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ChallengingMarket Size (₹) reported at RedSeer
Estimate the market size of online food delivery in India
Scope it first — questions to ask
- · Metric — GMV (total order value) or platform revenue (commissions)? Scope chosen: annual GMV, the number the industry quotes.
- · Include only app-based delivery (Zomato/Swiggy-style) or also restaurant-own delivery and cloud kitchens on-platform? Scope: app-based platform orders only.
- · Food delivery only, or quick-commerce grocery too? Scope: prepared-food delivery only.
Assumptions on the table
- · India population ≈ 1.4B; urban share ≈ 35% — census ballpark. Food delivery is effectively an urban product.
- · ≈50% of urban population is digitally active and in the 15–45 ordering demographic — smartphone penetration ~65% nationally, higher in cities.
- · 40% of that addressable pool transacts at least once a year — consistent with reported annual transacting users of ~80–100M across platforms.
- · Frequency is heavily skewed: a small heavy-user cohort (metro professionals, students) orders ~2x/week; the long tail orders once every couple of months.
- · Average order value ≈ ₹400 — typical 1–2 person order incl. delivery fee and taxes.
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