Uber大約從交易額中抽取20％的提成。假設交易額為20億美元，則Uber的提成為4億美元，還不夠達到《財富》美國500強的上榜門檻。即便按總營業額20億美元來算，也不足以躋身美國500強。今年《財富》美國500強中的第500名是United Rentals公司，該公司上年營收49億美元。

從Uber極高的估值可以看出，投資者堅信這家成立僅4年的公司將飛速發展。Uber首席執行官特拉維斯?卡蘭尼克今年6月表示，該公司的收入每半年就翻一倍。眼下Uber的估值為400億美元，比半年前高了一倍多。雖然Uber名聲不大好，但該公司可能將進行首次公開發行（IPO）。關于Uber的負面消息似乎并未嚇倒投資者，因為Uber正令他們大賺特賺。之前Uber估值為180億美元時，該公司早期投資者的投資回報率就高達2000倍。如今，Uber的估值又漲到了400億美元，Uber土豪們的財富也將愈加水漲船高。（財富中文網）

譯者：Hunter

審稿：李翔

Uber takes an approximate 20% cut from its transactions. That cut of $2 billion in revenue would be $400 million, which is not enough to land Uber on the Fortune 500. Even $2 billion in gross revenue isn’t enough: No. 500 on this year’s list, United Rentals, had $4.9 billion in revenue last year.

With its nosebleed valuation, investors are betting on the four-year-old company’s rapid growth. Uber has been doubling its revenue every six months, according to comments made by CEO Travis Kalanick in June of this year. At $40 billion, Uber more than doubled its valuation from just six months ago. The company is likely bound for an IPO, even as it grapples with a bad reputation. Investors don’t seem phased by the company’s negative publicity, because Uber is making them filthy rich. At Uber’s previous $18 billion valuation, early investors were set to make 2000 times their investment. Now, at $40 billion, the “Uber Rich” are only getting richer.