Yandex Go Outage in Russia Impacts Ride-Hailing Market in Uzbekistan
What happened
Service disruptions affected Yandex Go users in Uzbekistan on October 11, 2026, while the outages coincided with drone strikes targeting Yandex facilities in Russia between October 8 and 11, 2026, in the Ryazan, Kaluga, and Vladimir regions. The disruption caused a surge in bookings for rival ride-hailing services in Uzbekistan, with Uklon orders rising two to three times normal levels and MyTaxi reporting 15 times its usual volume in Tashkent.
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Why it matters
Yandex Go accounted for approximately 85% of receipts issued through taxi aggregators in Uzbekistan in 2024. The service interruption has led to increased competition in the market, prompting a senior government official to reveal plans for a Chinese company to launch a taxi application with a fleet of 5,000 vehicles.
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Who's involved
- UzbekistanMarket where the Yandex Go service disruption occurred and where rival services saw booking surges
- DiDiChinese transportation network company operating in Kazakhstan
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The entities involved
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DiDi
Chinese transportation network company headquartered in Beijing
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Kazakhstan
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Central Asia