Swiggy, Zomato Flooded With Over 4,000 Orders/Minute On New Year Eve

The food delivery persons from Zomato and Swiggy struggled to cope with flooding orders on December 31 evening as the apps witnessed a record number of orders. While Zomato got 4,254 orders/minute, Swiggy received 5,500 orders/minute, doubling its new user base. Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal said that it worked with 1,00,000 delivery partners to deal with the orders. Reportedly, the orders spiralled due to the restrictions laid by authorities to prevent the coronavirus spread.