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160 million commutes daily: Europe’s commute is a €11.6 billion value network

Writer: J Ramachandran
J Ramachandran
Oct 22
1 min read

October 2026 · J. Ramachandran, Founder, LearnPerk



Europe’s public transport carries 160 million journeys a day, each lasting 25 to 40 minutes, yet almost nobody earns anything beyond the fare. LearnPerk links operators, merchants, payment networks, employers and cities around that traveller, so each earns more from assets it already has.


Key figures: 160 million trips a day, 80 million hours, €11.6 billion for local businesses and 2.9 million tonnes of CO₂ verified a year at 5% of journeys


LearnPerk in brief: revenue beyond the fare, travellers who return every day, emissions measured per journey, more spending at local businesses.

Value for each stakeholder


Table of value created and measures for transit operators, local businesses, brands, content providers, payment networks, ticketing apps, employers, cities and travellers

LearnPerk’s innovation is the layer that links operators, banks and cities around the daily traveller

Illustrative. Based on about 58 billion public transport journeys a year in Europe (UITP), about 30 minutes per journey, €4 of local spend and 1 kg CO₂ avoided per engaged journey. Worldwide there are about 250 billion paid trips a year.


If you’d like to work on this with us, write to j.ramachandran@learnperk.com.

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