In US Food Delivery Wars, GrubHub Leads in Market Share with Uber Eats Close Behind; DoorDash Growing Fastest

Which food delivery service has the most market share across the USA in 2018?

Nationally, in July, GrubHub led food delivery competitors across the USA with 34% market share, followed by Uber Eats with 28% and DoorDash with 18%.

Figure 1a. Food delivery services’ July revenue market share, across the USA, according to Edison Trends.

Which food delivery service has the most market share across the USA in 2018?

In the first seven months of 2018, GrubHub had the highest (42%) in states east of the Mississippi River, while DoorDash saw the highest amount of market share (27%) in states west of the Mississippi River.

Figure 1b. Food delivery services’ estimated monthly share of revenue from January 1 to July 31, 2018 across the USA, according to Edison Trends.

Which food delivery service is growing the fastest across the USA in 2018?

On-demand restaurant delivery platform DoorDash is this year’s fastest growing food delivery service in the USA. Between January and July, DoorDash generated 42% growth in share of revenue, the highest gain compared to its competitors; Uber Eats (11%), Postmates (1%), Caviar (1%), and GrubHub (-17%).

Figure 2a. DoorDash’s estimated monthly share of revenue, from January 1 to July 31, 2018 across the USA, according to Edison Trends.

Which food delivery service is growing the fastest across the USA in 2018?

Additionally, DoorDash’s monthly share of food delivery revenue in the United States grew 5 percentage points between January and July 2018, from 13% to 18%. In comparison, Uber Eats’ monthly share of revenue grew 3 percentage points in the same time period, from 25% to 28%. Postmates and Caviar remained roughly the same, however GrubHub experienced a 8 percentage point loss in market share during this period, falling from 42% in January to 34% in July.

Figure 2b. Food delivery services monthly share of revenue, from January 1 to July 31, 2018 across the USA, according to Edison Trends.

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*The data shown is based on a sample of anonymized and aggregated e-receipts from millions of consumers in the United States.