How Much Commission Does Yango Take From Your Fare in Nepal?

Yango charges a 3% commission in Nepal. That figure is not ours — it is published on Yango’s own driver page for Nepal. But 3% on its own will mislead you, because that commission is charged to the fleet partner your account sits under, not taken off your screen at the end of each trip. What actually reaches your hand depends on what your partner charges on top of it. At InnoHub, that is currently nothing.

This guide walks through where each rupee goes on a normal Kathmandu day, using the figures InnoHub sees across its own fleet rather than numbers invented to look good.

The short answer

• Yango’s commission: 3%, charged to the fleet partner.
• InnoHub’s partner fee: 0% at the time of writing, as part of our anniversary and Dashain offer.
• Petrol, servicing and your data pack: yours, and nobody deducts them for you.

So the deduction a rider asks about is smaller than the one they fear. The cost that actually decides whether a day was worth riding is fuel, not commission.

Who actually pays the 3%

Ride-hailing in Nepal runs on a partner model. You do not hold a contract with Yango directly. Your account sits under a registered fleet partner — InnoHub, in this case — and Yango bills that partner. This is the part most drivers never get told plainly, and it is why two riders on the same app can take home different amounts for the same work.

Ask any partner you are considering one question before you sign: what percentage do you take, and when does that change? A partner who will not answer that in a single sentence is telling you something.

What InnoHub charges on top: nothing, right now

Our partner fee is currently zero. We introduced it as a limited offer for our first anniversary and for Dashain, and it is still running as of this writing. It is an offer, not a permanent rate, and we will say so on this page when it changes rather than letting you find out from a smaller payout.

What this looks like on a real Kathmandu day

Across InnoHub’s own fleet, an active rider working eight to ten hours earns roughly Rs 2,400 to Rs 4,200 in a day. The average works out near Rs 25 per kilometre, though that moves with office hours, rain, and whether you are riding at midday or in the evening rush.

These are figures InnoHub observes across its own riders. They are not a guarantee, and nobody should treat them as one. A rider who starts at eleven in the morning and avoids the evening rush will land under this range. A rider who works the office peaks on both ends of the day will beat it.

Notice which line hurts. Petrol takes between a fifth and a quarter of a slower day. Commission, at these rates, is not what decides whether riding was worth it.

What the commission does not cover

No commission rate on any platform covers your running costs. Petrol runs Rs 500 to Rs 800 a day on a bike or scooter depending on distance covered. Beyond that sit servicing, tyres, the occasional puncture, your data pack, and the slow cost of wear on a machine you ride all day. Any earnings figure quoted to you that ignores these is a marketing number.

How Yango’s rate compares with Pathao and inDrive

inDrive’s 10% was reported when it launched formally in Nepal. Pathao’s 20% has been stated publicly by the company, which defended it as matching international practice after riders protested and asked for eight.

Why this is not simply 3% versus 20%

It would be easy for us to print “3% versus 20%” and let you conclude the rest. We would rather you had the real comparison, because you will work it out eventually and we would rather you heard it here.

The three figures are charged at different points. Yango’s 3% is billed to the partner. inDrive’s cut comes off the driver. Pathao’s comes off the fare. So the honest way to compare partners is not the platform percentage at all — it is the platform’s rate plus whatever your fleet partner adds. A 3% platform with a 15% partner fee leaves you worse off than a 10% platform with no fee.

That is the question to carry into any conversation with a partner, including with us.

When Rs 25 a kilometre becomes more, and when it becomes less

The Rs 25 average hides a lot of variation, and riders who understand the pattern earn more for the same hours in the saddle. Four things move it.

Office hours. The morning run into the city and the evening run back out are the densest demand of the day. Rides come back to back, and you spend less time idle between them. The idle time between trips is what quietly drags a daily average down, not the rate itself.

Rain. Demand climbs sharply the moment it starts raining in Kathmandu, because people who would have walked or waited for a bus suddenly will not. It is also when riding is most dangerous and your machine takes the most punishment. That is a judgement call only you can make, and no earnings figure should push you into it.

Midday. The stretch between the two peaks is the thinnest part of the day. Riders who treat eleven to three as their break rather than their grind tend to finish the day in better shape without losing much.

Evening. Demand holds well past the office rush, and competition on the road thins out as other riders finish for the day.

A rider working eight hours spread across both peaks will usually beat a rider working ten hours straight through the middle of the day. Hours ridden and rupees earned are not the same thing.

How to check what you are actually being charged

You should not have to take any partner’s word for this, ours included. Three ways to verify it yourself.

Read your earnings screen in Yango Pro. It shows your trips and what each one paid. Pick a single day, add the fares, and compare the total with what reached you. If there is a gap nobody explained to you, that gap is your answer.

Ask your partner for the fee in writing. A straight percentage in a message you can keep. Any partner unwilling to put their own rate in writing has told you what you needed to know.

Watch what happens when an offer ends. Introductory rates are normal across the industry and there is nothing wrong with them. What matters is whether you are told before the rate changes or after. Check your first payout following any offer period against the one before it.

If the arithmetic on your own account does not add up, bring your phone to the Maharajgunj office and we will go through the screen with you line by line, whether or not you ride under us.

InnoHub is not Yango

Worth being clear, because the two get mixed up constantly. Yango is the app your passengers book through and the platform that pays you. InnoHub is the local team that gets your papers right, gets your account live, and answers the phone when something goes wrong at nine in the evening. We cannot change a fare, reverse a rating, or unblock an account on Yango’s side — those sit with Yango. What we can do is make sure your registration is clean, your documents are accepted the first time, and that there is somebody in Maharajgunj who knows your name.

If you are weighing up partners, our page on choosing a Yango partner in Nepal goes through what to ask. For problems with the app itself, see Yango Pro app problems and fixes. For anything needing a person, driver support and contact options lists how to reach us and what Yango handles instead.

Frequently asked questions

How much commission does Yango take in Nepal?

3%, according to Yango’s own driver page for Nepal. It is charged to the fleet partner your account sits under rather than deducted by you per trip.

Does InnoHub take a commission from my fare?

Not at present. Our partner fee is 0% under our anniversary and Dashain offer. It is a limited offer rather than a permanent rate, and we will update this page when it changes.

Is Yango’s commission really lower than Pathao’s?

On the published figures, yes — 3% against Pathao’s 20%. But they are charged at different points, so compare the platform rate plus your partner’s fee rather than the headline percentages.

How much can I earn per kilometre riding Yango in Nepal?

Around Rs 25 per kilometre on average across InnoHub’s fleet. It varies with office hours, rain, and time of day.

Is petrol deducted before I am paid?

No. Fuel is your own cost and comes out of what you take home. Budget Rs 500 to Rs 800 a day on a bike or scooter.

Can I ride Yango with a car or an EV?

Yes. InnoHub onboards car and EV drivers as well as bikes and scooters. The economics differ, and we cover that separately.