June, July, and August: For the third month in a row, Bolt has recorded more than 1 million rides on e-scooters and e-bikes in Belgium – a milestone for the company in its 5 years of operation in the country. That’s more than double the number from a year ago. Together, those monthly trips total more than 2,4 million kilometers – or about 60 times around the Earth.

In Brussels in particular, usage is surging, with record levels being set – especially by shared e-scooters, which will be banned there starting in 2027. Over the past three months, the number of e-scooter rides in the capital rose by 248%, compared to an average of 164% in the rest of Belgium.

Record usage in Brussels

Bolt currently offers its micromobility services in 7 Belgian cities spread across the 3 Regions: Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Namur, Liège, and Dinant. And relatively speaking, Belgium is doing quite well: according to the Estonian multinational itself, Belgium was one of its fastest-growing countries worldwide last year, with 132% growth, ahead of Norway (100%) and Azerbaijan (82%).

Brussels remains, by a wide margin, the city with the most rides. For example, e-scooter rides in the capital rose 248% over the past 3 months, compared with an average of 164% in the rest of Belgium. For e-bikes, the difference is even greater. In Brussels, the number of rides increased by 315%, compared to 129% in other Belgian cities.

But Antwerp is also experiencing strong growth. In the first 6 months of 2026, trips by e-bikes and shared e-scooters rose by 173% compared to the same period in 2025. By comparison, national growth during the same period was 128%.

E-bike use also increased in Namur and Charleroi by 30% and 28%.

The average distance of trips is slightly increasing

Another notable finding, aside from the fact that e-bike and e-scooter use is becoming less seasonal, is that the average trip distance is increasing. In Brussels, the average e-scooter ride distance rose from 1,68 km in 2022 to 2,35 km today, a 40% increase. For e-bikes, the average distance rose from 2,2 to 2,6 km over the same period, representing a 15% increase.

According to Bolt, these figures confirm that e-scooters and e-bikes are no longer used solely for short trips, but increasingly for daily travel, such as commuting, the first and last mile to public transportation, and leisure rides.

Or, as Bolt puts it: while there is lively debate in Brussels about the future of shared micromobility, usage figures show that demand remains exceptionally high and that it is becoming increasingly integrated into a broader mobility mix.