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DoorDash Revenue and Usage Statistics (2021)

DoorDash Revenue and Usage Statistics (2021)

David Curry

Updated: November 12, 2021

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DoorDash key statistics

DoorDash overview
DoorDash revenue
DoorDash profit
DoorDash valuation
DoorDash users
DashPass subscribers
DoorDash restaurants
DoorDash US market share (%)
DoorDash US food delivery competitors
DoorDash FAQ
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DoorDash began life as a paloaltodelivery.com and at launch the four founders ran the entire operation, which
included building the app, receiving orders and delivering them. It instilled a culture in the startup which is still
ingrained today, as DoorDash employees spend one day a month as a ‘dasher’ delivering food.

In the first year of operations, DoorDash expanded to 70 restaurants in the Bay Area and received $2.4 million
in funding. It grew at a rate of 20 percent every week, according to Y Combinator.

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Its goal was to build an artificial intelligence system capable of perfecting delivery, by taking into account every
variant of the delivery process and using the data to better estimate delivery time and reduce errors. Named
Deep Red in homage to the IBM chess system which beat Garry Kasparov, the system recommends restaurants
to users and assigns the most capable rider to a delivery.

While it has not perfected delivery, DoorDash has established itself as the leader in the US market, surpassing
incumbent Grubhub and global leader Uber Eats. In 2020, DoorDash was responsible for 45 percent of all food
delivery orders, holding a double digit advantage over everyone else.

DoorDash made this leap to first position by aggressively expanding into markets, sometimes controversially
adding restaurants onto the platform before contacting them.

In 2019, Uber attempted to merge with DoorDash, but the two rivals couldn’t come to an agreement. DoorDash
acquired Square’s Caviar food delivery service for $410 million a few months later, which is still available to
use.

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DoorDash also launched a shared kitchen in 2019, which operate similar to dark kitchens that Deliveroo and
Uber Eats use in Europe. These kitchens are located in areas with lower expenses and are delivery only,
reducing the operating cost.

In 2021, DoorDash went public on the New York Stock Exchange at a $72 billion valuation.

DoorDash has never made a profit and although the US food delivery market is consolidating, it still looks
unlikely that it will post a profit in 2021. Uber Eats acquired Postmates for $2.4 billion and Just Eat Takeaway
acquired Grubhub for $7.1 billion, however all three competitors are still keenly fighting for market share in US
cities through low delivery and service costs.

We have collected data and statistics on DoorDash revenue, usage and availability. Read on below to find out
more.

DoorDash key statistics

DoorDash increased its revenue by 241 percent in 2020, from $850 million to $2.9 billion
In that same timeframe, it also decreased its losses by 30 percent, from $667 to $461 million
DoorDash has 18 million users, the vast majority of which are from the US
According to Edison Trends, DoorDash controls 45 percent of the US food delivery market

DoorDash overview
Launch date July 2013
HQ San Francisco, California
People Tony Xu (CEO), Andy Fang (CTO), Parbir Adarkar

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(CFO), Christopher Payne (COO)

Business type Private
Industry Food delivery

DoorDash revenue

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Revenue ($mm)

600

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Q4 2019 Q1 2020 Q2 2020 Q3 2020 Q4 2020 Q1 2021 Q2 2021 Q3 2021
Source: Company data

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DoorDash annual revenue

Year Revenue
2017 $0.11 billion
2018 $0.55 billion
2019 $0.85 billion
2020 $2.9 billion

Source: The Information, DoorDash

DoorDash profit
Year Profit
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2018 ($204 million)

2019 ($667 million)
2020 ($461 million)

Source: The Information, DoorDash

DoorDash valuation
Year Valuation
2015 $0.5 billion
2018 $7 billion
2019 $13 billion
2020 $16 billion

Sources: Business Insider, QZ, Bloomberg, CNBC

Note: DoorDash went public in late 2020. Its market cap is exceeded $55 billion on January 2021. 

DoorDash users
Year Users
2018 4 million
2019 10 million
2020 20 million

Source: eMarketer, DoorDash

DashPass subscribers
Year Subscribers
2019 0.8 million
2020 1.5 million
2021 5 million

Source: DoorDash

DoorDash restaurants
Year Restaurants
2017 59,000 
2018 100,000 
2019 258,000
2020 340,000 
2021 390,000

Sources: CNBC, DoorDash

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DoorDash US market share (%)

Year US Market Share
2015 5
2016 10
2017 12
2018 15
2019 35
2020 45

Sources: Rakuten, QZ, CNBC

DoorDash US food delivery competitors

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Food Delivery Marketshare (%)

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2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

Grubhub DoorDash Uber Eats Postmates

Sources: McKinsey, Second Measure Bloomberg

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Want to learn more about the food delivery market? Read our sector profile 

DoorDash FAQ
Has DoorDash ever made a profit?

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DoorDash has not made a profit, although losses decreased by 30 percent from 2019 to 2020

How many orders have DoorDash completed?

According to its corporate overview, DoorDash has completed over 900 million orders since inception

How many people work for DoorDash?

DoorDash has over one million riders who deliver food

What is the average order size from DoorDash?

DoorDash average order size was $37.28, only 20 percent spent more than $50 (Rakuten)

What is the average wait time for a DoorDash order?

DoorDash average delivery time was 37 minutes in 2019 (DoorDash)

How many cities is DoorDash available in?

DoorDash is available in over 4,000 North American cities

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