Biryani: Nowadays it is the online era. From payment to ordering food, everything is done with the help of a single click. Many people like you and I order groceries as well as cooked food online. Some like pizza, some are crazy about chow mein, but it seems impossible for any other dish to compete with Biriyani. We are not saying this, but this has been revealed in the report of the 10th edition of ‘How India Swiggy’d.

Everything fails in front of Biriyani

It was told in the report what people across the country ordered the most in the year 2025. Biriyani has come first in this report. In the year 2025, people ordered the maximum number of biriyanis through Swiggy. In this also, people liked Chicken Biriyani the most. 93 million biriyanis ordered in India alone in 2025. Accordingly, 194 biryani were ordered every minute and 3.25 biryani were ordered every second.

This year people ordered chicken biriyani 57.7 million (5.77 crore) times. Out of this also, repeat orders were the highest. That means, after ordering Chicken Biriyani once, customers repeated their order again. Let us tell you that this is the 10th consecutive year, when Biriyani has topped the list of most ordered dish on Swiggy. This shows that trends come and go, but the charm of Biriyani has remained intact.

Lots of orders for pizza and burgers also received

Along with this, burger was at second place, which was ordered 44.2 million (4.42 crore) times. Pizza remained at third place, for which 40.1 million (4.01 crore) orders were made. Dosa was at fourth place, for which orders came 26.2 million (2.62 crore) times.

Swiggy said in its report, “Veg pizza was one of the top favorite items in the list of late night orders.” It may sound strange, but one customer alone ordered pizza worth Rs 47,578. Most burgers were sold during snack time (3-7 pm). 6.3 million (63 lakh) orders of chicken burger came. However, veg burger also did not lag behind with 4.2 million (42 lakh) orders. Apart from this, chicken rolls, chicken nuggets, veg pizza were also sold well during this period.

sipped a lot of tea

The combination of tea and samosas has also been a hit in the evening snack for Indians. In a year, people ordered 3.42 million (34.2 lakh) samosas and 2.9 million (29 lakh) cups of ginger tea through Swiggy. Apart from these, people also enjoyed Gulab Jamun, Kaju Katli, Gram Flour Laddus, Chocolate Cake a lot this year.

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Online food delivery: In today’s time there is a huge shortage of jobs. Thousands and lakhs of applications are submitted for one post. People stand in queues for interviews. In such a situation, if someone has a good job, then he is lucky.

However, the person about whom we are going to tell you today has given up a job worth Rs 25 lakh per annum just because he has to do online food delivery. When the story of this strange decision of the man was shared on social media, it caught people’s attention.

Parents are crying at home

A user named NG V (@original_ngv) on X shared this story and said that his friend left a good job, due to which his parents are upset, crying and worried about his future. She is getting married next year and has recently bought a new car, so there is a lot of financial pressure. Ng wrote, “A friend of mine left his 25 lpa+ job to become a Swiggy / Rapido driver. No, I am not kidding. His parents called me to console him, they were really crying. He is going to get married next year and has just bought a car.

Friend’s business model ready

However, he has taken this step very thoughtfully. Angie said, “He lives near a university, where a lot of students and office workers come.” He is leaving his job and starting a cloud kitchen with a runway of 6 months, but before starting it, he had to first prepare the menu. To find out which food items were most liked in his area, he became a delivery boy for a few weeks.

Angie told that her friend has already shortlisted 12 SKUs which she believes can be sold at lower prices but in higher volumes. Its business model is estimating profits in three-four months.

People praised his courage

Even after knowing about his plan, his friends and family are not agreeing. “His parents are still against it and friends are also making fun of the decision,” Ng said. He also has to face a lot of insults like the watchman shouting at him for using the lift etc. But he is adamant on his point.

Ng said, “Now I am also supporting him 100 percent. I hope everything goes well for him in the future.” People on social media are praising the courage of Ng’s friend. Some are calling it real market research, while others are saying that it takes courage to downgrade your lifestyle to improve the future.

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Swiggy: Online food delivery platform Swiggy is preparing to raise Rs 10,000 crore. For this the company will take the route of Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP). Swiggy is going to raise Rs 10,000 crore ($1.1 billion) from institutional investors by next week.

A source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the company has shortlisted three banks to manage the share sale – Citigroup Inc. and the Indian units of JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Kotak Mahindra Capital Company. The board had also on November 7 approved a plan to raise up to Rs 10,000 crore through qualified institutional placement, which is still pending shareholder and regulatory approval. The timing and size of the deal may still change.

Company suffered losses in the second quarter

Swiggy suffered a loss of Rs 1092 crore in the September quarter of financial year 2025, which was much more than the loss of Rs 626 crore a year earlier. However, during this period, the company’s operational revenue had increased from Rs 3601 crore in the same quarter last year to Rs 5561 crore. In the month of September itself, Swiggy approved the sale of its entire stake in bike-taxi service provider Rapido. This deal was done for about Rs 2400 crore.

