Index, now in its tenth year of tracking items left behind in the platform’s cars. The report captures both the mundane and the bizarre, showing that back seats can hide plenty of surprises.
The Most Bizzare Findings
This year’s oddest finds included a brand-new mini fridge, two wedding dresses, a 280-liter aquarium, live fish, two trees, a mannequin, 420 donuts, and an oxygen tank.
Despite those standout cases, most lost items are far more familiar. Uber’s data shows riders most commonly forget their phones, wallets, luggage, keys, headphones, clothing, passports, glasses, jewelry, and laptops.
Item Lost by Day of the Week
The company’s figures also show Sunday is the day with the most reported lost items overall, and each day of the week tends to have its own forgetfulness pattern: IDs and wallets on Mondays, headphones on Tuesdays, chargers on Wednesdays, bags on Thursdays, keys on Fridays, phones on Saturdays, and glasses on Sundays.
If a rider realizes they’ve left something behind, Uber says recovering it is straightforward: through the app, they can go to the “Activity” section, select the relevant trip, and report the lost item under “Help,” then contact the driver directly to arrange its return.
The company is also gradually rolling out a feature in select markets that lets riders request a trip through the app specifically to retrieve a forgotten item.
