Deepinder Goyal tops the list as India’s No.1 self-made entrepreneur of the millennia, with Eternal valued at ₹3.2 lakh crore in 2025. Founded after 2000, the company has built a dominant consumer-tech ecosystem spanning food delivery and allied services.
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CNBC TV1802-01-2026, 17:44

Zomato's Goyal: Gig Economy Makes Inequality Visible, Don't Over-Regulate

  • Deepinder Goyal argues the gig economy exposes societal inequality by making workers visible to consumers.
  • He believes the discomfort from this visibility is often mistaken for policy failure, not inherent exploitation.
  • Goyal opposes tighter regulation, warning it could push work into informal sectors with fewer protections.
  • He stated Zomato and Blinkit operated normally during recent strikes, attributing disruptions to a small group of terminated workers.
  • Goyal clarified 10-minute delivery is due to store density, not pressure on delivery partners to speed.

Why It Matters: Deepinder Goyal argues the gig economy reveals inequality, cautioning against over-regulation that could harm livelihoods.

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