Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal shared a fact sheet detailing the average income of the company’s delivery partners, among other details, following a recent exchange with popular YouTuber Dhruv Rathee on X (formerly Twitter).
The move came after Rathee questioned the company’s pay practices and called for transparency around gig workers’ earnings, prompting Goyal to publicly release the data amid a wider debate on gig worker pay and working conditions.
Goyal noted that in 2025, the average earnings per hour (EPH), excluding tips, for a Zomato delivery partner stood at ₹102, up from ₹92 a year back, reflecting a 10.9% year-on-year increase.
“Most delivery partners work for a few hours and only a few days in a month. But if someone were to work for 10 hours/day, 26 days/month, this translates to ₹26,500/month in gross earnings. After accounting for fuel and maintenance (20%), the net earnings for the partner are ₹21,000/month,” he wrote on X.
Are Zomato employees overworked? Goyal clarifies
The top executive debunked claims that Zomato delivery partners are overworked. He noted that in 2025, an average partner worked 38 days in the year and about seven hours per working day.
He argued that since only 2.3% of partners worked more than 250 days annually, demands of full time employee benefits such as PF or guaranteed salaries does not align with the gig model.
What are the welfare benefits for gig workers?
Goyal also spoke about the welfare benefits and long-term support provided to the gig workers.
As per the chief executive, Zomato and Blinkit collectively spent over ₹100 crore on insurance coverage for delivery partners in 2025. The coverage included:
— Accident insurance with coverage of up to ₹10 lakh.
— Medical insurance with coverage of ₹1 lakh plus OPD coverage of ₹5,000.
— Loss of pay insurance of up to ₹50,000.
— Maternity insurance with coverage of up to ₹40,000.
Beyond insurance, the company has added other forms of support, according to Goyal. These benefits include:
— Period rest days of 2 days per month for women delivery partners.
— Support in filing income tax returns.
— Access to a gig-variant of National Pension Scheme.
— SOS Service for immediate support in case of emergencies, including accidents, vehicle breakdown, theft, etc.
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