The US has 50 million elevator rides daily, with Otis Elevator carrying the world’s population every nine days. New York City has 11 billion rides annually, and the average ride has five passengers. Elevator-related deaths are low at 20-30 per year in the US.
There are approximately 50 million elevator rides each day in the United States, which amounts to approximately 18 billion annually. The Otis Elevator Company alone claims to carry the equivalent of the world’s population in its elevators every nine days.
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Of the approximately 18 billion elevator rides in the United States each year, approximately 11 billion take place in New York City. This isn’t a new trend: Even in 1929, New York City’s elevators carried more than 10 million passengers a day.
The average passenger elevator ride has five passengers, although this varies from country to country. Elevator rides in Asia tend to have more than 10 people per ride, but those in the United States are closer to the global average of five people.
Injuries and deaths from malfunctioning elevators are very low—only about 20-30 people die from elevator or escalator malfunctions each year in the U.S.
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