Biryani, of course! Swiggy's annual report for 2024 revealed that biryani was the most popular order in India. Are you surprised?
Some 83 million orders of biryani were placed this year on Swiggy -- 158 per minute, on an average. That's ninth consecutive year that biryani has dominated the top spot.
As per the report, Chicken Biryani was the most preferred. Swiggy received 49 million orders for it.
After biryanis, dosas were the second-most popular with 23 million orders from Swiggy in 2024.
Hyderabad with 9.7 million biryani orders. Second: Bengaluru with 7.7 million orders. Third: Chennai with 4.6 million.
According to the report from Swiggy, New Delhi, Chandigarh, and Kolkata continued to order their favourite dishes. Delhi preferred steamy Chole. Chandigarh stuck with crispy fried Aloo Paranthas and Kolkata tucked into piping-hot Kachoris as per usual urban food-consuming behaviour.
Chicken Burgers have become India’s most-ordered midnight snack in 2024. Some 1.84 million orders of Chicken Burgers were placed between 12 midnight and 2 am with Swiggy.
In Bengaluru, a Swiggy customer spent ₹ 49,900 on pasta, feasting on nearly 55 Alfredo pastas, 40 Mac & Cheese bowls, and 30 Spaghetti plates. Viva Pasta!
Dinner meals dominated the Swiggy orders -- 215 million of them.