Uber has released lists of bizarre, uncommon, and valuable items left behind by passengers, including an ankle monitor, some breast milk, a meat slicer, pelvis implants, and live fish, to mark the rideshare company’s 10th anniversary.
Phones remain the most frequently forgotten item, with over one million left in vehicles since Uber’s inception, highlighting a consistent trend in lost property.
Uber just dropped its tenth annual Lost and Found Index, exposing the most bizarre belongings left in backseats over the past year. Because Uber dominates seventy six percent of the US rideshare market, that adds up to a staggering amount of forgotten cargo, including over one million cell phones alone.
The company notes that the yearly lists double as a cultural time capsule. Mask and vaccine card losses spiked in 2021, Ozempic weight loss pens began littering floors in 2025, and viral Labubu plushies took over shotgun seats this year.
According to the data, riders are most likely to lose their focus on Sundays and during the month of July, with July 17 clocking in as the single most forgetful calendar date.
New York City officially reclaimed its crown as the most forgetful city in America. If you live in one of these top ten hubs, keep a closer eye on your things.
Vapes and e-cigarettes, Labubu dolls, various forms of teeth including gold grills and veneers, and Croc sandals dominated the trends of lost items over the past year, Uber said.
When it comes to the oddities, riders outdid themselves this year. Bizarre entries from the fifty most unique items list include twenty pounds of duck sausage, a rhinestoned picture of Jesus, pelvis implants, a child prosthetic eye, and a group photo of Donny Osmond.
To curb the chaos, Uber is currently launching an updated in app recovery process nationwide. The feature simplifies tracking down rogue belongings so you can coordinate with drivers directly without the historical friction.
Uber is the nation’s most widely used rideshare app, significantly outperforming Lyft and other competitors. According to a 2024 analysis by data analytics firm Bloomberg Second Measure, Uber commands 76% of the US rideshare market.
