Uber's Latest Lost and Found List Includes Ankle Monitor, Grillz and Human Hair
Uber said more than 1 million phones were reported lost last year as it prepares to roll out a new reporting process nationwide.
- On Thursday, Uber marked the 10th anniversary of its annual Lost & Found Index, announcing a new in-app reporting tool designed to simplify item recovery nationwide by year's end.
- The Lost & Found Index has tracked a decade of shifting rider habits, from AirPods and face masks to Ozempic and viral Labubu plushies, which Uber describes as an 'unexpected time capsule of the past decade.'
- Smartphones remain the most frequently forgotten item, with more than 1 million reported lost over the past year, while New York City earned America's most forgetful city title and Sunday was the peak day for losses.
- Riders in select markets including California, Texas, and Illinois can now track drivers in real time and verify returns with a verification PIN, while continuing to contact drivers directly through the app.
- Uber highlighted unusual 2026 items such as dentures and breast milk in its '50 most unique lost items' category, reinforcing its position commanding 76% of the U.S. rideshare market.
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Uber reveals list of most bizarre lost-and-found items: breast milk to an ankle monitor - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
Uber released its 10th-year list of some bizarre lost-and-found items. The ride-sharing company said that while phones, wallets, and keys are most commonly left behind, there are some weird ones, too. Uber’s top five:1. Dentures with two teeth2. Breast milk3. Human hair4. A Donny Osmond group picture5. An ankle monitor Uber said it is rolling out a new feature in the app that lets customers report lost items and request a return trip from their …
A leg prosthesis forgotten on the bench. A $100 note to Donald Trump's effigy. A box of laxative placed on the floor mat. These are not the elements of a film script. These are very real objects lost in VTCs in France. For the tenth consecutive year, the Uber platform publishes its ranking of unusual objects forgotten in the Uber. And behind these finds is a fairly telling portrait of our daily journeys. Between everyday objects, references to p…
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