How was 2021 for Swiggy amidst the pandemic?

What was India ordering on Swiggy this year? Amidst serious year end reports from various companies with data on profit and loss, came Swiggy’s sixth annual trends report, with mouth -watering statistics. Let’s check out these food trends.  

What was the most ordered dish on Swiggy?  
Chicken biryani won hearts across India, topping Swiggy order charts in Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad and Lucknow. It was also the most common dish, ordered by 4.25 lakh first time users to start their Swiggy journey. Indians ordered 115 biryanis per minute, that is 1.91 biryanis per second in 2021. The numbers have gone up, since Indians still preferred biryani above anything else in 2020, but were ordering 90 dishes per minute. A total of 60 million chicken biryanis were consumed via Swiggy in 2021. Swiggy is so proud of this that apart from the report, they have put up this figure as a post on Twitter.   

What were the top ordered veg dishes on Swiggy?  
In Mumbai, the humble Dal Khichdi won this battle. Jaipur spiced it up a bit with Dal Fry topping among veg dishes, while Delhi opted for the traditional Dal Makhani. In Bangalore it was the Masala Dosa, which surprises no one.   

What are the health food stats on Swiggy?  
Swiggy started a new service called Health Hub and noted a 200% increase in 2021 over 2020 numbers. Search for ‘healthy food’ was also up. Keto food orders increased by 23%, vegan and plant-based food orders soared by a whopping 83%. Bangalore came out as the most health conscious city.  

What was the most ordered snack on Swiggy?  
5 million samosas were eaten on Swiggy in 2021. It beat chicken wings and momos to be the favourite snack all around. Pav Bhaji came second. Swiggy noted that snacking patterns changed after 10 pm, going continental with cheese-garlic bread, popcorn and French fries. 

What was the most ordered dessert on Swiggy?  
The great Gulab Jamun is by far the winner in this category. It was ordered 2.1 million times. Next came the beautiful Rasmalai, ordered 1.27 million times on Swiggy. It seems Indians still adore Indian sweets far above ice creams and confectionary.