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| 2011 || March || System launch || Ecovolis launches in {{w|Tirana}} as a small-scale, low-tech public bicycle system.<ref>{{cite web |title=Public Bike Scheme as a Social Business. Tirana. Albania |url=https://www.eltis.org/discover/case-studies/public-bike-scheme-social-business-tirana-albania |website=eltis.org |accessdate=2 July 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Albania}} ({{w|Tirana}})
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| 2011 || May || Statistics Expansion || There are around 375 bike-sharing systems worldwide, comprising 236,000 bicycles.<ref name="rep.bntu.by"/> ||
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| 2011 || May 12 || System launch || BicikeLJ is introduced in {{w|Ljubljana}} with an initial fleet of 300 bicycles at 30 stations available to users. The first hour of use is free of charge, which is very well received among users since 98 percent of all journeys are free.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cycling |url=https://www.ljubljana.si/en/ljubljana-for-you/transport-in-ljubljana/cycling-in-ljubljana/ |website=ljubljana.si |accessdate=2 July 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Slovenia}} ({{w|Ljubljana}})
| 2012 || November || System launch || Pun Pun Bike Share is introduced in {{w|Bangkok}} with an initial two, of a planned fifty stations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pun Pun Bicycle Share Program in Bangkok Thailand |url=https://bicyclethailand.com/pun-pun-bicycle-share-program-in-bangkok-thailand/ |website=bicyclethailand.com |accessdate=2 July 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Thailand}} ({{w|Bangkok}})
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| 2012 || || Statistics Expansion || As of date, the biggest sharing system peograms are in {{w|Wuhan}} and {{w|Hangzhou}}, with around 90,000 and 60,000 bikes respectively.<ref name="rep.bntu.by">{{cite web |last1= |title=Bicycle Sharing Systems |url=https://rep.bntu.by/bitstream/handle/data/27516/Bicycle%20sharing%20system.pdf?sequence=1 |website=rep.bntu.by |accessdate=4 July 2019}}</ref> || {{w|China}}
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| 2013 || March || Research || A study published in the ''{{w|American Journal of Public Health}}'' reports observing an increase in cycling and health benefits where bicycle sharing systems are run.<ref name=":6">{{cite journal
| 2013 || June || System launch || {{w|Divvy}} launches in {{w|Chicago}} as the first large-scale bike share program in the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=What Every New Divvy Rider Needs to Know |url=https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/The-312/August-2013/What-to-Know-On-Your-First-Divvy-Ride/ |website=chicagomag.com |accessdate=14 July 2019}}</ref> || {{w|United States}} ({{w|Chicago}})
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| 2013 || July || Statistics Expansion || As of date, the systems with the higher market penetration are {{w|Vélib'}} in {{w|Paris}} with 1 bike per 97 inhabitants, {{w|Vélo'v}} in {{w|Lyon}} with 1 bike per 121 residents, and {{w|Hangzou}} in China with 1 per 145.<ref name="rep.bntu.by"/> ||
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| 2013 || || System launch || Rekola launches in {{w|Prague}} as a small project. By 2018, it would operate in 8 Czech cities and in Finnish city {{w|Vaasa}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rekola |url=http://www.seen2.com/learn?s=Rekola |website=seen2.com |accessdate=2 July 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Czechia}} ({{w|Prague}})
| 2014 || April || System launch || {{w|BuBi}} launches in {{w|Budapest}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=BKK reveals the bicycles of the MOL Bubi public bike-sharing scheme |url=https://bkk.hu/en/2013/11/bkk-reveals-the-bicycles-of-the-mol-bubi-public-bike-sharing-scheme/ |website=bkk.hu |accessdate=2 July 2019}}</ref> As of May 2019 the network would grow to 143 docking stations and 1,846 bicycles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://molbubi.hu/a-molbubi.php |title=MOL Bubi|publisher=}}</ref> || {{w|Hungary}} ({{w|Budapest}})
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| 2014 || June || Statistics Expansion || Public bike-sharing systems operate in 50 countries on five continents, including 712 cities, operating approximately 806,200 bicycles at 37,500 stations.<ref name="rep.bntu.by"/> || Worldwide
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| 2014 || July 16 || System launch || Orania Openbare Fietsprojek is introduced in {{w|Orania}}, {{w|South Africa}}.<ref name="afriforumvisit">{{cite web|title=Orania – Nie so 'n vergesogte droom nie|url=https://www.afriforum.co.za/orania-nie-n-vergesogte-droom-nie/|publisher=AfriForum|accessdate=5 April 2015|date=23 February 2015|first=Juran|last=van den Heever|language=Afrikaans|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410163917/https://www.afriforum.co.za/orania-nie-n-vergesogte-droom-nie/|archivedate=10 April 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> It is arguably the first bicycle sharing system in {{w|Africa}}. || {{w|South Africa}} ({{w|Orania}})
| 2015 || January 27 || Organization || {{w|Mobike}} is founded. It is, by the number of bicycles, the world's largest shared (for hire) bicycle operator.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meituan Bike |url=https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mobike |website=crunchbase.com |accessdate=12 July 2019}}</ref> || {{w|China}}
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| 2015 || || Statistics Expansion || The number of bike-share bicycles hits an estimated 1,000,000 worldwide. China is by far the leader in the sheer number of bicycles.,<ref name="THE BIKE-SHARE BOOM"/> "By the end of 2014, the number of shared bikes in the world amounted to almost one million. China led the charts with more than 750,000 shared bikes in 237 cities, followed by {{w|France }} with almost 43,000 bikes in 38 cities. Britain was seventh highest with almost 11,000 bikes."<ref name="The forgotten radical history of bike sharing">{{cite web |title=The forgotten radical history of bike sharing |url=http://betterbikeshare.org/2016/08/01/radical-history-bike-sharing/ |website=betterbikeshare.org |accessdate=21 June 2019}}</ref> ||
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| 2015 || April 23 || System launch || {{w|Indego}} launches in {{w|Philadelphia}}, with 70 parking stations. A 30-day membership costs US$ 15 and provides those who sign up with unlimited one-hour rides.<ref>{{cite web |title=Philly bike share program to launch April 23 |url=https://www.phillyvoice.com/philly-bike-share-program-launch-april-23/ |website=phillyvoice.com |accessdate=2 July 2019}}</ref> || {{w|United States}} ({{w|Philadelphia}})
