DoorDash
DoorDash, Inc. is a San Francisco–based company that operates an online food ordering and food delivery platform. It trades under the symbol DASH.[4] With a 56% market share, DoorDash is the largest food delivery company in the United States.[5] It also has a 60% market share in the convenience delivery category.[6] As of December 31, 2020, the platform was used by 450,000 merchants, 20,000,000 consumers, and one million delivery couriers.[7]
Company type
- Nasdaq: DASH (Class A)
- Nasdaq-100 component
October 2012 in Palo Alto, California[1]
- Tony Xu
- Andy Fang
- Stanley Tang
- Evan Moore
- Australia
- Canada
- Germany
- New Zealand
- Japan
- United States
- Caviar
- Chowbotics
- Wolt
US$8.64 billion (2023)
–US$579 million (2023)
–US$558 million (2023)
US$10.8 billion (2023)
US$6.81 billion (2023)
c. 19,300 (2023)
Philanthropy[edit]
In 2018, DoorDash launched Project DASH, a partnership with local food security organizations to deliver donations to those in need.[83] By August 2019, the program had expanded to 25 cities in the United States and Canada and had delivered more than one million pounds of food.[84] As of September 2021, Project DASH operated in more than 900 cities and had delivered more than 15 million meals.[85][86]
DoorDash partnered with the National Urban League in 2020 as part of its Main Street Strong program, which included a pledge of $200 million over five years to support restaurants during the coronavirus pandemic. The partnership with the NUL includes $12 million in funding to assist drivers of color in building job skills and financial literacy.[87]
DoorDash has partnered with Meals on Wheels to help deliver food to senior citizens.[88]
