With 8.5 million orders placed for everyone’s favourite chocolate cake, Bengaluru is 'Cake Capital' of India.
one of Swiggy's delivery partners went the extra mile, quite literally, traveling 45.5 km to deliver some, wait for it—fast food. (Swiggy)
Served with dahi chutney and mirchi ka salan, the Hyderabadi biryani is aromatic, delectable, and a gourmet’s delight.
However, one individual in Hyderabad seems to have developed an extraordinary craving for the dish. According to Swiggy, the person had ordered a staggering 1,633 servings — that is more than four a day — of the dish in 2023.
In its annual report, How India Swiggy’d in 2023, the food delivery platform also said Hyderabad ordered more biryanis than any other Indian city it has been serving.
The report reflected the nation’s food ordering habits.
The report highlighted that biryani dominated all orders for the eighth consecutive year. In 2023, India collectively ordered a remarkable 2.5 biryanis per second, with a ratio of 5.5 chicken biryanis to every vegetable biryani, if it could be called so.
It is not all. Among the new Swiggy users, 2.49 million people across the country debuted on the platform ordering biryani. The platform also recorded an astounding 40,30,827 searches for biryani.
The Swiggy report said: “Every sixth biryani order originated from Hyderabad”, underscoring the city’s deep-rooted connection with this culinary delight.
Notably, during the India vs Pakistan World Cup match in October, a biryani-loving family in Chandigarh placed an impressive order for 70 plates in one go.
Swiggy experienced a surge in demand and it processed over 250 biryani orders per minute during the match between the archrivals.
Meanwhile, Bengaluru believed in having its cake and eating it too — without guilt.
“With 8.5 million orders placed for everyone’s favourite chocolate cake, the city was honoured as the ‘Cake Capital’,” Swiggy said.
St Valentine would be impressed to know that India kept ordering 271 cakes per minute on 14 February.
In a notable feat, a user in Nagpur took indulgence to the next level by ordering 92 cakes in a single day.
Gulab Jamuns stole the spotlight, surpassing the usual suspect Roshogollas with an impressive 7.7 million orders during Durga Puja.
Masala dosa reigned supreme among vegetarian dishes on nine days of the Navaratri festival.
The humble idli found a suitor in biryani-loving Hyderabad, where a customer spent ₹6 lakh on the steamed dish in 2023.
In the battle between anime and K-pop, Japanese cuisine emerged victorious with twice as many orders compared to its Korean counterpart.
The idli person was not the one who spent the highest in 2023. A user in Mumbai shelled out ₹42.3 lakh for food ordered via Swiggy. The staggering amount is much higher than the annual salary of many Indians.
The culinary enthusiasm reached its zenith with user accounts in Chennai, Delhi, and Hyderabad, each boasting about placing more than 10,000 orders in a year.
The title of the grandest party host went to one from Jhansi, who ordered a whopping 269 items.
Breaking records with a pizza extravaganza, a household in Bhubaneswar ordered a remarkable 207 pizzas — all on a single day.
This Father’s Day, a surge of affection for babas, papas, abbus, appas, pops, and babujis manifested through the highest orders on Swiggy Gourmet.
In a commendable display of commitment, over 2.1 million individuals adhered to their New Year’s resolution by opting for sugar-free desserts, all conveniently accessible through Swiggy Guiltfree.
Vegans took center stage in the dietary realm, marking a remarkable 146 percent increase in orders for delights of their choice on Swiggy Guiltfree, signaling a profound shift in dietary preferences.
Embracing the nutritional spotlight of 2023 as the International Year of Millets, orders for millet-based dishes on Swiggy Guiltfree experienced a robust 124 percent growth, accompanied by a noteworthy 38 percent surge in search queries.
The health-conscious community avidly sought out foxtail, buckwheat, jowar, bajra, ragi, rajgira, and amaranth, making them the most searched keywords in the wholesome food category.
Swiggy said all customers from its Instamart’s top five cities were made citizens of a single country, it would rank as the 17th most populated nation globally.
Jaipur’s order extravaganza: A man from Jaipur set a remarkable record by placing a staggering 67 orders on Swiggy Instamart on a single day. The size of his celebration remains a mystery, but an invite would have been gladly accepted!
Top single order: The highest single order of ₹31,748 was from a Chennai user, who for some reason, decided to stock up on coffee, juice, cookies, nachos, and chips.
Lightning-fast delivery: Delhi claimed the title for the fastest delivery of the year, with Swiggy Instamart delivering a packet of instant noodles in a mere 65 seconds — roughly half the time it takes to prepare those noodles.
Bengaluru’s mango love: Bengaluru emerged as the ultimate haven for mango enthusiasts, surpassing the combined mango orders of Mumbai and Hyderabad.
Most sought-after items: Milk, closely followed by curd and onions, dominated the search trends on Swiggy Instamart. While 30 million customers successfully found milk, some others embarked on unique quests for “Captain America” or “Anything.”
Swiggy’s delivery partners embraced sustainability by covering an impressive 166.42 million green kilometers through the use of electric vehicles (EVs) and cycles, contributing significantly to eco-friendly delivery practices.
Venkatasen, a delivery partner from Chennai, and Santhini in Kochi delivered an astonishing 10,360 and 6,253 orders, respectively. Meanwhile, Ramjeet Singh from Gurgaon delivered 9,925 smiles, and Pardeep Kaur took happiness to 4,664 users in Ludhiana.
Highlighting the commitment to customer satisfaction, one of Swiggy’s delivery partners went the extra mile literally, travelling 45.5 km to deliver fast food!
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