While Uber remained atop Certify's ranking of the most-expensed brands during the second quarter of 2019, ridehailing competitor Lyft gained significant ground, moving up three spots to No. 3 overall, less than a year after cracking the top 10.
Uber comprised 12.7 percent of all expenses tracked in Certify's Q2 SpendSmart report, which analyzed more than 10 million receipts submitted through the expense management specialist. At 3.8 percent of all expenses, Lyft moved ahead of Amazon, American Airlines and Delta. Lyft entered the top 10 in sixth place in Certify's Q3 2018 SpendSmart report.
Despite Lyft's rapid growth, Uber remained dominant within the ridehailing sector, comprising 72.8 percent of ride receipts, compared to 21.6 percent for Lyft. Taxis ranked a distant third, at 5.6 percent.
Starbucks was the second most-expensed vendor in the second quarter, with 4 percent of expenses, while Amazon finished fourth with 3.63 percent of all expensed receipts and Delta fifth with 3.56 percent.
Within the lodging sector, Marriott Hotels & Resorts, with 10.3 percent of all sector receipts, topped Hampton Inn's 9 percent during the quarter.
Delta was the most-expensed airline in Q2, accounting for 19.6 percent of all category transactions, compared with 18.8 percent for American, 15 percent for United and 11.2 percent for Southwest.
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