Uber Canada’s 2025 Lost & Found Index Has it All, Even… Grandparents?
A few weeks ago, Uber released its ninth annual Uber Lost & Found Index, highlighting the strangest and commonly forgotten items left behind by Canadian riders over the past year.
Unsurprisingly, phones, wallets and keys make the list of the most commonly forgotten items. However, people aren’t just leaving behind everyday essentials. Some of the stuff found by Uber drivers has us scratching our heads.
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A mannequin head with human hair, a Viking drinking horn, a Ghostbusters ghost trap, a chainsaw, a live turtle and lobster, a taxidermized rabbit, a urinal, breast milk, two mattresses and as many as 175 burgers—those are just a few examples of the peculiar items lost by Uber riders across North America.
Meanwhile in Canada…
According to Uber Canada’s 2025 Lost & Found Index, New Year’s Eve and Father’s Day topped the list for the days with the most lost items. The most forgetful day of the week is Saturday, and the most forgetful hour of the day is 11 pm.
The West coast of Canada seems to be especially forgetful, with Lethbridge, Kelowna and Victoria ranking 1-2-3. On the other hand, Toronto, Ottawa and Calgary were the three least forgetful cities in the country.
The 10 most commonly forgotten items across Canada:
- Phone / camera
- Wallet / purse
- Backpack / luggage
- Keys
- Headphones / Speaker
- Glasses
- Clothing
- Passport
- Vape / e-cig
- Water bottle
The 10 most unique items lost across Canada:
- Snare drum, Toronto
- Physics test, Ottawa
- Stuffed Sloth, Edmonton
- Piano, Toronto
- Grandparents, Vancouver
- Fuchsia pink cane, Ottawa
- A rock from Japan, Vancouver
- Gold teeth, Toronto
- Cat urine sample, Toronto
- Euphonium (similar to a tuba), Vancouver
Uber says the best way to retrieve a lost item is to call the driver or use the mobile app. There is a $20 fee to get items returned, and that fee goes entirely to the driver because of the inconvenience of returning the item.
