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Lyft Headquarters & offices · San Francisco, California
Lyft · San Francisco, California
A speakeasy behind a Willy Wonka portrait, a hidden library and indoor “parklets” — Lyft's San Francisco headquarters is built for surprise.
The Mission Bay headquarters, the perks and how the office has changed since the 2019 IPO — then the pay. Every number from Lyft's own filings, careers site and its architect's project page.
- 170,000 sq ftSFHQ, Lyft's largest office
- 18 weekspaid parental leave
- Unlimitedpaid vacation, salaried U.S. staff
- $157,418median employee pay, 2025
Sources: Form 10-K 2025 · Proxy statement 2026 · lyft.com/careers/life-at-lyft · STUDIOS Architecture project page “Lyft Headquarters”
Companies / United States / Ridesharing & mobility / Lyft
THE HEADQUARTERS · MISSION BAY, SAN FRANCISCO
Parklets, secret rooms and a building nearly four football fields long
STUDIOS Architecture knitted Lyft's space inside two parallel, quarter-mile-long buildings into one. Desks are grouped into “urban neighborhoods” around indoor gardens modelled on San Francisco's parklets. Pinks, purples, blues and greens on columns and walls help people find their way, and the dark building core became a string of secret rooms: a speakeasy reached through a portrait of Willy Wonka, a hidden library and a game room.
- Interiors: STUDIOS Architecture
- 361,000 sq ft designed, 2017–2020
- Indoor “parklets”
- Speakeasy behind a Willy Wonka portrait
- Hidden library and game room
- Many offices are dog-friendly
Parklets, secret rooms and pink hallways
STUDIOS Architecture grouped desks into neighbourhoods around indoor gardens modelled on San Francisco's parklets, and hid a library and a bar behind the walls.
Facts: STUDIOS Architecture project page “Lyft Headquarters” · lyft.com/careers/life-at-lyft. Photos are added later with credit; we remove any photo on request.
Mission Bay, San Francisco
| Building | Address |
|---|---|
| Headquarters (SFHQ) | 185 Berry Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94107 |
Source: Form 10-K 2025, cover page · See them on the map ↓
Source: Form 10-K 2024 and 2025, Item 2 · STUDIOS Architecture project page · Inside Source project page “Lyft”. m² calculated by eciffo.
Benefits (United States)
Paid, all at once or in one-week blocks; biological, adoptive and foster parents.
Unlimited paid vacation on top of observed holidays. Full-time hourly staff also get time off.
Free access to licensed therapists for U.S. employees and their dependents through Modern Health.
One Medical membership fees paid where available, plus medical, dental and vision plans.
Free Lyft Pink membership for U.S. employees, plus pre-tax commuter benefits.
A Udemy subscription and other learning tools.
A 401(k) plan plus financial training sessions.
Source: lyft.com/careers/life-at-lyft (Benefits & Perks) · Form 10-K 2025, Human Capital
How Lyft keeps people, in its own words
Lyft measures engagement with two surveys a year and acts on the feedback.
Employees are encouraged to try different roles and teams inside Lyft.
Training, mentorship, coaching and leadership development.
ERGs, coffee walks and team offsites to connect people.
Teams volunteer together during Community Week.
Some employees work in a hybrid workplace environment or remotely.
Source: Form 10-K 2025, Human Capital and Risk Factors · lyft.com/careers/life-at-lyft
Who works here
full-time employees (Dec 31, 2025)
Lyft locations
of team members at SFHQ each day
Lyft launched (company formed 2007)
Source: Form 10-K 2025 · lyft.com/careers · lyft.com/careers/life-at-lyft · Prospectus (424B4), 2019
Pay at Lyft
CEO David Risher's 2025 total compensation was $2,824,088 — about 18 times this amount. He received no equity award in 2025.
Source: Proxy statement, April 10, 2026 (CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure)
Lyft doesn't publish pay by age.
Compare Lyft with: Uber
Office history: from Zimride to 185 Berry Street
- 2007 Zimride, a carpool service
The founders came together in 2007 to launch Zimride, a carpool matching service for universities and companies. The company was incorporated as Bounder Web, Inc. and renamed Zimride, Inc. in 2008.
Source: Prospectus (424B4), March 2019
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2012–13 Lyft is born
Lyft launched its peer-to-peer ridesharing marketplace in 2012. In 2013 the company sold the Zimride assets and changed its name to Lyft, Inc.
Source: Prospectus (424B4), March 2019
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2019 IPO from 185 Berry Street, Suite 5000
At its IPO, Lyft's principal executive offices were at 185 Berry Street, Suite 5000, San Francisco. By the end of 2019 the headquarters covered about 430,000 sq ft under leases running to May 2030.
Source: Prospectus (424B4), 2019 · Form 10-K 2019, Item 2
Headquarters reception, 2020 · Photo: Bruce Damonte / STUDIOS Architecture - 2017–20 STUDIOS designs the interiors
STUDIOS Architecture designed 361,000 sq ft of interiors in phases, joining Lyft's space in two parallel quarter-mile-long buildings.
