november 5, 2024

Food delivery to Instamart: Swiggy’s journey so far

Since its launch in 2014, Swiggy has become one of India’s largest food delivery platforms. In recent years, it has diversified its business to keep up with changing consumer demands.

Industry giant

Today, Swiggy operates in over 600 cities with over 2.5 lakh restaurant partners, nearly 4 lakh delivery partners and more than 24 million monthly active users. 

Pan-India presence

The company reported a 36% jump in its operating revenue from ₹8,265 crore in FY23 to ₹11,247 crore in FY24 and is targeting a valuation of over $11 billion for its upcoming initial public offering (IPO). 

Revenue & valuation

Swiggy’s revenue comprises commissions on orders, delivery fees and advertisements. It also offers Swiggy One, a paid and subscription-based service that provides benefits like free delivery and exclusive discounts. 

Revenue break-up

In 2020, Swiggy launched Instamart for grocery delivery and Genie for running errands. These services hugely expanded Swiggy’s customer base. 

Instamart

Instamart is a quick-commerce service that delivers groceries and other essentials, within 10-30 minutes. It is one of the top three quick commerce players in India along with Zomato’s Blinkit and Zepto. 

Quick commerce

Swiggy Genie lets users send packages or pick up items. It makes Swiggy an all-in-one app for instant delivery solutions, offering services like customer deliveries, sending parcels, etc. 

Genie

The company also offers services like Dineout, which helps one look for restaurants and offers discounts on dining out. Further, Swiggy Cloud offers cloud kitchen services. 

Dineout

It recently launched ‘Bolt’, aiming to deliver food in just 10-15 minutes in major cities like Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai. It plans to expand Bolt to more areas based on demand.

Bolt

While the company has a market share of nearly 45%, its main competitor Zomato leads the market with almost 55% market share. Its other competitors include Blinkit, Zepto, Dunzo, EatSure and Scootsy. 

Market share

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