Zomato

Zomato(/zoʊˈmæˈtoʊ/or/zoʊˈmɑːˈtoʊ/)(stylized aszomato)is an Indian restaurant aggregator andonline food orderingplatform owned byEternal Limited. It was founded by Deepinder Goyal and Pankaj Chaddah in 2008.Zomato provides information, menus and user-reviews of restaurants as well as food delivery options from partner restaurants in more than 1,000 Indian cities and towns, as of 2022–23.Zomato rivalsSwiggyin food delivery and hyperlocal space.
Until February 2025, Eternal Limited, the parent company of Zomato shared similar name as its parent company and was known asZomato Limited.
In 2015, Zomato started its food delivery service in India,initially partnering with companies such asDelhiveryand Grab to fulfill deliveries from restaurants that did not have their own delivery service.
In January 2016, it launched Zomato Book's table reservation feature on its application in India.
In February 2017, it introduced a paid membership program calledZomato Goldusing which subscribers could get offers and discounts on dining and food delivery at Zomato's partner restaurants.
In December 2018, Zomato launched its annual multi-city food and entertainment carnival called Zomaland.
In March 2019, Eternal Limited sold its UAE food delivery business toTalabat.
In April 2020, due to a fall in food delivery and rising demand for online grocery ordering amid theCOVID-19 pandemic, Zomato began delivering groceries and essentials under a service named Zomato Market in 80+ cities across India.In April 2020, it introducedcontactless diningat its partner restaurants.In May 2020, Zomato also began delivering alcohol inWest Bengal,JharkhandandOdishaafter obtaining the permission of the governments in these states.
Zomato closed operations of Zomato Market in June 2020 as demand for food delivery recovered and grocery delivery business "was not scalable".In April 2021, it pulled out of alcohol delivery service citing poor unit economics and scalability.
In April 2022, Zomato launched a pilot of 10-minute food delivery in Gurgaon called Zomato Instant.
In August 2022, Zomato launched a service called Intercity Legends in Delhi NCR that allowed users to have food delivered from famous restaurants in other cities within a few days.
In June 2023, Zomato launched a feature that enabled users to build carts from up to four restaurants and place the order together.
On 4 June 2015, an Indian security researcher hacked the Zomato website and gained access to information about 62.5 million users. Using the vulnerability, he was able to access the personal data of users such as telephone numbers, email addresses, and Instagram private photos using their Instagram access token. Zomato fixed the issue within 48 hours of it becoming apparent.
On 18 May 2017, a security blog called HackRead claimed that over 17 million Zomato user records including emails andpassword hasheshad been stolen due to a security breach. The company stated that no payment information or credit card details were stolen.The hacker removed the stolen user data from thedark webafter Zomato agreed to start abug bounty program.
Started in 2014 by Ankit Kawatra, Feeding India is anonprofit organisationwhich serves free meals to underprivileged people with the help of volunteers.Feeding India was acquired by Zomato in July 2019.In May 2022, Zomato claimed that Feeding India was serving over 200,000 meals every day under its Daily Feeding Program.
Zomato Feeding India has organisedbenefit concertsin Mumbai to raise awareness aboutmalnutrition in India; it was headlined byPost Malone(in 2022)andDua Lipa(in 2024).
In August 2024, Zomato acquired Paytm'sentertainmentand ticketing business for ₹2,048.4 crore. The deal includes Paytm's movie ticketing platform, Orbgen Technologies, and event ticketing business, Wasteland Entertainment. This move expands Zomato’s reach beyondfood delivery.