26 February 2026<\/p>\n
by William Thorpe<\/p>\n
Shared mobility in Belgium reached record levels in 2025, with more than 32 million trips made using shared bicycles and scooters, even as fleets were reduced in key markets.<\/p>\n
The findings come from Shared mobility in Belgium in 2025<\/a>, published by Way To Go<\/a>, a Belgian centre for shared mobility. The report describes \u201cnew heights for shared mobility in Belgium\u201d and notes that \u201cin many segments, use is rising faster than supply\u201d.<\/p>\n For shared scooters, the number of vehicles fell by 35 percent, while trips increased by 21 percent. Way To Go describes this as \u201can increase in efficiency\u201d and evidence that shared mobility \u201cis becoming more mature: fewer vehicles on the road, but more people using them\u201d.<\/p>\n Brussels reduced the number of scooter operators from nine to two and imposed fleet caps, leading to a 44 percent drop in scooter numbers. Despite this, more than 9.5 million shared scooter trips were recorded in 2025. The average number of trips per scooter per day rose from 1.9 to 3.6. According to the report, Brussels \u201ccombines high density with intensive use\u201d and shows how \u201cwell thought-out regulations lead to more efficient use\u201d.<\/p>\n Shared cycling also expanded significantly. Belgium counted 28,158 shared bicycles and 1,038,061 active users in 2025. For the first time, a majority of the fleet is electric, with 52 percent of shared bicycles electrically assisted. In Brussels, electrification reaches 78 percent.<\/p>\n Flanders accounts for 68 percent of all shared bicycle trips in Belgium, recording 10.8 million journeys in 2025. Back-to-many systems with fixed stations\u2013meaning bikes can be picked up at one docking point and returned to another\u2013remain dominant in the region and average 3.5 trips per bicycle per day. Way To Go concludes that the Flemish figures show shared mobility \u201cis becoming structurally embedded in the mobility system\u201d and that targeted roll-out of regional systems proves \u201cthat shared mobility also works outside major cities\u201d.<\/p>\n Car sharing continues to expand. With 6.5 shared cars per 10,000 inhabitants, Belgium has \u201cconfirmed its position as the European leader in car sharing\u201d, the report states. Flanders is identified as a \u201cpioneer in electrification\u201d, with almost three in ten shared cars fully electric, rising to 45 percent in the round-trip segment. This positions the region \u201camong European leaders\u201d, level with the Netherlands and above Germany and France.<\/p>\n Wallonia, while smaller in absolute numbers, recorded the strongest relative growth in car sharing. Round-trip car sharing has more than doubled since 2020, indicating \u201ca structural change: car sharing is evolving from a niche phenomenon into a real alternative to car ownership\u201d.<\/p>\n Way To Go concludes that Belgium\u2019s three regions are following distinct trajectories. Brussels demonstrates intensive urban use under tighter regulation. Flanders is expanding geographically and integrating shared mobility into regional networks. Wallonia is in what the report describes as \u201ca catch-up phase\u201d, with strong growth momentum.<\/p>\n Overall, the organisation describes a sector moving \u201cfrom an experimental phase to a structural feature of the mobility system\u201d, marked by higher utilisation, expanding electrification and continued growth in trips.<\/p>\n Image: Daniel M. 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