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Mamadou the Uber Eats Delivery Guy refers to a prolific Uber Eats delivery person in New York City, whom many New Yorkers believe to have encountered. The phenomenon was brought to light on social media sites like TikTok and Twitter / X in 2025, following multiple reports of a driver named Mamadou seemingly delivering to people all across the city.

The widely held experience led to speculation and a conspiracy theory that multiple Uber Eats drivers and bicyclists were using the name Mamadou on the app for an unknown ulterior motive. The first name "Mamadou" is notably derived from the Arabic name Muhammad or Mohammad, making it very common. Memes about Mamadou mirror similar trends about specific Uber Eats delivery guys, like Amir the Uber Eats Guy and the Uber Eats Driver Powerscaling trend that powerscaled the careers and G.O.A.T. statuses of multiple drivers like "Manjeet" and "Bobir."

Origin

On May 1st, 2025, TikToker^[1] @_benweiss posted a video, asking other people who live in New York City, "Y'all only ever get Mamadou as your Uber Eats driver?" His video on the subject gained over 22,000 likes in three months (shown below).

According to Ancestry,^[6] Mamadou is a West African name originating from the Arabic name Muhammad or Mohammad. Common in French-speaking regions of West Africa, the name represents a localized adaptation of its Arabic counterpart. It holds strong religious significance within Muslim communities, where it is frequently chosen in honor of the Prophet Muhammad.

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On May 23rd, 2025, TikToker^[2] @alamonster stitched the abovementioned video from @_benweiss, in which he explained that Mamadou was the "Muhammad" of West Africa, meaning that it was the region's most common name. The video gained over 1,000 likes in three months (shown below).

On June 11th, TikToker^[3] @foodieinsidernyc posted a video of herself grabbing her Uber Eats order from a driver named Mamadou, captioned, "I heard we're all getting our Uber Eats orders from Mamadou. This is our Mamadou. Does he look like your Mamadou? Is he the hardest-working man in NYC or are there multiple Mamadous? We must get to the bottom of this." The video gained over 33,000 likes in two months (shown below).

On July 15th, 2025, TikToker^[4] @hellohellobabyx posted a photo slideshow, starting with a screenshot of an Uber Eats guy named Mamadou, captioned, "Everyone [in] NYC knows about Mamadou." The post gained over 560,900 likes in a month (shown below).

On August 6th, TikToker^[5] @newyorkersofficial posted a video of a man asking people on the streets of Manhattan if they knew who Mamadou the Uber Eats Guy was. The video gained over 60,200 likes in two days (shown below).

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