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Uber's 2025 Lost and Found Index: Bizarre Items Left Behind by Riders

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Ever left something behind in an Uber? You’re in good company. From a Viking drinking horn to Ozempic and even a live turtle — riders managed to forget it all last year.

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Ozempic, divorce papers, mannequins and hookah pipes. These are just some of the most unique items left behind in an Uber.

The e-service platform released its ninth-annual Uber Lost & Found Index, an annual snapshot of the most commonly and most unique belongings left behind.

Uber said in the last 12 months, phones, keys, and wallets made the top three list of most common items left behind, with New York City bagging title of Most Forgetful City. And if you're wondering, the Most Forgetful day was October 26.

VP of Operations and GM of Mobility US&C at Uber, Carmiel Irving said from wayward mannequin heads to live lobsters, Uber riders have left behind some truly unforgettable items this year.

"Whether essential or totally unusual, we understand how important it is to be reunited with your lost belongings.

"The Uber Lost & Found Index celebrates the most unique and commonly forgotten items, while reminding riders that getting support to retrieve their prized possessions is simple through the Uber app," Irving said.

The 50 most unique lost items

  • Mannequin head with human hair
  • Viking drinking horn
  • Ghostbusters ghost trap
  • Chainsaw
  • Breast milk
  • Fine china
  • My turtle
  • Urinal
  • Club promoter sign reading “Annie’s married” – it belongs to the club
  • Sticky boob bra 
  • Aviation headset
  • Shrek ears
  • Bermuda shorts
  • A pink fan that has two hearts and the word “bimbo”
  • DNA testing kit
  • Pickleball paddles and ball
  • 2 mattresses
  • 15 hookahs
  • Amethyst crystal
  • Aquarium
  • Witches broom
  • Unicycle
  • 100 DVD’s
  • Bouquet of 100 red roses
  • Sea moss
  • Traffic cone
  • A very large portrait of myself in a brown box
  • Yankees bobble head figure
  • Plunger
  • A photograph of me and my friend at Benihana 
  • Little cactus 
  • Peacock feather
  • Lady Liberty crown
  • Hoverboard and a mini fridge
  • Harry potter wand
  • Sewing machine
  • Orthopedic foot insoles
  • Boiled eggs and a candle 
  • Divorce papers
  • Ozempic
  • Remy the rat doll
  • Blue laminated paper with yellow smiley face 
  • Cornish hens
  • A placard that says “it’s a Philly thing”
  • Fake blood
  • 10 live lobsters
  • Taxidermied rabbit
  • Chicken sculpture
  • Hannah Montana merchandise
  • DJ mixing board

The 10 most commonly forgotten items

  • Phone
  • Wallet 
  • Keys
  • Luggage 
  • Headphones 
  • Glasses
  • Clothing 
  • Passport 
  • Vape 
  • Water Bottle

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