London is no longer the UK’s nightlife hotspot after being beaten by rivals north of the border, taxi data suggests.
Uber, the ride app, said the biggest proportion of late-night journeys last year were taken in Edinburgh, followed by Glasgow.
London came in third, despite its population being more than eight times the size of those two cities put together.
Researchers at Uber analysed millions of trips and deliveries to shed light on travel, socialising and takeaway trends from across the UK.
Edinburgh took the top spot with the highest proportion of journeys made between 10pm and 4am, with many being to clubs and bars.
The top nightclub in terms of Uber trips was Cabaret Voltaire, a music venue which was once part of Edinburgh’s vault systems.
Glasgow came a close second, while London was third, with the most popular nightclub in terms of journeys being Fabric in Farringdon.
In terms of early morning commutes, Birmingham was top of the pile – with more trips booked between 6am and 8am than anywhere else in the UK.
London is no longer the UK’s nightlife hotspot after being beaten by rivals north of the border, taxi data suggests (pictured: London’s Fabric nightclub)
However, while the data covers taxi rides, it does not account for revellers travelling by public transport – with London’s extensive night tube network making car travel unnecessary for many.
While eight in ten of the UK’s top requested destinations were train stations, tourist spots were also in high demand.
London’s Hyde Park, Edinburgh Castle and The Beatles Story museum in Liverpool were the most sought after in their respective cities.
Meanwhile, data from Uber Eats, the food delivery arm of the transport giant, said university cities including Manchester, Birmingham and Leeds were a hive for late-night deliveries.
These were the areas among those most likely to place orders between 10pm and 4am.
Chinese food remained the most searched for on the app in 2025, but searches for sushi, pizza and Thai food more than doubled during the year.
A trend which dominated the year was matcha, reflected in the app’s data with searches for the Japanese green tea powder drink soaring by 700 per cent year on year.
