Market context
Nepal, in numbers we can source
We're only showing figures we could verify against a named, checkable source — no unverifiable market-size estimates.
Market context
Nepal, in numbers we can source
We're only showing figures we could verify against a named, checkable source as of August 2026. We're not publishing a market-size or growth-rate estimate for ride-hailing specifically, because we could not verify one.
~7.5M
People living in urban areas of Nepal, 2026 estimate (~25% of population)
6.1M+
Population of Bagmati Province, home to Kathmandu Valley (2021 census, most recent official count)
Note: figures for urban population differ meaningfully by source depending on how "urban" is defined — Nepal's 2021 census (which counts all residents of municipalities as "urban") reports a much higher urban share than UN-standardized estimates. We've used the more conservative UN-based figures above and named both sources so you can compare.
Why Kathmandu Valley
What these numbers mean for our launch plan
Bagmati Province's population and its concentration around Kathmandu Valley are part of why we're starting there rather than a smaller or more dispersed market — see our full reasoning on the roadmap.