Swiggy Food Marketplace’s Rohit Kapoor reveals what was most ordered on New Year’s Eve 2024: ‘Undisputed champion was…’

As India welcomed 2025, Rohit Kapoor, CEO of Swiggy Food Marketplace, took to Twitter to share fascinating details of celebrations in cities like Bengaluru, Delhi, Pune, Jaipur, and Kochi. From biryani orders to party bookings, Kapoor’s tweets captured the lively spirit of these cities in true Swiggy style. His live updates not only highlighted the most popular foods but also showcased the playful, fun side of India's top food delivery app while offering a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the “war room” working tirelessly to ensure a smooth New Year celebration for customers nationwide.

It’s that time of year when India is buzzing with excitement, and everyone’s waiting for the clock to strike midnight. But for Kapoor, it’s a whole different kind of countdown. As New Year’s Eve unfolded, Kapoor was live-tweeting the wild, quirky, and delicious happenings in the city, bringing us closer to the heart of the party through his digital lens. And let’s just say 2025 arrived with a lot of biryani, DineOut bookings, and some good-natured food fight banter.

First, Kapoor kicked things off with a fun challenge to his followers: What’s going to be the most ordered food on New Year’s Eve? “Answer: next year (AKA tomorrow), he will come and go,” Kapoor mused cryptically, setting the tone for a night of amusing food commentary.

Spoiler alert: it was biryani, and not just any biryani—but Hyderabadi biryani, the undisputed champion of the night in Bengaluru.

But Kapoor’s tweet game didn’t stop there. In response to a Swiggy post about a customer ordering Calcutta biryani with no potatoes (a crime against biryani enthusiasts, surely), and when Swiggy jokingly suggested, “Brother, why don’t you order Lucknow biryani? then,” the banter didn’t just end with food preferences. “You guys keep fighting, but guess what? Bangalore is topping the charts for biryani orders,” Kapoor chipped in, throwing in a playful dig at the never-ending biryani wars across India.

As the night progressed, Kapoor shifted gears to share something even more exciting—party plans. “Looks like going outside plans are in full swing these days!” he tweeted, confirming that Bengaluru was leading the way with the highest number of Swiggy DineOut bookings, leaving Pune and Jaipur trailing behind. The energy was palpable, and Kapoor’s tweet made it clear that the party spirit was indeed alive and kicking across India.

And, of course, we couldn’t forget the “war room” tweet. Sharing a snap of the command centre where Swiggy’s ops team was working round the clock to ensure smooth deliveries, Kapoor quipped, “Order early, but don’t worry, we’re here for your afterparties & morning afters too.” There's nothing like a bit of reassurance for those late-night cravings (and the inevitable orders the morning after).

As if keeping track of food orders wasn’t enough, Kapoor also threw in a cheeky jab at Kochi’s impressive ordering numbers compared to Lucknow. “Looks like their cricket team will have to make a comeback,” he tweeted, channelling some competitive spirit into the food delivery world.

And in Delhi, where tables were filling up fast, Kapoor had the final laugh, tweeting, “A user has already saved a whopping ₹41,142 through @swiggydineout.” As the night unfolded, the savings were only going to get bigger, and Kapoor’s excitement was contagious.

With Kapoor’s witty and relatable updates, Swiggy’s New Year’s Eve became as much about the fun on Twitter as it was about food and celebrations. It seems the CEO’s tweets were as much a part of Indian cities' NYE festivities.