Uber 2026 – Uber’s 10th annual Lost & Found Index for 2026 shows riders leaving behind everything from dentures and breast milk to a 75-gallon fish tank and live butterflies. Phones remain the most forgotten item by a huge margin, while New York is again the most forgetfu
On a day when most rides are just a tap away, the mess left in the backseat can feel like a mystery novel—dentures in one seat, live butterflies in another, and a phone that somehow always vanishes at the worst possible moment.
Uber’s newly released 2026 Lost & Found Index—its 10th annual study—reads like a catalog of what people forget when they’re rushing out the door. This year’s list includes everything from dentures (even ones described as having two teeth) and breast milk to human hair. live fish. a mannequin. and a dishwasher. It also points to more extreme “lost in transit” moments such as a 75-gallon fish tank and a package of live butterflies.
Other entries are just as eyebrow-raising: 20 pounds of duck sausage, two wedding gowns, pelvis implants, and a single red-bottom Louboutin heel—an item Uber describes as likely still looking for its soulmate.
Beyond the surprises, Uber says some trends track what people are buying and talking about. Labubu dolls were among the most commonly forgotten novelty items this year. Wellness products also showed up in the lost-item pile, including sea moss, protein powder, peptides, and even Ozempic. And while riders may forget the items they’re carrying. Uber’s drivers keep running into a stream of dental-related returns. including veneers. gold grills. and full sets of dentures.
For all the strange discoveries, the index is blunt about what happens most often: phones remain the most-forgotten item by a huge margin. Uber says it has recorded more than a million reported lost phones over the years, with New York again taking the title of America’s most forgetful city.
The timing also has a pattern. Uber names July 17 as the year’s most forgetful day, and notes that Sundays usually generate the most lost-item reports.
The practical question is what happens next—how quickly can you get back what you left behind. Uber says it’s rolling out a revamped Lost & Found experience that lets users report missing items and. in select markets. request a return trip directly through the app so drivers can bring forgotten belongings back. Uber says the feature is already live in several U.S. states and is expected to expand nationwide later this year.
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So why are people losing phones like it’s a hobby? Pay attention for once.
Dentures and breast milk??? I’m sorry but that can’t be real. Also phones “most forgotten” like… that’s not even surprising, people lose them every day.
Wait, it says Ozempic was found?? Wouldn’t that be like, dangerous to leave in a car? Idk if it’s the same stuff, but if somebody dropped meds and Uber just… holds it? Also New York most forgetful, no shock, y’all never stop moving.
Those “lost in transit” fish tank and live butterflies thing sounds fake to me. Like who even has a 75-gallon fish tank in an Uber?? Unless it’s like a metaphor or something. And the return trip request through the app… I bet that’s just to get more rides, not really to help people. July 17 is the most forgetful day?? Somehow that tracks with nothing I guess, like I always forget stuff on random days.