Source: STUDIOS Architecture project page “Lyft Headquarters”
Parklet by STUDIOS Architecture, 2020 · Photo: Bruce Damonte / STUDIOS Architecture - 2022 Suite 400, smaller space
The address on Lyft's annual report became 185 Berry Street, Suite 400, and the headquarters measured about 309,000 sq ft.
Source: Form 10-K 2022, cover page and Item 2
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2024 170,000 sq ft, leased to 2034
The San Francisco headquarters was cut to about 170,000 sq ft under leases through August 31, 2034. Lyft calls SFHQ its largest office.
Source: Form 10-K 2024 and 2025, Item 2 · lyft.com/careers/life-at-lyft
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it.
| Annual report | HQ space (sq ft) | m² | As described |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-K 2019 | 430,000 | 39,948 | HQ, leased (to May 2030) |
| 10-K 2020 | 430,000 | 39,948 | HQ, leased |
| 10-K 2021 | 420,000 | 39,019 | HQ, leased |
| 10-K 2022 | 309,000 | 28,707 | HQ, leased |
| 10-K 2023 | 380,000 | 35,303 | HQ, leased (to May 2030) |
| 10-K 2024 | 170,000 | 15,794 | HQ, leased (to Aug 2034) |
| 10-K 2025 | 170,000 | 15,794 | HQ, leased |
Map: how the headquarters moved
Since its 2019 IPO, Lyft has kept the same address in Mission Bay, a short walk from Oracle Park — it has only changed suites and shrunk from about 430,000 to 170,000 sq ft.
- 1 · 2019185 Berry Street, Suite 5000 — Principal executive offices at the IPO
- 2 · 2022185 Berry Street, Suite 400 — Today's headquarters, about 170,000 sq ft
Addresses: Prospectus (424B4), 2019 · Form 10-K 2022 and 2025
What Lyft does
Lyft runs a ridesharing marketplace that connects drivers and riders. It also offers taxis, private hire vehicles, executive chauffeur services, car sharing, bikes and scooters. In 2025 it bought Freenow in Europe and TBR Global Chauffeuring.
Substantially all revenue comes from the ridesharing marketplace; revenue reported by geography.
Where the money came from · revenue by geography, 2025
Source: Form 10-K 2025, Note on revenue by geographic area and Item 1
Source: Form 10-K 2025 · per-employee figure calculated by eciffo. 2025 net income ($2.8B) includes a $2.9B tax benefit, so it is not shown as a headline.
Growth: revenue vs. people
$2.2B → $6.3B
4,791 → 3,913
Calendar years. Revenue: SEC XBRL from Lyft's 10-K filings. Employees: Prospectus (2018) and Form 10-K (2019–2025; 2025 counts full-time employees). Multiples calculated by eciffo.
Chief executives
CEO since April 2023; on Lyft's board since July 2021. Co-founded the nonprofit Worldreader.
Co-founder; CEO at the 2019 IPO, later Board Chair until August 2025.
Co-founders: Logan Green and John Zimmer.
Source: Prospectus (424B4), 2019 · Proxy statements 2023 and 2026
Lyft: questions people ask
Where is Lyft's headquarters?
At 185 Berry Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, California 94107, in the Mission Bay neighborhood, a short walk from Oracle Park.
Source: Form 10-K 2025 cover · lyft.com/careers/life-at-lyft
How big is Lyft's headquarters?
About 170,000 sq ft (≈ 15,794 m²), leased through August 31, 2034. It is Lyft's largest office. At the end of 2019 the headquarters was about 430,000 sq ft.
Source: Form 10-K 2019, 2024 and 2025, Item 2
Who designed Lyft's office?
STUDIOS Architecture designed the interiors of Lyft's San Francisco headquarters in phases from 2017 to 2020, with indoor parklets, color-coded wayfinding and secret rooms such as a speakeasy behind a Willy Wonka portrait.
Source: STUDIOS Architecture project page
What benefits does Lyft offer?
In the U.S.: 18 weeks of paid parental leave, unlimited paid vacation for salaried employees, free therapy through Modern Health, One Medical membership, a free Lyft Pink membership, a Udemy subscription and a 401(k).
Source: lyft.com/careers/life-at-lyft
Does Lyft allow hybrid or remote work?
Lyft's annual report says its flexible workplace strategies let certain employees work in a hybrid workplace environment or remotely.
Source: Form 10-K 2025, Risk Factors
How many people work at Lyft?
3,913 full-time employees worldwide at December 31, 2025.
Source: Form 10-K 2025
How much do Lyft employees make?
The median employee's total compensation was $157,418 in 2025. CEO David Risher earned about 18 times that.
Source: Proxy statement 2026
Who is Lyft's CEO?
David Risher, CEO since April 2023. Lyft was co-founded by Logan Green and John Zimmer.
Source: Proxy statement 2026 · Prospectus (424B4), 2019
When was Lyft founded?
The company started in 2007 as Zimride, a carpool service, and launched Lyft in 2012. It took the name Lyft, Inc. in 2013.
Source: Prospectus (424B4), 2019
Are Lyft's offices dog-friendly?
Lyft says many of its offices are dog-friendly.
Source: lyft.com/careers/life-at-lyft
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