India Rings in 2026 with Record Swiggy Orders: Biryani, Pizza Dominate Celebrations

• Indians celebrated New Year's Eve 2026 with record food orders on Swiggy, peaking at 1,300 orders per minute.
• Biryani, Pizza, Burgers, and Cakes were the top comfort food choices, dominating orders across major and emerging cities.
• Biryani led with nearly 219,000 orders before 7:30 p.m., closely followed by Pizza (218,000) and Burgers (216,000).
• Emerging urban centers like Patna, Surat, Vadodara, Nagpur, Jaipur, Pune, and Indore saw significant early demand.
• Swiggy Dineout also experienced a notable uptick, with Bengaluru and Hyderabad leading in overall bookings.

Why It Matters: India's NYE 2026 celebrations showed a resilient consumer economy embracing familiar comfort foods.