H. Yoo
Research expert covering South Korea
Sharing services in the U.S.- statistics & facts
The sharing services market in the United States consists of companies which provide services to connect owners of an item with people who wish to use that item. Through the service, the owner provides access to the item for a limited period, for which they directly receive a fee. Often sharing services are provided using an online platform, although this is not always the case. The three most prominent categories of sharing services are home sharing, ride sharing and office sharing (also referred to as coworking). Taken as a whole, the sharing services market has become increasingly well known in the United States over the last four years, with 83 percent of people in the U.S. as of May 2018 being familiar with at least one sharing services company, compared to only 47 percent in 2015.
