Zomato's delivery partners get Rs 97 lakh tip On New Year's Eve!
PTC Web Desk: Several food and grocery delivery platforms experienced a surge in their highest-ever single-day orders on New Year's Eve, owing to the trend of Indians celebrating at home with friends and family. CEOs of prominent food delivery applications such as Swiggy and Zomato shared insightful statistics highlighting the unprecedented increase in orders that surpassed previous records from past years. They also provided insights into the types of items users preferred while welcoming 2024.
Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal shared a remarkable statistic, revealing that on New Year's Eve, Indians generously tipped delivery partners with a total amount exceeding Rs 97 lakhs. "Love you, India! You've tipped over ₹97 lakhs till now to the delivery partners serving you tonight," he expressed.
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In response to Deepinder Goyal's post, users engaged in conversations, expressing curiosity about India's tipping behaviour, showing appreciation for the deserving delivery partners, and expressing joy over the significant tipping amount. Some users acknowledged the generosity, emphasising that even amidst challenges, such acts reaffirm the goodness in people.
Love you, India! You’ve tipped over ₹97 lakhs till now to the delivery partners serving you tonight ❤️❤️❤️ — Deepinder Goyal (@deepigoyal) December 31, 2023
Goyal also noted that Zomato delivered nearly the same number of orders on New Year's Eve 2023 as it had on the same day from the combined years 2015 to 2020. "Fun fact: We've delivered almost as many orders on NYE 23 as we did on NYE 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 combined. Excited about the future!" he shared enthusiastically.
Additionally, Albinder Dhindsa, the co-founder and CEO of Blinkit, a quick-commerce delivery platform under Zomato, mentioned logging the highest-ever orders in a day and orders per minute in a post on Sunday evening.
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