Move over DoorDash, Uber's latest deal would make it the world's largest food delivery player outside China
Uber has announced a $15 billion acquisition of Delivery Hero, positioning itself as the largest food delivery provider outside of China. The deal aims to leverage cross-selling between ride-hailing and food delivery services.
Why it matters
This consolidation significantly alters the global food delivery landscape and demonstrates Uber's strategy to maximize customer lifetime value through integrated services.
Uber's planned acquisition of Delivery Hero nearly doubles the number of markets where it operates both delivery and ride-hailing services. Bloomberg/Getty Images Uber said on Thursday that it would acquire Delivery Hero for nearly $15 billion. The deal is set to make Uber the largest food delivery company outside China. It also expands the number of countries where Uber offers both delivery and ride-hailing services . Uber is eating the competition's lunch. With its planned $15 billion acquisition of Delivery Hero announced on Thursday, Uber is set to become the largest food delivery company outside China. Together, Uber and Delivery Hero had $236 billion in pro forma gross bookings in 2025, a measure of order volume. DoorDash, by contrast, had a marketplace gross order value of $102 billion. Meituan, a delivery service in China, said orders on its platform totaled 1.67 trillion yuan ($246.5 billion) for the same year.
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