Digital platform workers covered by Mexico’s labor reform rose from 980,471 to 1.77 million between August 2025 and August 2026, while formal occupation contracted and informality reached a record 34.1 million workers. Only 11.25% of platform workers meet the income threshold for full IMSS coverage, which means headline formal job figures increasingly reflect reclassification rather than new hiring. Stagnant household income is weighing on retail: ANTAD same-store sales grew 1.7% against 3.26% inflation, affecting platform operators such as Uber, DiDi, and Rappi, retailers, and labor policymakers.
The number of ride-hailing drivers and delivery couriers covered by Mexico’s digital platform reform stood at 980,471 in August 2025, according to the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS). By the end of August 2026, the figure had reached 1.77 million people, an increase of 791,825 in…
