Zomato achieves 500 cities milestone in India

Zomato, one of India’s leading online food delivery platform, has expanded its food delivery services to 500 cities in India. The firm now has 1.5 lakh restaurant partners and a delivery fleet of 2.3 lakh partners.

The food delivery platform had reached 200 cities milestone in April and upgraded its expansion target to 500 by September.

The company said in a statement, "Zomato is now serving users in 500 cities across India. Expanding to four new cities every day over the last month, Zomato is rapidly penetrating its food delivery services to utilize the untapped potential in tier 3-4 cities in India."

Zomato has expanded to new cities across states such as Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Daman, Meghalaya and Maharashtra, among others.

Mohit Gupta, CEO of Zomato, said, “The top 15 cities including (including Tier-II) contributed 100 percent of our delivery business 12 months ago. While the growth in those cities has doubled in 12 months, Tier III and IV cities now contribute 40 percent of our business.” 

Founded by Deepinder Goyal and Pankaj Chaddah in 2008, Zomato is an Indian restaurant search and discovery service provider. Currently, it is operating in 24 countries.