As of June 2024, it operates in cities of 20 countries including Germany, UK, Poland, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Austria and Switzerland.

The operating costs are financed by contracts with public transport providers & municipalities, rental fees and the sale of advertising space on the bikes themselves.

Their bike sharing service can be used as an elementary component of urban and regional mobility in over 300 cities worldwide.

There are cities with a flex zone allowing users to return the bike anywhere within a defined area for a small additional fee.

nextbike operates in German cities such as Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Leipzig, Munich, Nuremberg and Dresden.

[9] KVB-Rad Since 2015 nextbike together with the public transport company of Cologne offer around 1500 bikes for rent.

In 2014, several bike sharing schemes were launched in the UK, including the cities of Bath,[18] Glasgow,[19] Milton Keynes[20] and Stirling.