Operating Statistics - 2017
The TTC Operating Statistics publication contains all the key facts and figures about the system’s performance in an annual period and is an invaluable quick reference when talking about the TTC’s achievements in service. The Operating Statistics are compiled by the Corporate Communications Department.
8. 533.2 Million Riders
- In 2017, the TTC carried 533.2 million riders.
- On June 15, 2017, the TTC carried its 31 billionth customer – or four times the world’s population – since its inception in 1921. With one billion customers carried approximately every 22 months, the 32 billionth rider is projected to arrive in the spring of 2019.
- Nearly 85 per cent of all local transit trips in the GTA are made on the TTC. With 1.7 million customers on an average weekday, the TTC maintains a cost-recovery rate of more than 70 per cent from the farebox – one of the highest on the continent.
- The TTC has the third largest ridership in North America, after Mexico City and New York City – cities with populations greater than eight million people.
Rider Stats (in millions)
- 2017: 533.2
- 2016: 538.1
- 2015: 537.6
- 2014: 534.8
- 2013: 525.2
- 2012: 514.0
- 2011: 500.2
- 2010: 477.4
- 2009: 471.2
- 2008: 466.7
- 2007: 459.8
- 2006: 444.5
- 2005: 431.2
- 2004: 418.1
- 2003: 405.4