Zomato's 3 Platform Fee Hikes: A Short Timeline

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Zomato introduced INR 2 Platform fee in the picture by taking a leaf out of Swiggy’s playbook in August.

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Later in the same month, Zomato hiked the Platform fee to INR 3 in some cities, even charging the same from Gold Users.

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The platform fee then was hiked to INR 4 on the new year's eve as a business call across major cities. It was put into effect in the new year.

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Many users also reported that New Year’s Eve saw platform fees temporarily upped to as high as INR 9 per order in certain markets.

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Now, Zomato has hiked its platform fee by 25% to INR 5 per order in major areas like NCR, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Lucknow.

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