BlaBlaCar
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This article is about the carsharing company. For the upcoming film, see BlaBlaCar (film).
BlaBlaCar is an online marketplace for carpooling headquartered in Paris. Its website and mobile apps connect drivers and passengers willing to travel together between cities and share the cost of the journey, in exchange for a commission of between 18% and 21%.[2][3][4] It also operates BlaBlaBus, an intercity bus service. The platform has 26 million active members and is available Europe and Latin America.[5]
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Company type | Privately held company |
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Industry | transport |
Founded | 16 September 2006; 17 years ago (2006-09-16) |
Founders | Frédéric Mazzella Francis Nappez Nicolas Brusson Nicolas Deroche |
Headquarters | Paris , France |
Area served | Belgium, Brazil, Croatia, Czechia, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, and United Kingdom |
Services | Carpooling |
Revenue | €250,000,000 (2023)[1] |
Members | 100 million (2022) |
Number of employees | 600 |
Website | www |
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The service is named for its rating scale for drivers' preferred level of chattiness in the car: "Bla" for not very chatty, "BlaBla" for someone who likes to talk, and "BlaBlaBla" for those who can't keep quiet.[6]