There was a study which suggest this is the case about 30% of the time[1], though they have also been criticized by Uber and others as under-counting the amount

There was a study which suggest this is the case about 30% of the time[1], though they have also been criticized by Uber and others as under-counting the amount of money gained from ridesharing[2]. I think it's fair to critique the ridesharing companies for using a business model that requires their workers to do far more complicated calculations than most workers in order to ensure that they are working in a financially beneficial way. [1] https://orfe.princeton.edu/~alaink/SmartDrivingCars/PDFs/Zoepf_The%20Economics%20of%20RideHialing_OriginalPdfFeb2018.pdf https://orfe.princeton.edu/~alaink/SmartDrivingCars/PDFs/Zoe... [2] https://www.vox.com/2018/3/3/17074782/uber-mit-study-less-than-4-hour-flawed https://www.vox.com/2018/3/3/17074782/uber-mit-study-less-th...