Zomato Founder Deepinder Goyal Defends Gig Model, Says Delivery Earnings to Rise to ₹102/hour in 2025

In the wake of questions surrounding the income earned by Zomato’s delivery partners, founder Deepinder Goyal has been very vocal in defending the gig business model. He said: “In 2025, the average hourly compensation earned by Zomato’s delivery partners is pegged to rise by 10.9% to ₹102 from ₹92 in 2024.”

This information was shared by Deepinder Goyal on the social media platform X. According to him, "If a delivery partner is working for 10 hours a day and 26 days a month, then the total earn for the month is approximately 26,500. And when you take away the fuel and maintenance cost, then the net earn is 21,000. This is considering login time, which includes waiting time."

Goyal made it clear that the gig model offered by Zomato is not an alternative to employment but an additional source of revenue. In 2025, the average delivery partner worked 38 days, while only 2.3% of partners worked more than 250 days. He said that demanding full-time benefits like PF or a fixed salary from gig workers goes against the spirit of this model.