Overview
- By 7:30 p.m., Swiggy reported 218,993 biryani orders on New Year’s Eve via its official X updates.
- The platform said over 90,000 burgers were ordered by around 9–9:30 p.m., with 9,410 khichdi, 7,573 gajar ka halwa and 4,244 upma also logged, plus 1,927 salads in Bengaluru reflecting regional preferences.
- Swiggy stated that 66,704,007 people ordered food for others in 2025, indicating widespread gifting behavior on the platform.
- Co-founder Phani Kishan A added that nearly 1 in 9 Instamart orders on New Year’s Eve were placed for friends or family, and cited big-ticket purchases including gold worth ₹1.45 lakh in Mumbai and two iPhones totaling ₹1.8 lakh in Bengaluru.
- NDTV Profit reported grape stockouts at Blinkit and Zepto linked to a viral New Year’s Eve trend.