How many yellow taxi medallions exist in New York City?

Cities hard Data from 2024

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Answer in medallions. Shorthand like 9m or 1.2bn works.

The answer

13,587 medallions

Roughly 13.6K.

The city caps yellow cabs at 13,587 medallions, a number barely changed since 1937. Medallions traded above $1 million in 2013 before ride-hailing apps collapsed the market. There are now several times more Uber and Lyft vehicles licensed in the city than yellow cabs.

Where this number comes from

Source NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission
Figure refers to 2024
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