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- Lyft is Wall Street's first shot at ride-hailing.
- While the company is much smaller than Uber, it has been slowly gaining ground on its global competitor.
- Business Insider compiled numbers from Lyft's IPO filing in order to compare them to Uber's self-reported numbers from the past two years.
All eyes are on Lyft this week as its executives head out on a roadshow to court investors across the country ahead of its hotly anticipated IPO.
With the ride-hailing firm's prospectus finally public, it's the first time many of Lyft's financials have been opened up beyond the internet team. For analysts and investors, its also the first time the comparison to Uber - Lyft's much larger competitor - is finally possible.
Unlike Uber, which commands a slightly bigger market share in the US, Lyft has not self-reported it's quarterly financials. Business Insider dug through the IPO filing in order to compare Lyft's performance in recent years to those of Uber. Compiled with other insights, like app installs and market data, they paint of a picture of a close race to dominate ride-hailing in the US.