In 2026, China was forecast to be the biggest market for online food delivery worldwide, generating nearly billion U.S. dollars in revenue. The United States ranked second, with the online food delivery revenue reaching approximately billion U.S. dollars that year.
Food delivery market in the U.S.
The online food delivery landscape in the U.S. is mainly divided into two segments: meal delivery and grocery delivery. In 2026, the grocery segment was estimated at billion U.S. dollars, while meal delivery revenues were estimated at billion dollars. Such a lucrative online food delivery market entails high consumer expectations: nearly percent of U.S. consumers surveyed in 2022 said they expected their online food orders to arrive in minutes or less.
DoorDash: homegrown champion
San Francisco-based DoorDash was the leading food delivery operator in the United States as of January 2024, controlling two-thirds of the online food delivery market in the country. In 2023, DoorDash revenues reached approximately billion U.S. dollars. More information on DoorDash can be found here.