{"id":2644,"date":"2025-09-26T07:39:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T07:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/press.zoomcar.com\/?p=2644"},"modified":"2025-09-26T07:39:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T07:39:29","slug":"indias-car-hosts-earn-%e2%82%b9113-crore-on-zoomcar-in-2024-as-micro-entrepreneurship-scales-nationwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/press.zoomcar.com\/in\/indias-car-hosts-earn-%e2%82%b9113-crore-on-zoomcar-in-2024-as-micro-entrepreneurship-scales-nationwide\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s Car Hosts Earn \u20b9113 Crore on Zoomcar in 2024 as Micro-Entrepreneurship Scales Nationwide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A typical host makes \u20b925\u201330K a month, offsets ~\u20b918K EMI; time to first booking is 3\u20134 days; multi-car hosting rises to 12%; 61% YoY growth in new host sign-ups.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bengaluru, India, 2<\/strong><strong>6<\/strong><strong>\u00a0September 2025:<\/strong>\u00a0Zoomcar Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX: ZCAR) (\u201cZoomcar\u201d or \u201cthe Company\u201d), India\u2019s leading car-sharing marketplace, today unveiled its <strong>Hosting Insights 2025<\/strong>, a data-rich look at how everyday Indians are turning idle cars into reliable monthly income and scaling into micro-entrepreneurship on the platform. In 2024, hosts on Zoomcar collectively earned <strong>\u20b9113 crore<\/strong>, supported by an <strong>active community of 25,000 hosts<\/strong>\u00a0across the country. This is evidence that hosting has moved from experiment to mainstream income stream.<\/p>\n<p>Zoomcar\u2019s data shows the economics are working for individual car owners. A typical hosted car earns <strong>\u20b925,000 to \u20b930,000 per month<\/strong>, which can comfortably offset an approximately \u20b918,000 monthly EMI for popular models. New hosts do not have to wait long to see traction. The first booking typically arrives within 3 to 4 days of listing, which turns under-utilised assets into cash flow quickly. As confidence and capability build, many hosts are scaling up, with 12% now operating more than one car and new host sign-ups growing 61% year on year.<\/p>\n<p>The next wave of supply is coming from <strong>India\u2019s Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities<\/strong>, where hosting is emerging as a practical side hustle and, increasingly, a small business. So far in 2025, 3,755 new cars have been added to the platform, and 21% of new listings come from beyond the metros. This underscores how access and entrepreneurship are spreading into the heartland.<\/p>\n<p>A strong trust framework underpins this growth. Hosts report <strong>92% positive guest behaviour,<\/strong>\u00a0and hosts rate guests an average 4.5 out of 5. These outcomes reinforce the platform\u2019s safety-first operating model of verified guests, insurance-backed trips, and transparent ratings. Each active host enables around 60 bookings a year, and hosted cars <strong>collectively powered 173 million kilometres of travel in 2024<\/strong>, delivering mobility access at national scale. Opting into Home Delivery can further lift host earnings by about 25%, as convenience becomes a key driver of demand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCar hosting is building real economic opportunity, fast,\u201d said <strong>Abhilash Kasliwal, Business Head &#8211; Zoomcar<\/strong>. \u201cWith quick allocation of first booking, transparent trust systems, and meaningful monthly earnings, thousands of Indians are offsetting EMIs and scaling into micro-entrepreneurs. This is how we expand access to mobility and opportunity at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hosting is also a sustainability story. Cars sit idle about 90% of the time. Sharing that idle capacity reduces the need for new vehicle ownership while unlocking income for households. As India\u2019s peer-to-peer mobility matures, Zoomcar remains focused on building a safety-first, host-driven ecosystem that puts control, convenience, and earnings in the hands of local entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read the full report here: <\/strong><strong>https:\/\/press.zoomcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Host-Trends-2025-2-1.pdf<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>About Zoomcar<\/strong><br \/>\nFounded in 2013 and headquartered in Bengaluru, Zoomcar is India\u2019s largest peer-to-peer car-sharing marketplace. Through its digital-first platform, Zoomcar connects individual vehicle owners (Hosts) with users (Guests), offering flexible access to vehicles for self-drive car sharing. The company\u2019s mission is to promote smarter, shared mobility that is both economically empowering and environmentally sustainable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forward-Looking Statements<\/strong><br \/>\nCertain statements contained in this press release are not historical facts and may be forward- looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as \u201cplans,\u201d \u201cexpects,\u201d \u201cbelieves,\u201d \u201canticipates,\u201d and similar words are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning our expected revenue growth and improved profitability, and our financial forecasts. Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and beliefs, \u00a0and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by the forward-looking statements. A description of certain of these risks, uncertainties and other matters can be found in filings we make with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, all of which are available at<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sec.gov\/\">\u00a0www.sec.gov.<\/a>\u00a0Because forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, actual results and events may differ materially from results and events currently expected by us, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date hereof or to reflect any change in its expectations with regard to these forward-looking statements or the occurrence of unanticipated events.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong>: investors@zoomcar.com\u00a0\u00a0press@zoomcar.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A typical host makes \u20b925\u201330K a month, offsets ~\u20b918K EMI; time to first booking is 3\u20134 days; multi-car hosting rises to 12%; 61% YoY growth in new host sign-ups. Bengaluru, India, 26\u00a0September 2025:\u00a0Zoomcar Holdings, Inc. 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