CEO Deepinder Goyal said Zomato saw 60% higher sales on December 31 as compared to the previous year
Meanwhile, Swiggy claimed that it saw twice as much traffic as last year on December 31
Zomato claimed to have processed a gross merchandise value of INR 75 Cr on New Year’s Eve
Amid strikes from gig workers throughout 2020 and a prolonged lull in business due to the pandemic, there is a piece of positive news for Indian food tech unicorns Zomato and Swiggy as December 31 brought in a huge surge in orders, peaking at over 4,000 orders per minute.
In a series of tweets, Zomato cofounder and CEO Deepinder Goyal said that the company witnessed a huge jump in sales on December 31 — 60% higher than the last New Year’s Eve. He further added that at the peak, Zomato was processing 4,254 orders per minute, with gross merchandise value of INR 75 Cr for the day.