July 16 - Uber will buy Delivery Hero 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.
Company snapshots - The following entries present the companies, their primary regions, the revenue figures, employee counts, market capitalisations and the notes provided in the available data.
- DoorDash - Region: USA/Global. Revenue: $13.71 billion. Employees: 31,400. Market cap: $82.86 billion.
- Deliveroo - Region: (worldwide). Revenue: n $3.9 billion as of in 2025 December 31, 2025.
- Meituan - Region: China. Revenue: 364.85 billion yuan in fiscal 2025. Employees: 111,298. Market cap: $68.70 billion. Note: About 3.3% owned by BlackRock as of fiscal 2025.
- Uber Eats / Uber - Region: USA. Revenue (Uber Eats): $17.24 billion in fiscal 2025. Uber employees: 34,000. Market cap: $147.9 billion. Note: Uber is the ride-hailing giant; the delivery unit includes Uber Eats as of December 31, 2025.
- Zomato - Region: India. Adjusted rev: 6,903 (on standalone basis) 215.81 billion Indian rupees (on basis). ($2.24 and16,375 billion) in FY (on 25 consolidated basis) as of March 31, 2025.
- Grab - Region: Southeast Asia. Revenue: $3.37 billion in FY 25. Employees: 12,012 full-time as of 31, 2025. Market cap: $15.62 billion. Note: Went public in December 2021 through a record-breaking $40 billion SPAC merger.
- Delivery Hero - Region: Germany/Global. Total segment revenue: €14.80 billion as of December 31, 2025. Market cap: About €13.30 billion. Note: About 16.8% owned by Prosus. Delivery Hero employed 54,721 staff in FY 2025.
- Just Eat - Region: Netherlands/Europe. Revenue: $1.92 billion. Note: Acquired by Takeaway.com (for the Prosus, deal closed in October 2025; six-month post-acquisition period on 31st March 2026) for €4.2 billion ($4.82 billion).
- Swiggy - Region: India. Adjusted revenue: 4,488 Indian rupees (FY 2026: permanent employees 16,375?), $7.31 billion? 22.3% owned by Prosus. The available table lists: Adjusted rev. 4,488 FY 2026: permanent employees, n 243.15 billion Indian rupees as of March 31, 2025 ($2.52 billion). (Note: the source material contains compacted figures and labeling.)
Context - The acquisition of Delivery Hero by Uber is framed in the available material as an attempt to consolidate market share and strengthen scale outside China. Consolidation follows a slowdown in order growth from pandemic-era peaks and a sector-wide imperative to improve margins. The transaction is presented as part of a broader wave of dealmaking and strategic repositioning within the online food-delivery industry.
Currency conversions cited in the available data - ($1 = 6.7682 Chinese yuan renminbi), ($1 = 0.8723 euros), ($1 = 96.3450 Indian rupees).
Key takeaways
- Uber's purchase of Delivery Hero is valued at $14.8 billion and would create the largest food-delivery group outside China.
- Major players show a wide range of scale: from multibillion-dollar revenues and tens of thousands of employees to regional platforms with smaller capitalisations.
- The sector is consolidating amid a post-pandemic slowdown in order volumes and ongoing pressure to improve profitability.
Notes on the data - The company entries reflect the wording and figures provided in the available material. Some lines include compacted or abbreviated figures as presented; where the original material lists numbers in close sequence or with limited labeling, those sequences are preserved here as reported.