Rapido-backed Ownly hits 10% of Bengaluru food delivery, plans multi-city push

Ownly says it now processes about 50,000 daily orders and has captured roughly 10% of Bengaluru’s food-delivery market. The zero-commission, subscription-led platform has onboarded 25,000 restaurants and is targeting 50,000 before expanding into other cities.

— Source published Fri, 21 Aug, 2026, 21:51 IST · First seen Fri, 21 Aug, 2026, 22:09 IST · Source NDTV Profit

What happened

Rapido-backed Ownly has reached about 10% of Bengaluru food delivery, processing roughly 50,000 daily orders. The zero-commission, subscription-based platform

Key facts

  • ~10% Bengaluru food delivery market share
  • ~50,000 daily orders
  • ~40,000 daily orders in July
  • ~7% market share in July
  • ~25,000 restaurants onboarded
  • 50,000 restaurant target
  • average order value ~60% of industry average

Why this matters

Ownly’s fast-building restaurant base and alternative monetization model make it a potentially valuable partner or competitive threat for mobility, payments and food-delivery players seeking local commerce scale.

What to watch

  • Verified city-launch timetable and order volumes outside Bengaluru.
  • Restaurant subscription pricing, renewal rates, churn and average orders per restaurant.
  • Evidence that Ownly deliveries are fulfilled through Rapido riders or other third-party logistics networks.
  • Changes in Swiggy/Zomato merchant commission structures, ad credits, exclusivity terms or Bengaluru promotional intensity.
  • Customer repeat rates, delivery-time performance, cancellation rates and complaint levels.
  • Funding, fleet-capacity additions, senior hiring and partnerships with large restaurant chains.
  • Expand into high-density metros where Rapido has rider supply and brand awareness, likely prioritizing Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune or Delhi NCR.
  • Increase restaurant onboarding toward the 50,000 target through subscription bundles, POS integrations, menu digitization and chain-level partnerships.
  • Use Rapido cross-promotion, rider-network synergies and bundled memberships to lower customer acquisition costs.
  • Build delivery reliability, customer support and discovery/advertising products to sustain repeat orders beyond price-led switching.
  • Incumbents may introduce targeted merchant retention offers and localized consumer discounts in Bengaluru.