July 16 - Uber UBER.N will buy Delivery Hero DHER.DE in a deal valuing the German firm at $14.8 billion to create the largest food-delivery group outside China and stave off intensifying competition.
The transaction continues a consolidation spurred by a slowdown in orders from the pandemic peaks as well as pressure to improve margins.
Here are details on how the food-delivery companies stack up globally:
Global food-delivery companies by region, revenue and market cap
Company
Region
Revenue
Employees
Market cap
Notes
DoorDash DASH.O
USA/Global
$13.71 billion in fiscal 2025
31,400 employees worldwide, as of December 31, 2025
$82.86 billion
Purchased Deliveroo for $3.9 billion in 2025
Meituan 3690.HK
China
364.85 billion yuan ($53.91 billion) in fiscal 2025
111,298 full-time employees, as of December 31, 2025
$68.70 billion
About 3.3% owned by BlackRock
Uber Eats
USA
$17.24 billion in fiscal 2025 - Uber delivery unit which includes Uber Eats
Uber had 34,000 employees, as of December 31, 2025
Uber: $147.93 billion
Unit of ride-hailing giant Uber UBER.N
Eternal Ltd ETEA.NS
India
Adjusted rev: 215.81 billion Indian rupees ($2.24 billion) in FY 25
6,903 (on standalone basis) and 16,375 (on consolidated basis) as of March 31, 2025
$28.20 billion
Popularly known as Zomato
Grab GRAB.O
Southeast Asia
$3.37 billion in FY 25
12,012 full-time employees as of December 31, 2025
$15.62 billion
Went public in December 2021 through a record-breaking $40 billion SPAC merger
Delivery Hero DHER.DE
Germany/Global
Total segment rev: €14.80 billion ($16.97 billion) in FY 2025
As of December 31, 2025, Delivery Hero employed 54,721 staff
$13.30 billion
About 16.8% owned by Prosus
Just Eat Takeaway.com
Netherlands/Europe
$1.92 billion (for the six-month post-acquisition period on 31st March 2026)
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Acquired by Prosus, deal closed in October 2025 for €4.2 billion ($4.82 billion)
Swiggy SWIG.NS
India
Adjusted rev. FY 2026: 243.15 billion Indian rupees ($2.52 billion)
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