Eternal CEO Deepinder Goyal on Friday in a post on X shared earnings data for delivery partners on its platforms, claiming average earnings per hour reached Rs 102 in 2025, up 10.9% from Rs 92 in 2024, excluding tips.
Math of the Gig
In a five-part thread on X, Goyal said delivery partners working full-time (10 hours daily for 26 days monthly), would hypothetically earn approximately Rs 26,500 in gross earnings. After accounting for fuel and maintenance costs of around 20%, net monthly earnings would be approximately Rs 21,000, he added. Average tip per hour stood at Rs 2.6 in 2025 with about 5% of orders receiving tips on Zomato and 2.5% on Blinkit, he added.
On work patterns, Goyal stated the average delivery partner worked 38 days in 2025 and seven hours per working day, “reflecting true gig style participation rather than fixed schedules.” Only 2.3% of partners worked more than 250 days annually, he added.
Speed vs. Density
Addressing safety concerns, Goyal said, on Blinkit, the average distance per order was 2.03 km with driving time of approximately eight minutes, implying average speed of 16 km/h. On Zomato, average driving speed was around 21 km/h. “10 mins or faster deliveries are primarily due to our stores being closer to customers and not by higher speeds on the road,” he wrote.
Goyal detailed welfare benefits, stating Zomato and Blinkit spent over Rs 100 crore on insurance coverage in 2025. Coverage includes accident insurance up to Rs 10 lakh, medical insurance of Rs 1 lakh plus Rs 5,000 OPD coverage, loss of pay insurance up to Rs 50,000, and maternity insurance up to Rs 40,000. Additional support includes two paid rest days per month for women delivery partners, income tax filing assistance (used by 95,000 partners), and National Pension Scheme access (54,000 partners enrolled).
“Now tell me, is this unfair? Especially for an unskilled job, which is largely part time, and has zero barriers to entry,” Goyal concluded.