Manjeet vs. Bobir / Uber Eats Driver Powerscaling

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Manjeet vs. Bobir, also known as Uber Eats Driver Powerscaling, refers to two Uber Eats delivery drivers who were both humorously referred to as the G.O.A.T. of Uber Eats due to their "Diamond" badges and a 100% satisfaction rates. The duo, along with other Uber Eats drivers like Avery, Michel and Handy, among others, were pinned against each other in powerscaling edits. The memes trended on TikTok in late 2023, starting within photo slideshows that related the drivers to a tweet reading, "What's the biggest I'm Him moment ever?" In September 2023, Manjeet revealed himself on TikTok, posting videos on his account @manjeet.uber.eats.

Origin

On July 30th, 2023, TikToker^[1] @idktbh236 posted a photo slideshow that started with a tweet^[2] reading, "What's the biggest 'I'm Him' moment ever?" The slideshow continued to show an Uber Eats driver named Charles with a Diamond badge and a 100% satisfaction rate. Over the course of two months, the slideshow received roughly 1.1 million plays and 181,500 likes (recording shown below).

The format went dormant for a month, resurfacing when TikToker^[3] @maesthtics posted a slideshow with a new Uber Eats driver named Bobir, gaining roughly 2.8 million plays and 371,500 likes in 12 days (recording shown below, left). On September 18th, TikToker^[4] @singlefatherof9 posted a slideshow with a new driver named Manjeet, gaining roughly 4.9 million plays and 762,800 likes in 10 days (shown below, right).

Spread

Following the virality of both the Manjeet and Bobir slideshows, the duo were featured in various powerscaling edits going into late September 2023. For instance, on September 22nd, 2023, TikToker^[5] @.jadenonjoysticks posted an edit that compared various drivers in the trend, gaining roughly 256,900 plays and 26,100 likes in six days (shown below, left). On September 25th, TikToker^[6] @_442_clips posted a video with an imagined driver named Handy, gaining roughly 88,000 plays and 3,600 likes in three days (shown below, right).

On September 25th, 2023, a man who appeared to be Manjeet himself posted a video to TikTok^[7] on the account @manjeet.uber.eats, saying, "Hi everyone. I am Manjeet. I am Manjeet for Uber Eats." The video received roughly 959,800 plays and 147,400 likes in three days (shown below, left). On September 26th, TikToker^[8] @mercyisfortheweak1 posted an edit with the video, gaining roughly 73,300 plays and 7,700 likes in two days (shown below, right).