Sold my share in Rapido

Three years ago in April 2022, 12% stake was purchased in Rapido for about Rs 1000 crore. Last month, Nuvama Institutional Equities had said that about Rs 7,000 crore in cash had strengthened Swiggy’s financial position. This also includes the amount received from the stake sold in Rapido. The company is now planning to raise up to Rs 10,000 crore through qualified institutional placement.

Swiggy follows the path of Zomato

Zomato also raised funds of Rs 8500 crore through qualified institutional placement last year. The company said the reason behind this was to increase its cash reserves. Now Swiggy is also ready to follow this path. In such a situation, it is being said that this is likely to increase competition between the two companies.

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Zomato New Feature: Online food delivery platform Zomato has launched a new feature, under which Zomato will be able to share customer data such as name, address and phone number with restaurants. This will help restaurants to connect directly with customers, thereby knowing their preferences and experience.

This will help in understanding the customers better and also building better relationships with them. However, this feature is still in the pilot stage. Zomato is in talks with the National Restaurants Association of India (NRAI) to share customer information with restaurants.

End on 10 year old feud!

This move by Zomato may also end an almost 10-year-old dispute, in which restaurants had accused food delivery apps of hiding customer data. This new feature of Zomato is currently in the pilot phase. That means it is being tested. Under the new system, restaurants will get customer details only when the customer gives permission. Zomato will ask for permission before sharing your phone number with restaurants. This data sharing feature will help restaurants in sharing marketing and promotional messages with customers.

Why is the feature important?

Restaurants say they need access to customer information so they can understand who is ordering, how often they order and what kind of food they prefer. They argue that this helps them spend marketing money more wisely and send offers or promotions that match customer preferences. He believes that to build long-lasting relationships with customers, there is a need to connect with them directly.

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Gst on online food delivery: People often do online food orders when they feel hungry, but from September 22, pockets will have to be loosened for it. In fact, many important decisions were taken in the GST Council meeting held last week.

Under this, online food delivery and quick commerce platforms like Swiggy, Zomato, Blinkit, Zepto have been brought under the purview of 18 percent GST slab. That is, these platforms will have to pay GST on their services. In such a situation, now the question comes that how will companies manage this increased expenses, will the burden be put on customers?

Recently increased platform fees

The Economic Times, citing Morgan Stanley, has stated in its report that due to the new rule, Jomato’s food delivery business may cost about Rs 2 per order and about Rs 2.6 per order on Swigy. Currently, Jomato’s average delivery fee is Rs 11–12 and Swigy’s average delivery fee is Rs 14.5. Platforms like Jomato and Swigi are already facing increased costs. He also increased his platform fees recently to earn more profit during the festive season. Now questions are being raised on how companies will face the challenge of increasing the burden of GST.

Will the pressure increase on customers?

According to media reports, the company is currently assessing the increased expenditure on its operations and the impact on its profits. Now if this GST is put on customers, then of course the delivery charges will increase. Talking to the Indian Express, an official of the food delivery platform also said that we have no other option other than putting its weight on customers.
After the new rates are implemented from September 22, customers can approach dominos or other operators instead of ordering food from zomato or swigy. According to a report by the Indian Express, Dominos puts 5 percent GST with packaging charges on food audience. At the same time, online food delivery platforms will be charged 18 percent GST on delivery along with collecting platform fees including Rs 88 restaurant GST, Packing Charge and Rs 15 GST.

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Swiggy platform fee: Swiggy, a company that delivers online food, has increased its platform fees from Rs 12 to Rs 14 per order. The company has made this change at a time when there is pressure to order during the festive season. Since people like to get food from outside due to all the busyness in the festive season, the daily order volume of the company is also growing rapidly.

Company will get strong profit

However, the increase of Rs 2 in the platform fee may be less to the customers, but the company is sure to benefit from it. The company will also be strong to some extent. Industry experts say that Swiggy usually fulfills more than 20 lakh orders every day. With the increase of Rs 2 in the platform fees, the company will generate an additional revenue of about Rs 2.8 crore every day. This will provide a profit of Rs 8.4 crore in every quarter and Rs 33.60 crore in a year.

Swiggy first started charging platform fees in April 2023. During that time, customers were charged 2 rupees on every order. With time, the company started increasing it in view of the growing operational cost. However, it had no effect on the company’s order volume.

The company’s first quarter results

The company earned a profit of Rs 1,197 crore double more than the same quarter last year in the first quarter of 2026. It also got support from its Rapid Grocery Service-Instamart. During this period, the company’s operational revenue also increased to Rs 4,961 crore, which reflects its strong position in both food delivery and instant commerce segment.

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