CNBC TV18
By Priyanka Deshpande
Published Jan 1, 2024
As Indians partied hard on New Year’s Eve, popular food delivery services such as Zomato, Swiggy, Blinkit, and Zepto experienced their busiest night ever.
Saw a peak of 1,244 orders per minute
Received 4.8 lakh biryanis orders on New Year's eve
Mumbaikars ordered highest number of idlis & vadas
Single order with 95 samosas originated from Bengaluru
Highest orders in a day
Delivered nearly as many orders as on New Year's Eve 2023 as the total for the six preceding years (2015-2020) combined
₹97 lakhs tipped to delivery partners on New Year’s Eve
Kolkata customer ordered 125 items in a single order
Clocked 1.6X more orders per minute
Witnessed skyrocketing demand for nimbu & PartySmart pills
More than 500 packs of Uno were ordered
Saw 10x increase in searches for tonic water, cocktail mixer & glasses
Delhi spent whopping ₹16 lakh on chips & mixers
Condom orders peaked at 1,722 condoms per hour
Highest-ever orders in a day & highest-ever orders per minute
Highest-ever soft drinks & tonic water sold in a day
Highest-ever chips sold in a day
Highest-ever tips given to riders in a day
610 kgs of ice cubes sold on New Year’s Eve
PartySmart pills sales went up 3x week-on-week
Gift's sale up 63% on December 31
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