Archive · 1 Nov 2025
Swiggy's Innovations Boost Food Delivery Growth and Profitability
Swiggy, a company that delivers food, is making more money and getting more people to use its service.
They have introduced new ideas like a super-fast delivery called Bolt, which helps get food to people quickly.
They also have a special store where meals cost only ₹99, making it affordable for many people.
For people working in offices, they have a service called DeskEats to bring them food easily.
Swiggy is also trying out a new app for students and young workers to find cheap meals.
Because of these new services, more people are ordering food, and Swiggy is earning more money and becoming more profitable.
They are focusing on making things easy and affordable for everyone, which is helping them grow and get better.
Swiggy's food delivery revenue grew 22% year-on-year to ₹2,206 crore in Q2FY26, with GOV increasing 18.8%.
New innovations like Bolt (10-minute delivery), 99 Store (₹99 meals), and DeskEats (for office-goers) are driving customer growth and engagement.
Monthly transacting users (MTUs) reached 17.2 million, showing the highest order growth in two years.
Profitability in the food delivery segment improved significantly, with adjusted EBITDA surging 114% to ₹240 crore and margins expanding to 2.8%.
Swiggy is focusing on affordability, convenience, and segmentation to broaden its user base and strengthen its path to sustainable profitability.
- Who
- Swiggy Ltd, including Group CEO and MD Sriharsha Majety
- What
- Swiggy's food delivery segment experienced significant growth in revenue, gross order value, and user engagement, driven by new platform innovations and a focus on affordability and convenience, leading to improved profitability.
- When
- September Quarter (Q2FY26)
- Where
- India, with specific services like Bolt in 700+ cities and DeskEats in 7,000+ tech parks across 30 cities.
- Why
- Growth was driven by new platform innovations like Bolt, 99 Store, DeskEats, and NoSugarAdded, which broadened the customer base and boosted user engagement through value-focused and convenience-led propositions.
Company Focus
Market Focus
Growth Strategy
Company Focus
Swiggy is focused on expanding its user base and achieving sustainable profitability through a strategic mix of affordability, convenience, and segmentation with new platform innovations.
Market Focus
Swiggy is adapting to volatile macro-consumption trends and higher-than-usual rainfall by introducing value-focused and convenience-led propositions to meet diverse consumer needs across different income brackets and cities.
New Initiatives
Company Focus
Innovations like Bolt (10-minute delivery), 99 Store (₹99 meals), DeskEats, and 'Food on Train' are directly contributing to order volume and customer engagement.
Market Focus
Experimental apps like 'Toing' are being launched to test alternative marketplace models for low average order value meals, addressing challenging unit economics with significant growth potential.
- Company
- Swiggy Ltd
- Reporting Period
- September Quarter (Q2FY26)
- Food Delivery Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 22%
- Food Delivery GOV Growth (YoY)
- 18.8%
- Monthly Transacting Users (MTUs)
- 17.2 million
- Food Delivery Adjusted EBITDA Growth (YoY)
- 114%
- Food Delivery EBITDA Margin
- 2.8% of GOV
- Bolt Service Availability
- 700+ cities
