Swiggy gig workers talk to each other during a promotional event in Mumbai.
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The food delivery platform Swiggy shared data on customers ordering the favourite items as a way to finish 2025 in style. From people purchasing iPhones to everlasting love for biriyani, the platform took to X to participate in New Year's celebrations in their own fashion.
Swiggy Food posted at 7:30 pm that 2,18,993 plates of biryani had already been ordered. "abhi 7:30 bhi nahi baje hai aur 2,18,993 biryanis order ho chuki hai. king fr," the post read.
In their series of live updates on the social media platform, they added that 90,000 burgers had been delivered by 9:30 pm and 4,244 people ordered upma.
1,927 Bengaluru users ordered salad, and 9,410 people chose to order khichdi. On a heartwarming note, they highlighted a milestone that 6,67,04,007 users ordered food for other people in 2025. This data displayed a spike in sharing and gifting meals.
Phani Kishan A, the co-founder of Swiggy, shared posts that featured some notable orders as 2025 wraps up. "Biggest single orders today, just in. Bengaluru shopper picked up two iPhones for ₹1.8L. 2026 has officially arrived in style."
In another post he said how a user in Mumbai received gold worth Rs 1.45 lakh, "Tonight’s most heartwarming Instamart stat. Nearly 1 in 9 NYE orders were placed for friends and family. Case in point: a Mumbai user received gold worth ₹1.45L from a loved one."
In the last hour of 2025, the co-founder at 1:44 pm shared the trends of purchases made. " The last hour of 2025 is looking like this: Grapes: 15x; Cakes: 7x; BBQ-related items: 6x; Beverages: 3.5x; Party glasses: 2.5x; Calendars & planners: 1.5x; Pizza bases: 1.8x."
As the country bid adieu to 2025, Swiggy celebrated its customers' choices as a rewarding way to being 2026.